Weather Alerts for Levy County

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Flood Warning      

Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
LEVY COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Citrus, FL - Levy, FL
Effective: Tue, 11/19 9:10am Updated: Wed, 11/20 6:21am Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Wed, 11/20 12:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

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

Withlacoochee At US 41 Dunnellon affecting Levy and Citrus
Counties.

Withlacoochee At SR 200 Holder affecting Citrus County.

For the Withlacoochee...including SR 200 Holder, US 41 Dunnellon...
Moderate flooding is forecast.

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

* WHERE...Withlacoochee at US 41 Dunnellon.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, Docks and boat ramps flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 AM EST Tuesday the stage was 29.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 29.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:45 AM EST Tuesday was 29.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 28.9 feet
Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 29.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
29.0 feet on 09/16/1971.
- https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
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 midnight EST.