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WGUS42 KTBW 171509
FLWTBW
FLC057-180400-
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1052 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006

... A RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ALAFIA RIVER AT LITHIA...

RECENT RAINS HAVE PRODUCED A SHARP RISE IN THE ALAFIA RIVER AT LITHIA.
GOOD CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

FOR THE ALAFIA RIVER AT LITHIA, THE LATEST STAGE IS 10 FEET AT 7 AM THURSDAY.
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 13.6 FEET EARLY FRIDAY,
MORNING, WHICH IS 0.6 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.  THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE
ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 13 FEET THIS EVENING.  THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  THIS COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
13.6 FEET ON AUG 9 1957.  AT 13 FEET, RIVER DRIVE AND SQUIRREL RUN WAY
DOWNSTREAM OF STATE ROAD 640 ARE COMPLETELY COVERED BY WATER.  ONE HOME BEGINS
TO FLOOD.  AT 12 FEET, WATER BEGINS TO AFFECT RIVER DRIVE AND SQUIRREL RUN WAY
DOWNSTREAM OF STATE ROAD 640.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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             FLD   OBSERVED         FORECAST 8AM     
LOCATION     STG   STG  DAY  TIME   FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE

ALAFIA
 LITHIA       13  10.0  THU 07 AM  13.2    9.4    5.8    5.6    5.3