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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1027 AM EDT Wed Oct 23 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida...

  Withlacoochee At US 41 Dunnellon affecting Levy and Citrus 
  Counties.

  Withlacoochee River At Croom affecting Pasco and Sumter Counties.

  Withlacoochee At SR 200 Holder affecting Citrus County.

  Withlacoochee At US 301 Trilby affecting Pasco and Hernando 
  Counties.

  Cypress Creek At SR 54 Worthington Gardens affecting Pasco County.

  Peace River At Bartow affecting Polk County.

  Peace River At Arcadia at SR 70 affecting DeSoto County.

For the Withlacoochee...including US 301 Trilby, Croom, SR 200 
Holder, US 41 Dunnellon...Major flooding is forecast.
For the Cypress Creek...including SR 54 Worthington Gardens...Minor 
flooding is forecast.
For the Peace...including Bartow, Arcadia at SR 70...Minor flooding 
is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 
cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening by 800 PM EDT.

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1027 AM EDT Wed Oct 23 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Peace River at Arcadia at SR 70.

* WHEN...Until this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Access roads to river acres become flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 11.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:30 AM EDT Wednesday was 11.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this afternoon and continue falling to 8.8 feet Monday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    11.0 feet on 02/21/1998.
  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                Fld   Observed        Forecasts (8 am EDT)
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun   Mon

Peace River
Arcadia at SR 7 11.0  11.0  Wed 9 am  10.6  10.1  9.5   9.2   8.8


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LAT...LON 2735 8179 2714 8189 2704 8197 2704 8202
      2714 8197 2735 8186


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