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WGUS72 KTBW 062125

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

522 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2008



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POLK-

525 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL POLK COUNTY

UNTIL 700 PM EDT...



LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  WINTER HAVEN.

  HAINES CITY.

  BARTOW.

  AUBURNDALE.





AT 520 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING IN 

AUBURNDALE. PARTS OF RECKER HIGHWAY NEAR K-VILLE AVENUE HAS WASHED 

OUT AND THE ROAD IS CLOSED. 



AT 525 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

RAINFALL RATES HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE THE THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE 

INTO THE EVENING. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.  

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS...SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS 

NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY 

FLOWING WATERS...OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. AUTOMOBILES CAN HYDROPLANE 

INTO DITCHES AND BECOME SUBMERGED. 



DONT BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN





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

TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 180DEG 0KT 2799 8174



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