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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

405 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN FLORIDA.



  LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  WINTER HAVEN.

  HAINES CITY.

  BARTOW.

  AUBURNDALE.

  SOUTH LAKELAND. 





* UNTIL 700 PM EDT



* AT 4 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA 

  FROM BARTOW THROUGH HAINES CITY. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS 

  REPORTED DITCHES FILLED WITH WATER ALONG HIGHWAY 98 NEAR BARTOW. 



THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING FLOOD MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN 

AUTOMOBILES. AUTOMOBILES CAN HYDROPLANE INTO DITCHES AND BECOME 

SUBMERGED. DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS OR STREAMS. IF NEARING A 

FLOOD AREA...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN 



FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU

ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS. IF IN A LOW LYING

AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.





&&



LAT...LON 2798 8202 2826 8158 2800 8147 2774 8202

TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 180DEG 0KT 2799 8174



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