Flood Warning
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1018 AM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin FL has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Florida...

  Horse Creek Near Arcadia at SR 72 affecting DeSoto County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by 11pmlate tonight by 130 AM EDT.

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FLC027-150530-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FL.W.0001.250715T1942Z-000000T0000Z/
/ARHF1.1.ER.250715T1942Z.250717T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1018 AM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Horse Creek near Arcadia at SR 72.

* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Buildings in Hidden Acres flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM EDT Monday the stage was 5.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon and continue rising to 14.0 feet Thursday
    morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    14.0 feet on 09/07/1959.
  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                Fld   Observed        Forecasts (8 am EDT)
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Tue   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat

Horse Creek
Arcadia at SR 7 12.0  5.6   Mon 9 am  11.1  13.4  14.0  14.0  13.8


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LAT...LON 2726 8194 2708 8198 2708 8202 2726 8201


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TBW