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Flood Advisory for Polk, FL

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Polk
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Minor
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What is happening

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. Where: North Central Polk County in central Florida... When: Until 915 PM EDT.

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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Bulletin details

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...North Central Polk County in central Florida... * WHEN...Until 915 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 817 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of North Central Polk County. https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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  1. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued August 4 at 8:17PM EDT until August 4 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL

    Official revision

Source and limitations

Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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