FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 318 PM EST THU DEC 03 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CITRUS...DE SOTO...HARDEE...HERNANDO...
HILLSBOROUGH...MANATEE...PASCO...PINELLAS...POLK...SARASOTA
AND SUMTER.
* FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
* A WIDESPREAD AREA OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL
AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE STALLED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AND LIFTS OVER THE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE. FLOODING OF STREETS AND URBAN AREAS IS LIKELY.
SIGNIFICANT RISES OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND RIVERS IS ALSO
POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT
24 TO 36 HOURS. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY.
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