BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL FL
430 AM EDT TUE SEP 2 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
CHARLOTTE, CITRUS, DESOTO, HARDEE, HERNANDO, HIGHLANDS, HILLSBORURGH, LEE,
LEVY, MANATEE, PASCO, PINELLAS, POLK, SARASOTA, SUMTER
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCADIA...BARTOW...BRADENTON...BRANDON...
BROOKSVILLE...BUSHNELL...CAPE CORAL...CHIEFLAND...CLEARWATER...FORT
MYERS...INVERNESS...LAKELAND...NEW PORT RICHEY...PORT CHARLOTTE...
PUNTA GORDA...ST PETERSBURG...SARASOTA...SEBRING...SPRING HILL...
TAMPA...VENICE...WINTER HAVEN AND ZEPHYRHILLS.
THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING.
.ABUNDANT TROPICAL WILL MOVE NORTH INTO FLORIDA FROM THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN PRODUCING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. LATER
IN THE WEEK A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO NORTH FLORIDA AND
BECOME STATIONARY. THIS COMBINED WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND
FLOODED RIVERS AND LAKES HAS LED TO THE ISSUANCE OF THIS FLOOD
WATCH.
RAINFALL:
OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS THE AREA COULD POTENTIALLY SEE AS MUCH AS 3 TO
5 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS AMOUNT COULD
VARY DEPENDING ON DEVELOPMENT OF THIS TROPICAL MOISTURE.
RIVER AND OVERLAND FLOODING:
SEVERAL RIVERS IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA ARE ALREADY NEAR OR ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. THE ANTICIPATED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EXACERBATE RIVER
FLOODING IN THESE AREAS TODAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH OTHER RIVERS
LIKELY TO APPROACH FLOOD LEVELS.
THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM THE HEAVY RAINS OF AUGUST. IT WILL NOT
TAKE MUCH RAIN BEFORE WATER STARTS TO RUNOFF RAPIDLY. PERSONS
LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WHO SAW FLOODING IN AUGUST MAY AGAIN
HAVE PROBLEMS THIS WEEK.
REMEMBER A FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS. RESIDENTS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AS WELL AS THOSE LIVING NEAR
RIVERS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED. TYPICALLY POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE FLOODING
FROM TIME TO TIME...AND SOME ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO HIGH WATER ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.
MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS SHOULD NEVER TRY TO CROSS THEM.
IT TAKES LESS THAN A FOOT OF WATER TO MOVE A VEHICLE IN MOST CASES.
REMEMBER...DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER UPDATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE RIVER FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS...URBAN FLOOD ADVISORIES...AND OTHER STATEMENTS TODAY.
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BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
450 AM EDT TUE SEP 2 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH UNTIL
500 PM EDT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TEN COUNTIES...BREVARD...INDIAN
RIVER...LAKE...MARTIN...OKEECHOBEE...ORANGE...OSCEOLA...SAINT
LUCIE...SEMINOLE...VOLUSIA
A PLUME OF DEEP MOISTURE WILL FUNNEL NORTHWARD FROM THE TROPICS
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. THE RICH MOISTURE COMBINED WITH A
TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
NORTH OF THE STATE WILL PRODUCE PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY
RAIN WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE
TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO.
2 TO 4 INCH RAINS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA. IN
ADDITION...STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCAL TWO INCH PER HOUR
RAINFALL RATES. FLOODING OF ROADS...CREEKS DRAINAGE AREAS AND
NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLOODING EXISTS WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO. BE READY TO TAKE QUICK
ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
THE MOIST PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.
$$
JP
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BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
200 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS....
IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
ALACHUA...FLAGLER...GILCHRIST...MARION AND PUTNAM.
A DEVELOPING ARE OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL HELP
SPREAD MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO PORTIONS NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THIS WILL
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BEGINNING DURING
THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. RECENT RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL
ACTIVITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE HIGH SOIL
MOISTURE VALUES...CONDUCIVE TO POSSIBLE FLOODING GIVEN ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL. THE ACTUAL EVOLUTION OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS TO
EARLY TO PRECISELY STATE...BUT HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WATCH AREA
FOR SEVERAL DAYS LOOKS TO BE THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO.
2 TO 4 INCH RAINS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA. IN
ADDITION...STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCAL TWO INCH PER HOUR
RAINFALL RATES. FLOODING OF ROADS...CREEKS DRAINAGE AREAS AND
NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY.
A FLOOD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE EXPECTED TO
RISE TO NEAR OR ABOVE BANKFULL LEVELS. THESE RISES ARE USUALLY DUE TO
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OR HEAVY DOWNPOURS FALLING ON AN ALREADY SATURATED
GROUND. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT
IMMINENT. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST
WEATHER...AND PREPARE TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD A WARNING BE
ISSUED.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS
OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR ANY UPDATES OR WARNINGS. FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT http://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.
$$
DEESE
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