Flood Warning issued October 16 at 9:20PM EDT until October 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
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...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Florida... Myakka River At Myakka River State Park affecting Sarasota County. .Due to recent heavy rainfall, the water level along the Myakka River at Myakka River State Park remains elevated in Flood Stage. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Myakka River at Myakka River State Park. * WHEN...Until Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Park Nature Trail floods. Water approaching porch steps of cabins. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM EDT Friday the stage was 7.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:00 PM EDT Friday was 7.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Sunday morning and continue falling to 6.7 feet Monday evening. - Flood stage is 7.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.1 feet on 08/16/1997. - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood 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 Saturday morning at 1100 AM EDT.
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- FL, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Sarasota, FL
- event
- Flood Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-16T21:20:00-04:00
- states
- ["FL"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-16T21:20:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6a7347d234cb6157d4ccbad7e425fb21f8f4d84e.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0cfe8bc5ed02edee6fa1ca762c7ba86668d5642a.001.1"]
- instruction
- 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 Saturday morning at 1100 AM EDT.
- message type
- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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