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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
928 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin FL has issued a 
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Florida...

  Alafia River At Riverview near US 301 affecting Hillsborough 
  County.

For the Alafia...including Lithia , Riverview near US 301...Minor 
flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening by 1045 PM EDT.

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FLC057-120245-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FL.W.0002.240411T1636Z-240412T0236Z/
/RVWF1.1.ER.240411T1636Z.240411T1900Z.240411T2036Z.NR/
928 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE THIS 
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. 

* WHERE...Alafia River at Riverview near US 301.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to late this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 4.2 feet, Water begins to impact homes on Pine Avenue 
  and Park Drive.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 2.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 4.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will quickly rise to flood stage later
    this morning and rise to a crest near 4.7 feet later this
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 4.2 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    4.8 feet on 07/23/2001.
  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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                  Fld   Observed        Forecasts (3 pm EDT)
Location          Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun   Mon

Alafia River
Riverview near US 4.2   2.6   Thu 9 am  4.7   1.8   0.9   1.4   1.2


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LAT...LON 2785 8235 2785 8229 2790 8229 2789 8235


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