Flood Warning Issued For Hillsborough / Polk Co. Rivers

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Flood Warning
FLC027-057-081-241514-
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1026 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

A RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR...THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AT WIMAUMA,
THE MANATEE RIVER AT MYAKKA HEAD, AND THE PEACE RIVER AT ARCADIA.

HURRICANE WILMA IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY ACCELERATE
WHILE MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD SOUTHWEST FLORIDA OVERNIGHT. WILMA
WILL RACE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA EARLY ON MONDAY. HEAVY RAINS FELL OVER
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL FLORIDA SUNDAY NIGHT, AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON MONDAY. RESIDENTS WITH
INTREST ALONG RIVERS IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR FOR
ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND FORECASTS.


FOR THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AT WIMAUMA, THE LATEST STAGE IS 2.9 FEET AT 10 PM
SUNDAY. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 12.5 FEET AROUND 8
AM TUESDAY, WHICH IS 1.5 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE STAGE WILL RISE ABOVE THE
FLOOD STAGE OF 11 FEET AROUND 01 AM TUESDAY. THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE AROUND 7 AM WEDNESDAY. THIS COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.5 FEET ON
AUG 29 1981. AT 13 FEET, THE CANOE RENTAL AREA FLOODS. AT 11 FEET, THE
RIVER OVERFLOWS ITS BANKS.

FOR THE MANATEE RIVER AT MYAKKA HEAD, THE LATEST STAGE IS 3.2 FEET AT 10 PM
SUNDAY. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 13.4 FEET AROUND 8
PM MONDAY, WHICH IS 2.4 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE STAGE WILL RISE ABOVE THE
FLOOD STAGE OF 11 FEET AROUND 12 PM MONDAY. THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE AROUND 9 AM TUESDAY. THIS COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.4 FEET ON
AUG 24 1979. AT 11 FEET, PRIVATE ROAD AND BRIDGE 1 MILE DOWNSTREAM FLOOD.
AGRICULTURAL, RURAL KIBLER AREA BEGINS TO FLOOD.

FOR THE PEACE RIVER AT ARCADIA, THE LATEST STAGE IS 3.8 FEET AT 9 PM SUNDAY.
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 11.3 FEET AROUND 2 PM
THURSDAY, WHICH IS 0.3 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE STAGE WILL RISE ABOVE THE
FLOOD STAGE OF 11 FEET AROUND 5 PM WEDNESDAY. THIS COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS
CREST OF 11.3 FEET ON MAR 29 1970. AT 12 FEET, THE GIRL SCOUT CAMP FLOODS.
AT 11 FEET, ACCESS ROADS TO RIVER ACRES BECOME FLOODED. AT 10 FEET, 3 TO 4
HOMES IN THE RIVER ACRES SUBDIVISION FLOOD AND THE LOWEST PORTION OF THE GIRL
SCOUT CAMP FLOODS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 8AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI

LITTLE MANATEE
WIMAUMA 11 2.9 SUN 10 PM 5.2 12.5 10.8 7.0 5.3

MANATEE
MYAKKA HEAD 11 3.2 SUN 10 PM 9.3 11.2 7.7 6.4 5.6

PEACE
ARCADIA 11 3.8 SUN 09 PM 5.9 9.3 10.7 11.2 11.2


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