FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
913 PM EDT FRI JUL 03 2009
A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AT WIMAUMA
...THIS PAST WEEKS RAINS HAS CAUSED THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATERDAY EVENING...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
913 PM EDT FRI JUL 03 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AT WIMAUMA
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING
* AT 08PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 13 FEET...THE CANOE RENTAL AREA FLOODS
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.6 FEET ON SEP 28
2004.
FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 8AM
LOCATION     STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED
LITTLE MANATEE
WIMAUMA      11  13.1 FRI 08 PM  12.0    9.6    8.5    7.9    7.5