Flash Flood Warning

FFWTBW

The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Hardee County in central Florida... Northern DeSoto County in south central Florida... Southwestern Highlands County in south central Florida...

* Until 145 PM EST.

* At 1045 AM EST, Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 7 and 11 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Multiple emergency management agencies have reported flooded roads, and water in or approaching homes and structures.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sebring, Avon Park, Arcadia, Wauchula, Lake Placid, Sylvan Shores, Sebring Regional Airport, Lake Istokpoga, Southeast Arcadia, Sweetwater, Zolfo Springs, Crewsville, Lake Josephine, Sebring Shores, Avon Park Executive Airport, Placid Lakes, Gardner, Brownville, Archbold and Lorida.