THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD - TopicsExpress



          

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY IN FLORIDA. SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY IN FLORIDA. WESTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN FLORIDA. * UNTIL 1130 PM EDT * AT 727 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA. NUMEROUS ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED UNDER WATER IN THE CAPE CORAL AREA...AND SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF ROADS IS LIKELY IN FROM VENICE SOUTH TO PLACIDA...AND EXTENDING EAST ACROSS PORT CHARLOTTE AND PUNTA GORDA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY 5 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES NEAR PUNTA GORDA WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN FROM PLACIDA NORTH TO VENICE. THE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS SAGGING BACK TO THE SOUTH AND MAY IMPACT THE CAPE CORAL AREA AGAIN BETWEEN 8 AND 830 PM. THE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS OFFSHORE FOR OVER 50 MILES AND WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER CHARLOTTE AND NORTHWEST LEE COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE WHICH WILL AGGRAVATE ALREADY FLOODED AREAS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && LAT...LON 2656 8208 2656 8213 2661 8215 2664 8222 2656 8220 2656 8221 2667 8227 2682 8229 2711 8247 2714 8239 2712 8218 2698 8197 2689 8194 2678 8178 2668 8175 2649 8194 MC
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 23:36:58 +0000

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