615  
WGUS42 KTBW 080154  
FLWTBW  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
954 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA...  
 
CYPRESS CREEK AT SR 54 WORTHINGTON GARDENS AFFECTING PASCO COUNTY.  
 
.HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS WILL CAUSE CYPRESS CREEK AT  
SR 54 WORTHINGTON GARDENS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. ANY ADDITIONAL  
HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY COULD CAUSE THE RIVER TO RISE  
HIGHER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS  
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT NOON EDT.  
 

 
 
FLC101-081600-  
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/WRGF1.1.ER.261010T0300Z.261011T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
954 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER  
NOTICE...  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...CYPRESS CREEK AT SR 54 WORTHINGTON GARDENS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 8.0 FEET, FLOODING BEGINS AT THE RECREATION AREA ON  
STATE ROAD 54.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:00 PM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE  
FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE RISING TO 8.4 FEET SATURDAY EVENING.  
ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.  
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.4  
FEET ON 04/08/1973.  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2819 8234 2814 8234 2814 8240 2819 8240  
 

 
 
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