Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL

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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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