<alert xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:emergency:cap:1.2"><identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.44f4e30556181eaba3b035fab4820c2f4ef72a8d.001.1.IPAWS</identifier><sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</sender><sent>2026-11-02T10:45:00-05:00</sent><status>Actual</status><msgType>Alert</msgType><source>211803 v2.3.0</source><scope>Public</scope><code>IPAWSv1.0</code><info><language>en-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Flash Flood Warning</event><responseType>Avoid</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Severe</severity><certainty>Likely</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-11-02T10:45:00-05:00</effective><onset>2026-11-02T10:45:00-05:00</onset><expires>2026-11-02T13:45:00-05:00</expires><senderName>NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL</senderName><headline>Flash Flood Warning issued November 2 at 10:45AM EST until November 2 at 1:45PM EST by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL</headline><description>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.
</description><instruction>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.</instruction><web>http://www.weather.gov</web><parameter><valueName>AWIPSidentifier</valueName><value>FFWTBW</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>WMOidentifier</valueName><value>WGUS52 KTBW 021545</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>flashFloodDetection</valueName><value>OBSERVED</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>flashFloodDamageThreat</valueName><value>CONSIDERABLE</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>BLOCKCHANNEL</valueName><value>EAS</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>BLOCKCHANNEL</valueName><value>NWEM</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>EAS-ORG</valueName><value>WXR</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>VTEC</valueName><value>/O.NEW.KTBW.FF.W.0005.261102T1545Z-261102T1845Z/</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>eventEndingTime</valueName><value>2026-11-02T13:45:00-05:00</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>WEAHandling</valueName><value>Imminent Threat</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>CMAMtext</valueName><value>NWS: FLASH FLOOD WARNING this area til 1:45 PM EST. Avoid flooded areas.</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>CMAMlongtext</valueName><value>National Weather Service: A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is in effect for this area until 1:45 PM EST. This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.</value></parameter><area><areaDesc>DeSoto, FL; Hardee, FL; Highlands, FL</areaDesc><polygon>27.18,-81.97 27.42,-81.95 27.6,-81.81 27.64,-81.52 27.63,-81.37 27.45,-81.23 27.27,-81.06 27.22,-81.18 27.16,-81.36 27.26,-81.56 27.25,-81.64 27.16,-81.8 27.18,-81.97</polygon><geocode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>012027</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>012049</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>012055</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>UGC</valueName><value>FLC027</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>UGC</valueName><value>FLC049</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>UGC</valueName><value>FLC055</value></geocode></area></info><info><language>es-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Flash Flood Warning</event><responseType>Avoid</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Severe</severity><certainty>Likely</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-11-02T10:45:00-05:00</effective><onset>2026-11-02T10:45:00-05:00</onset><expires>2026-11-02T13:45:00-05:00</expires><senderName>NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL</senderName><headline>Flash Flood Warning issued November 2 at 10:45AM EST until November 2 at 1:45PM EST by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL</headline><description>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.
</description><instruction>Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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