THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN FLORIDA. * UNTIL 400 AM EDT * AT 103 AM EDT... A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS HAVE CAUSED RAINFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE HAINES CITY AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. 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 2809 8170 2815 8161 2808 8157 2801 8160 2802 8166 MC
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:08:10 +0000
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