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where i live pinellas park/ seminole/largo areas were slammed.
The tornado watch issued by the NWS storm prediction center has expired, but heavy rains continue to fall all throughout the Bay area.
The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a flash flood warning for Central Pinellas County until 5:00 pm EST. Locations affected include Seminole, St. Pete Beach, Pinellas Park, Largo, Clearwater.
See a list of street floodings as well as pictures of flooding here.
At 2:45 pm EST, the NWS doppler radar indicated rainfall rates of three inches per hour from thunderstorms over the warned area.
Doppler radar indicated 12 to 13 inches of rain has fallen today in the Pinellas Park area, with a 10 to 15 mile wide swath of 6 to 10 inches of rain from Madeira Beach to St Petersburg/Clearwater Airport.
Widespread flooding is occurring in the warned area. Numerous roads are under water. Structural failure of several roofs has occurred. Water may flood some homes, especially in low lying areas.
Tampa Bay's 10 News and the National Weather Service