Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
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WGUS82 KTBW 182256
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Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
656 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025
FLC017-119-190030-
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Citrus FL-Sumter FL-
656 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Florida, including
the following counties, in central Florida, Sumter. In west
central Florida, Citrus.
* WHEN...Until 830 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 656 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected
over the area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Wildwood, Bushnell, Lake Panasoffkee, Center Hill, Webster,
Coleman, Sumterville, Adamsville, Wahoo, Oxford and
Tarrytown.
- https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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LAT...LON 2885 8218 2894 8216 2894 8195 2874 8195
2873 8199 2866 8200 2855 8203 2857 8215
2868 8215 2870 8224 2877 8222
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TBW