Tuesday, August 20, 2013

When It Rains It Pours!

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS EXTENDED THE
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... CENTRAL LEVY COUNTY IN FLORIDA. NORTHWESTERN CITRUS COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT

* AT 805 PM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL RATES OF THREE INCHES PER HOUR ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVER OTTER CREEK AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS... LOCALIZED FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
KEEP CHILDREN FROM BEING SWEPT AWAY IN FLOODED DITCHES AND DRAINS. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR AND MAY STALL YOUR VEHICLE. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. TURN AROUND... DON'T DROWN






This happened within a 3-4 hour span. Went from dry to overfill. Usually we only get this full during a hurricane or tropical storm.  Amazing.









1 comment:

Shaylen said...

Jeez...has it gone down yet??