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WGUS82 KTBW 200000
FLSTBW
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
800 PM EDT SAT SEP 19 2026
FLC027-049-055-200200-
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DESOTO FL-HARDEE FL-HIGHLANDS FL-
800 PM EDT SAT SEP 19 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...EASTERN HARDEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...
NORTHWESTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...
NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WATER OVER ROADWAYS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 800 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 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...
SEBRING, AVON PARK, ARCADIA, SOUTHEAST ARCADIA, SWEETWATER, ZOLFO
SPRINGS, GARDNER, BROWNVILLE, CREWSVILLE, LIMESTONE, NOCATEE,
AVON PARK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AND SEBRING SHORES.
- 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 2727 8206 2733 8201 2741 8192 2764 8163
2763 8143 2736 8150 2719 8182 2706 8194
2716 8196 2719 8206
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