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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
958 AM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida...

  Manatee River Near Myakka Head at SR 64 affecting Manatee County.

For the Manatee...including Myakka Head at SR 64...Minor flooding is
forecast.

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 late tonight by 100 AM EDT.

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FLC081-170500-
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/MKHF1.1.ER.240816T1152Z.240817T0000Z.240818T1048Z.NO/
958 AM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Manatee River near Myakka Head at SR 64.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Low sections of State Road 64 start to
  flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 AM EDT Friday the stage was 12.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:15 AM EDT Friday was 12.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.0
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    14.0 feet on 02/16/1998.
  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

Manatee River
Myakka Head at SR 11.0  12.3  Fri 9 am  13.3  10.9  8.6   7.0   6.1


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LAT...LON 2746 8217 2743 8224 2745 8233 2752 8233
      2751 8224 2753 8224


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