NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FLFL.W 0008September 21, 2026
Flood Warning: DeSoto, FL
The National Weather Service office in Tampa Bay Ruskin issued a flood warning for DeSoto in Florida, which was in force until 8:00 a.m. local time on September 22. It was the 8th river flood warning the NWS office in Tampa Bay Ruskin issued in 2026. Florida had 11 flood warnings in September 2026, against 30 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Florida's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 18.2 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
- Area
- DeSoto
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:48 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 a.m. EDT, September 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTBW FL.W 0008
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Florida... Horse Creek Near Arcadia at SR 72 affecting DeSoto County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida... Withlacoochee At US 41 Dunnellon affecting Marion, Citrus and Levy Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Horse Creek near Arcadia at SR 72. * WHEN...Until Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, The access road to Hidden Oak is impassable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 PM EDT Monday the stage was 12.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 1:30 PM EDT Monday was 12.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.2 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.2 feet on 11/24/1997. - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 200 AM EDT.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.