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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
315 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2023
FLZ043-050-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-239-242-248-249-251-255-260-
311200-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FA.A.0002.230829T0715Z-230831T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUMTER-PINELLAS-COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-
COASTAL PASCO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL
SARASOTA-INLAND LEVY-INLAND CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-
INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-INLAND SARASOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILDWOOD, LAKE PANASOFFKEE, BUSHNELL, THE
VILLAGES, ST. PETERSBURG, CLEARWATER, LARGO, CEDAR KEY,
YANKEETOWN, CRYSTAL RIVER, HOMOSASSA, HERNANDO BEACH, BAYPORT,
PORT RICHEY, HUDSON, TAMPA, APOLLO BEACH, WESTCHASE, BRADENTON,
ANNA MARIA ISLAND, VENICE, SARASOTA, ENGLEWOOD, CHIEFLAND,
BRONSON, WILLISTON, INVERNESS, BROOKSVILLE, SPRING HILL, DADE
CITY, ZEPHYRHILLS, BRANDON, PLANT CITY, SUN CITY CENTER, PARRISH,
LAKEWOOD RANCH, MYAKKA CITY, AND NORTH PORT
315 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2023
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, COASTAL CITRUS, COASTAL HERNANDO, COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH,
COASTAL LEVY, COASTAL MANATEE, COASTAL PASCO, COASTAL SARASOTA,
INLAND CITRUS, INLAND HERNANDO, INLAND HILLSBOROUGH, INLAND LEVY,
INLAND MANATEE, INLAND PASCO, INLAND SARASOTA, PINELLAS AND SUMTER.
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING AND FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS ARE
POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- TROPICAL STORM IDALIA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A
HURRICANE AND BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
TBW
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