Flood Warning issued November 3 at 7:52PM EST until November 4 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida...

Manatee River Near Myakka Head at SR 64 affecting Manatee County.

Peace River At Zolfo Springs at SR 17 affecting Hardee County.

Alafia River At Lithia affecting Hillsborough County.

Peace River At Arcadia at SR 70 affecting DeSoto County.

Horse Creek Near Arcadia at SR 72 affecting DeSoto County.

.Heavy rain of 5 to 10 inches across portions of west central Florida
caused several rivers across the region to remain in flood stage over
the next few days.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Alafia River at Lithia .

* WHEN...Until Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, River Drive and Squirrel Run Way downstream
of County Road 640 are completely covered by water. One home begins
to flood.

* Additional Details...
- At 7:00 PM Est Tuesday the stage was 12.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet
tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early
tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 13.0
feet on 07/21/1959.
- 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 Wednesday morning at 1100 AM Est.

This month

1980th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days