Flood Statement
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
835 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida...

  Withlacoochee At SR 200 Holder affecting Citrus County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued late tonight by midnight EST.

&&

FLC017-230500-
/O.CON.KTBW.FL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HLDF1.2.ER.241010T2330Z.241102T0500Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
835 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Withlacoochee at SR 200 Holder.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Arrowhead subdivision floods with water in
  homes.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 AM EST Friday the stage was 9.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:45 AM EST Friday was 9.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 8.2 feet Monday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    8.9 feet on 10/11/1947.
  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed        Forecasts (7 am EST)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Sat   Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed

Withlacoochee
SR 200 Holde 8.0   9.0   Fri 7 am  8.8   8.6   8.2   8.0   7.7


&&

LAT...LON 2879 8224 2898 8244 2907 8237 2879 8215


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