000 WGUS62 KTBW 130755 FFATBW FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 355 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE TAMPA BAY AREA THROUGH TODAY... .EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE AREA AND A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN FROM THE EASTERN GULF OVER WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. FLZ049>052-055-056-060-061-140000- /O.CON.KTBW.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-090914T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-HARDEE-SARASOTA-DE SOTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS... CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...BRANDON...TAMPA...LAKELAND... WINTER HAVEN...BRADENTON...WAUCHULA...SARASOTA...VENICE...ARCADIA 355 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...DE SOTO...HARDEE...HILLSBOROUGH...MANATEE...PASCO... PINELLAS...POLK AND SARASOTA. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * RAINFALL TOTALS FROM YESTERDAY RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES AREAWIDE WITH LOCALLY 4 TO 6 INCHES BEING OBSERVED OVER MANATEE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE IN FROM THE EASTERN GULF OVER THE TAMPA BAY AREA TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ANTICIPATED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. FLOODING OF STREETS AND URBAN AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANT RISES OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND AREA RIVERS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. * SHEET FLOW FLOODING MAY AFFECT SOME LOCATIONS TODAY ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHICH RECEIVE HEAVY RAINFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && $$ PRC