


Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
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369 WGUS82 KTBW 182256 FLSTBW Flood Advisory National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 656 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 FLC017-119-190030- /O.NEW.KTBW.FA.Y.0086.250818T2256Z-250819T0030Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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. && LAT...LON 2885 8218 2894 8216 2894 8195 2874 8195 2873 8199 2866 8200 2855 8203 2857 8215 2868 8215 2870 8224 2877 8222 $$ TBW