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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1027 AM EDT THU SEP 8 1994

FLOOD STATEMENT FOR WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MYAKKA RIVER WHERE MINOR
FLOODING CONTINUES.

ALL OTHER WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA RIVERS ARE RUNNING WITHIN THEIR BANKS AND
NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED UNLESS MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL DEVELOPS.

............THE FOLLOWING ARE SPECIFIC FORECASTS.......................

...PEACE RIVER...
 BARTOW FL               FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET       7AM STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET
THE RIVER IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND FORECAST TO FALL SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

 ARCADIA FL              FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET      7AM STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET
THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE A SLOW FALL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.


...HORSE CREEK...
 NEAR ARCADIA FL         FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET      7AM STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET
THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
ONLY MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING TO CONTINUE ANOTHER DAY OR TWO.


...MYAKKA RIVER...
 MYAKKA STATE PARK FL    FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET        7AM STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET
THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 8 FEET ON SEPTEMBER 10TH.
AT THIS LEVEL MYAKKA STATE PARK AND SECONDARY ROADWAYS UNDERGO MINOR FLOODING.

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REMEMBER...FLOODING CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR CURIOUS CHILDREN AND BRAVE MOTORISTS.
REMEMBER TO RESTRICT CHILDREN FROM FLOODING AREAS. MOvTORISTS SHOULD NOT TRY TO
FORD FLOODED ROADS OF UNKNOWN DEPTHS. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE VERY
DANGEROUS ON AND NEAR HIGHER AND FASTER FLOWING STREAMS.

THE NEXT FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED MIDDAY FRIDAY.
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