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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
931 AM EDT Wed Oct 16 2024

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

  Withlacoochee At US 41 Dunnellon affecting Levy and Citrus
  Counties.

For the Withlacoochee...including US 301 Trilby, Croom, SR 200
Holder, US 41 Dunnellon...Major flooding is forecast.

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 1245 AM EDT.

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FLC017-075-170445-
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/DNLF1.1.ER.241016T1800Z.241019T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
931 AM EDT Wed Oct 16 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Withlacoochee at US 41 Dunnellon.

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

* IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, Docks and boat ramps flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 29.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 29.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this afternoon and continue rising to 29.1 feet Friday
    evening. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 29.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    29.1 feet on 10/05/1965.
  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

Withlacoochee
US 41 Dunnello 29.0  29.0  Wed 8 am  29.0  29.0  29.1  29.1  29.1


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LAT...LON 2898 8244 2902 8248 2909 8244 2907 8237


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