Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Tampa Bay Area, FL
Areas Affected: Sarasota, FL
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Monday 9:26am EDT
Alert Effective: Monday 9:26am EDT
Alert Expires: Monday 9:30pm EDT
Event Onset: Monday 8:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Florida... Myakka River At Myakka River State Park affecting Sarasota County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Myakka River at Myakka River State Park. * WHEN...From this evening until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Park Nature Trail floods. Water approaching porch steps of cabins. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM EDT Monday the stage was 6.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening and continue rising to a crest of 7.1 feet tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 7.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.1 feet on 08/16/1997. - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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 this evening at 930 PM EDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52e6b5e90e2800087c813b642ca6fc12cf598f0e.001.1 Codes: FLC115 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52e6b5e90e2800087c813b642ca6fc12cf598f0e.001.1