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Flood Warning — DeSoto County, FL
Flood Warning
Issued
—
Expires
2:00 a. m. CST · sáb., nov. 14 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KTBW

Affected Areas

DeSoto County, FL

Official Bulletin

302

WGUS42 KTBW 021436

FLWTBW

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL

936 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

...The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a

Flood Warning for the following rivers in Florida...

  Manatee River Near Myakka Head at SR 64 affecting Manatee County.

  Peace River At Arcadia at SR 70 affecting DeSoto County.

  Peace River At Zolfo Springs at SR 17 affecting Hardee County.

  Horse Creek Near Arcadia at SR 72 affecting DeSoto County.

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 this evening at 945 PM EST.

&&

FLC027-030245-

/O.NEW.KTBW.FL.W.0015.261102T2004Z-000000T0000Z/

/ARCF1.2.ER.261102T2004Z.261104T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/

936 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER

NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Peace River at Arcadia at SR 70.

* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Up to 60 homes at River Acres are flooded.

  The Woman's Club and American Legion are impacted.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:30 AM EST Monday the stage was 5.2 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late

    this afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 15.9 feet early

    Wednesday morning.

  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.9

    feet on 07/08/1974.

  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 2735 8179 2714 8189 2704 8197 2704 8202

      2735 8186

$$

FLC081-030245-

/O.NEW.KTBW.FL.W.0016.261102T2217Z-261104T1300Z/

/MKHF1.1.ER.261102T2217Z.261103T1200Z.261104T0651Z.NO/

936 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY

MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Manatee River near Myakka Head at SR 64.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Private road and bridge 1 mile downstream

  flood. Agricultural, rural Kibler area begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 9:15 AM EST Monday the stage was 7.3 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late

    this afternoon to a crest of 12.6 feet tomorrow morning. It will

    then fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning.

  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.6

    feet on 07/18/1975.

  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 2746 8217 2743 8224 2745 8233 2752 8233

      2751 8224 2753 8224

$$

FLC027-030245-

/O.NEW.KTBW.FL.W.0017.261102T2230Z-000000T0000Z/

/ARHF1.1.ER.261102T2230Z.261104T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/

936 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER

NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Horse Creek near Arcadia at SR 72.

* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Buildings in Hidden Oak flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:30 AM EST Monday the stage was 9.0 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late

    this afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 13.6 feet early

    Wednesday morning.

  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 13.6

    feet on 08/14/1959.

  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 2726 8194 2708 8198 2708 8202 2726 8201

$$

FLC049-030245-

/O.NEW.KTBW.FL.W.0018.261103T0430Z-261104T0800Z/

/ZFSF1.1.ER.261103T0430Z.261103T1200Z.261104T0200Z.NO/

936 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Peace River at Zolfo Springs at SR 17.

* WHEN...From this evening to late Tuesday night.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:30 AM EST Monday the stage was 11.8 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late

    this evening to a crest of 16.6 feet tomorrow morning. It will

    then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.

  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.6

    feet on 01/26/1958.

  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 2762 8176 2735 8179 2735 8187 2762 8184

$$