Flood Warning issued October 9 at 8:46PM EDT until October 10 at 5:36PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
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...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Florida... Cypress Creek At SR 54 Worthington Gardens affecting Pasco County. Anclote River At Elfers at Little Road affecting Pasco County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida... Little Manatee River At Wimauma at US 301 affecting Hillsborough County. Manatee River Near Myakka Head at SR 64 affecting Manatee County. Withlacoochee At US 41 Dunnellon affecting Marion, Levy and Citrus Counties. .Due to recent heavy rainfall, water levels on Anclote River and Manatee River are forecast to remain at flood stage and begin to fall Saturday. Water levels on the Cypress Creek and Little Manatee River are expected to continue rising and reach Flood Stage during the weekend or early in the week. Elevated water levels continue on the Withlacoochee River at Dunnellon due to a combination of excessive hydrilla growth along a 4.5 mile stretch of river between U.S. 41 and Lake Rousseau, and recent heavy rainfall. Water levels are expected to hold steady before slowly decreasing over the next several days. However, the river is forecast to remain in flood stage. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring forecast to continue. * WHERE...Anclote River at Elfers at Little Road. * WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, There is water over the roadway along the Elfers Parkway. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 20.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:30 PM EDT Friday was 20.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.4 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20.4 feet on 08/08/1957. - 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 1130 AM EDT.
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- Location
- FL, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Pasco, FL
- event
- Flood Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-09T20:46:00-04:00
- states
- ["FL"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-09T20:46:00-04:00
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- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ae120e5e42364eada546183230ae819a361aa1a.001.1
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- 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 1130 AM EDT.
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