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WGUS82 KTBW 150119
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
919 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 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 Tuesday afternoon by 1230 PM EDT.

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FLC027-151630-
/O.EXT.KTBW.FL.W.0001.250716T1400Z-000000T0000Z/
/ARHF1.1.ER.250716T1400Z.250717T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
919 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

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

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 PM EDT Monday the stage was 5.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late Wednesday morning and continue rising to 13.0 feet early
    Thursday afternoon. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    12.9 feet on 08/25/2003.
  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

Horse Creek
Arcadia at SR 7 12.0  5.7   Mon 8 pm  9.9   12.5  13.0  12.8  12.3


&&

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


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TBW