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WGUS82 KTBW 152140
FLSTBW
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
540 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
FLC015-027-152330-
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CHARLOTTE FL-DESOTO FL-
540 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA, DESOTO. IN
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, CHARLOTTE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 730 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WATER OVER ROADWAYS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 539 PM EDT, TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED HEAVY RAIN
AND STREET FLOODING IN DOWNTOWN PUNTA GORDA DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL
STREAM FLOODING. BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PUNTA GORDA, CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT, CLEVELAND, HARBOUR
HEIGHTS, SOLANA AND CHARLOTTE PARK.
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 2695 8203 2702 8197 2705 8194 2708 8179
2705 8177 2696 8179 2690 8182 2688 8187
2692 8193 2686 8205 2689 8206
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