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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

September 9, 2026Hillsborough County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this river flood warning at Sep 9, 2026, 10:36 AM EDT for Hillsborough County, Florida. It took effect at Sep 10, 2026, 11:45 AM EDT. It was in force for 49 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 9, 2026, 10:36 AM EDT (14:36 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 10, 2026, 11:45 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 12, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT
In force
49 hr
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Hillsborough County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:38 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 Little Manatee River near Wimauma at US 301 (WIMF1). The gauge peaked at 7.55 ft at Sep 11, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
9.5 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
14.5 ft
Major stage
17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02300500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 9, 10:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWManatee60 hr
Sep 9, 10:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWDeSoto70 hr
Sep 9, 10:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHillsborough35 hr
Sep 9, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWLee45 min
Sep 9, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW57 min
Sep 9, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCharlotte, Lee53 min
Sep 9, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW51 min
Sep 9, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWDeSoto36 min
Sep 9, 5:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWHillsborough2 hr
Sep 9, 5:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWHernando2 hr
Sep 9, 6:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWPasco2 hr
Sep 9, 6:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWHardee, Polk2 hr
Sep 9, 6:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWCitrus, Hernando119 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Florida, 2026Every river flood warning in 2026

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.