Sumter County, FL Warnings, Watches and Advisories

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Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Sumter County.

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Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued November 26 at 8:23PM EST until November 29 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida... Withlacoochee At SR 200 Holder affecting Citrus County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Withlacoochee at SR 200 Holder. * WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Water approaches house foundations in Arrowhead subdivision. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM EST Tuesday the stage was 8.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:45 PM EST Tuesday was 8.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Friday morning and continue falling to 7.9 feet Friday evening. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.3 feet on 10/06/1948. - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Area
Citrus, FL
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