...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING
RIVERS IN FLORIDA...
MANATEE RIVER NEAR MYAKKA HEAD
HORSE CREEK NEAR ARCADIA
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA...
WITHLACOOCHEE AT DUNNELLON
CYPRESS CREEK AT WORTHINGTON GARDENS
ALAFIA RIVER AT LITHIA
LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AT WIMAUMA
MYAKKA RIVER AT MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK
PEACE RIVER AT BARTOW
PEACE RIVER AT ZOLFO SPRINGS
PEACE RIVER AT ARCADIA
.HEAVY WIDESPREAD RAIN OVER THE LAST FIVE DAYS HAS CAUSED MANY
RIVERS TO RISE TO MINOR OR MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. RAIN SHOWER CHANCES
WILL BE GOING DOWN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS HELPING TO GIVE SOME
RELIEF TO THE RIVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. THE
LATEST FORECASTS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY. YOU CAN
FOLLOW NWSTAMPABAY ON TWITTER AND LIKE US ON FACEBOOK.
&&
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MYAKKA RIVER AT MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 08 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.4 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING
THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...MOST OF MYAKKA STATE PARK IS CLOSED.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.4 FEET
ON AUG 30 1949.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 8AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU
MYAKKA
MYAKKA RIVE 7.0 7.8 SAT 08 PM 8.0 8.3 8.4 8.2 8.0
&&
