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WGUS82 KTBW 251333
FLSTBW
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
933 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
FLORIDA...
WITHLACOOCHEE AT US 41 DUNNELLON AFFECTING MARION, CITRUS AND LEVY
COUNTIES.
.THE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER AT DUNNELLON HAD BEEN STEADILY RISING SINCE
JULY, AND ON SEPTEMBER 15 REACHED FLOOD STAGE. THE CAUSE OF THE HIGH
WATER ALONG THE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER AT DUNNELLON IS DUE TO EXCESSIVE
HYDRILLA GROWTH (FROM THE RIVER BOTTOM TO THE WATER SURFACE) ALONG A
4.5 MILE STRETCH OF RIVER BETWEEN US 41 AND LAKE ROUSSEAU. THE
HYDRILLA IS ACTING LIKE A DAM AND HOLDING WATER BACK, CAUSING WATER
LEVELS TO RISE. HOWEVER, DUE TO RECENT AND FORECAST DRY CONDITIONS,
THE RIVER HAS BEGUN TO SLOWLY FALL AND IS CURRENTLY BELOW FLOOD
STAGE, THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
FLC017-075-083-251445-
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933 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE WITHLACOOCHEE AT US 41 DUNNELLON.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:45 AM EDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.1 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 28.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE GRADUALLY FALLING
AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 2898 8244 2902 8248 2909 8244 2907 8237
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