FFWTBW The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for. South Central Manatee County in west central Florida. Northwestern Sarasota County in west central Florida. * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 650 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD. Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. 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. Sarasota, Saint Armands Key, Southgate, South Sarasota, Ridge Wood Heights, North Sarasota, South Gate Ridge, Kensington Park, Sarasota Springs, Sarasota Bradenton Airport, Gulf Gate Estates, The Meadows, Lake Sarasota, Bradenton Beach, Desoto Lakes, Bee Ridge, Fruitville, Turtle Beach, Vamo and Bayshore Gardens.

Slow moving showers and thunderstorms dropping very heavy rainfall in western Manatee and northern Sarasota Counties. * WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE. A portion of west central Florida, including the following counties, Manatee and Sarasota. * WHEN. Until 930 PM EDT. * IMPACTS. Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. Overflowing poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 615 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to showers and thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. Sarasota, Bradenton, Lake Sarasota, Sarasota Springs, South Gate Ridge, The Meadows, Southgate, Kensington Park, Ridge Wood Heights, Gulf Gate Estates, Lakewood Ranch, South Sarasota, North Sarasota, Saint Armands Key, Sarasota Bradenton Airport, Myakka River State Park, South Bradenton, Bradenton Beach, Fruitville and Bee Ridge. - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood