FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1259 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 A RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR...THE MANATEE RIVER AT MYAKKA HEAD... ...HEAVY AND PERSISTENT RAINFALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CAUSE THE MANATEE RIVER AT MYAKKA HEAD TO EXCEED FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AGAIN LATER TODAY. CURRENTLY, THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 11.4 FT THIS AFTERNOON AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. FLC081-101759- /O.NEW.KTBW.FL.W.0007.090710T0730Z-090711T0742Z/ /MKHF1.1.ER.090710T0730Z.090710T1800Z.090711T0142Z.NO/ 1259 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA FL HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MANATEE RIVER AT MYAKKA HEAD * FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL LATE TONIGHT * AT 12AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS...10.4 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.4 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...PRIVATE ROAD AND BRIDGE 1 MILE DOWNSTREAM FLOOD. AGRICULTURAL, RURAL KIBLER AREA BEGINS TO FLOOD * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.4 FEET ON JUL 20 1975. $$ FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 8AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED MANATEE MYAKKA HEAD 11 10.4 FRI 12 AM 9.6 7.4 5.6 4.9 MSG
