Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Tampa Bay Area, FL
Areas Affected: DeSoto, FL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Thursday 9:46pm EDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 9:46pm EDT
Alert Expires: Friday 12:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Sunday 8:00am EDT
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Florida... Horse Creek Near Arcadia at SR 72 affecting DeSoto County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Horse Creek near Arcadia at SR 72. * WHEN...From Sunday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, The access road to Hidden Oak is impassable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 7.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Sunday morning and continue rising to 12.2 feet Sunday evening. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.2 feet on 11/24/1997. - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Friday afternoon at noon EDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.14de77ae5b3cb53c4fda58c41d225766609224cd.001.1 Codes: FLC027 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.14de77ae5b3cb53c4fda58c41d225766609224cd.001.1