Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Tampa Bay Area, FL
Areas Affected: Sarasota, FL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Monday 8:56pm EDT
Alert Effective: Monday 8:56pm EDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 9:00am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 8:56pm EDT
Event Ends: Thursday 8:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida... Myakka River At Myakka River State Park affecting Sarasota County. Withlacoochee At US 41 Dunnellon affecting Citrus, Levy and Marion Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Myakka River at Myakka River State Park. * WHEN...Until Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Park Nature Trail floods. Water approaching porch steps of cabins. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM EDT Monday the stage was 7.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 7.1 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday afternoon. - 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. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 900 AM EDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.42335b3c790a4b03fb7d4d09db23577a5af49fb7.001.1 Codes: FLC115 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.42335b3c790a4b03fb7d4d09db23577a5af49fb7.001.1