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FLC017-201600-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
745 AM EDT FRI JUN 20 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CITRUS COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

  FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING CITIES.
  INVERNESS.
  HOMOSASSA SPRINGS.
  CRYSTAL RIVER.
  BEVERLY HILLS.

* UNTIL 1200 PM EDT

* AT 745 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
TORRENTIAL RAINS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES PER HOUR.

AT 745 AM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ALSO REPORTED SOME MINOR 
ROAD CLOSERS WITH MAJOR ROADS NEAR FLOODING.

RADAR TRENDS CONTINUE TO SHOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING 
AND MOVING OVER CITRUS COUNTY.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
INTERSECTIONS. POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE MOST AT RISK. DO NOT DRIVE 
THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...
AND SOME COUNTRY ROADS. FARMLAND ALONG STREAM BANKS WILL BE
INUNDATED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

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LAT...LON 2897 8232 2880 8223 2870 8229 2870 8266
          2902 8273

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