FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1014 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
A RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER AT
HILLSBOROUGH RIVER STATE PARK...CYPRESS CREEK AT WORTHINGTON GARDENS
AND THE ANCLOTE RIVER AT ELFERS.
RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED THE WATER LEVELS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED
RIVERS TO RISE. CYPRESS CREEK AT WORTHINGTON GARDENS IS EXPECTED TO REACH
FLOOD STAGE AROUND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER AT HILLSBOROUGH
RIVER STATE PARK AND THE ANCLOTE RIVER AT ELFERS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
FLOOD STAGE AROUND SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
1014 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA FL HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE ANCLOTE RIVER AT ELFERS
* FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON
* AT 9AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS...13.9 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY
FALLING TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.1 FEET ON JUL 28
1964.

FLD   OBSERVED         FORECAST 8AM
LOCATION     STG   STG  DAY  TIME   SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED
HILLSBOROUGH
ZEPHYRHILLS  10   6.5  FRI  9 AM  10.1   10.8   10.7   10.4    9.8
CYPRESS CREEK
WORTHINGTON   8   5.6  FRI  9 AM   7.1    8.4    9.2    9.3    9.1
ANCLOTE RIVER
ELFERS       20  13.9  FRI  9 AM  20.0   17.2   14.7   14.0   13.7