THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE STREAMING INTO THE REGION WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF WATERS THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AS THEY MOVE ONSHORE THROUGH THE DAY WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS FORMING OVER INLAND LOCATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY WHICH MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE STORMS MOVE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. IF LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED OR THUNDER IS HEARD MOVE INDOOR IMMEDIATELY. ...RIVER FLOOD IMPACT... A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MYAKKA RIVER AT MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MYAKKA RIVER REMAINS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY COULD CAUSE A FURTHER RISE IN WATER LEVELS AND MORE PRONOUNCED FLOODING ALONG THE RIVER THROUGH SUNDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF REGION WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES ELEVATED ACROSS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ON SUNDAY. DURING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ADDITIONAL SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES EACH DAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORMS AS THEY MOVE TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 12:20:56 +0000
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