Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL ยท US

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Flash Flood Warning Issued November 2 At 1:44PM EST Until November 2 At 3:45PM EST By NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL

Event
Flash Flood Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

FFWTBW The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Hardee County in central Florida... DeSoto County in south central Florida... Highlands County in south central Florida... * Until 345 PM EST. * At 144 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 5 and 12 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing.

Hazard

Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

Source

Radar indicated.

Impacts

Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sebring, Avon Park, Arcadia, Wauchula, Lake Placid, Sylvan Shores, Sebring Regional Airport, Lake Istokpoga, Venus, Southeast Arcadia, Sweetwater, Zolfo Springs, Lake Josephine, Crewsville, Placid Lakes, Sebring Shores, Archbold, Avon Park Executive Airport, Lorida and Gardner.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

Affected areas

  • DeSoto County, FL
  • Hardee County, FL
  • Highlands County, FL

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~58s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M6ES8CYXHM68TQG23V116AYP
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d70ffece231664afdcbf4c17ac81495a9de64bf1.001.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
AWIPS ID
CAPTBW
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.1437
WMO heading
XOUS52
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
52

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFW
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFWTBW
WMOidentifierWGUS52 KTBW 021844
flashFloodDetectionRADAR INDICATED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KTBW.FF.W.0006.261102T1844Z-261102T2045Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-02T15:45:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • DeSoto County, FL
  • Hardee County, FL
  • Highlands County, FL
NameValue
SAME012027
SAME012049
SAME012055
UGCFLC027
UGCFLC049
UGCFLC055
Polygons
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