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River Flood Warning 15, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

August 14, 2017Sarasota County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this river flood warning at Aug 14, 2017, 9:23 AM EDT for Sarasota County, Florida. It took effect at Aug 15, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 14, 2017, 9:23 AM EDT (13:23 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 15, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 18, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Sarasota County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Myakka River at Myakka River State Park (MKCF1). The gauge peaked at 7.07 ft at Aug 16, 2017, 11:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
6.5 ft
Minor stage
7 ft
Moderate stage
8.5 ft
Major stage
10.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02298830, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.