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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1014 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Florida...

  Horse Creek Near Arcadia at SR 72 affecting DeSoto County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

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 by 11pmlate tonight by 115 AM EDT.

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FLC027-160515-
/O.EXT.KTBW.FL.W.0001.250717T0130Z-000000T0000Z/
/ARHF1.1.ER.250717T0130Z.250718T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1014 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Horse Creek near Arcadia at SR 72.

* WHEN...From Wednesday evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, The access road to Hidden Acres is
  impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 6.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tomorrow evening and continue rising to a crest of 12.8
    feet early Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    12.8 feet on 08/30/1981.
  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                Fld   Observed        Forecasts (8 am EDT)
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun

Horse Creek
Arcadia at SR 7 12.0  6.0   Tue 9 am  10.9  12.5  12.7  12.4  11.9


&&

LAT...LON 2726 8194 2708 8198 2708 8202 2726 8201


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TBW