Flood Warning
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1014 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin FL has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Florida...

  Alafia River At Lithia affecting Hillsborough County.

  Little Manatee River At Wimauma at US 301 affecting Hillsborough
  County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 by 11pmlate tonight by 115 AM EDT.

&&

FLC057-160515-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FL.W.0002.250716T1144Z-250718T2100Z/
/LITF1.1.ER.250716T1144Z.250717T1200Z.250718T1500Z.NO/
1014 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Alafia River at Lithia .

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning to Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Additional residences downstream of County
  Road 640 bridge begin flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 5.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 14.7 feet Thursday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage late Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    14.7 feet on 03/18/1983.
  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Alafia River
Lithia      13.0  5.6   Tue 9 am  13.1  14.7  13.3  10.8  8.4


&&

LAT...LON 2787 8218 2784 8228 2789 8228 2792 8218


$$

FLC057-160515-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FL.W.0003.250716T2125Z-250718T0224Z/
/WIMF1.1.ER.250716T2125Z.250717T0600Z.250717T2024Z.NO/
1014 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE THURSDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Little Manatee River at Wimauma at US 301.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to late Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, The river overflows its banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 4.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 11.6 feet early Thursday
    morning. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    11.6 feet on 09/02/1959.
  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Little Manatee River
Wimauma at US 301 11.0  4.3   Tue 9 am  9.7   11.6  9.4   6.8   5.5


&&

LAT...LON 2763 8231 2764 8243 2770 8243 2770 8231


$$

TBW