Tampa Bay Weather: Sunshine, But Hazards Remain

TAMPA, FL — As Tampa Bay residents strive to get back into their normal routines post-Hurricane Irma, forecasters at the National Weather Service say they can anticipate sunny skies at least for a few days. That doesn’t mean, however, that hazards don’t remain. Several rivers across the region continue to cause flooding concerns, prompting a Monday morning Hazardous Weather Outlook report to go out.

“Moderate to major river flooding continues along area rivers and creeks in the wake of Hurricane Irma,” forecasters wrote in Monday’s report. “Residents living along rivers or faster flowing streams should remain aware of water levels and be ready to move to higher ground should flooding be observed.” (For more weather or local news from Florida, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Tampa Patch. Click here to find your local Florida Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Flood warnings remain in place for the following areas:

• Hillsborough River at Morris Bridge
• Hillsborough River near Hillsborough River State Park
• Peace River at Zolfo Springs
• Horse Creek near Arcadia
• Withlacoochee at Trilby
• Withlacoochee at Croom
• Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens
• Myakka River at Myakka River State Park
• Peace River at Bartow
• Peace River at Arcadia

While river and creek flooding is a concern, forecasters say the first few days of the workweek should be blissfully dry in much of the Tampa Bay area. Although a few drops of rain may fall in some parts of the region, strong storm chances are not anticipated Monday through Wednesday. Weather service forecasters expect all three days to bring highs in the low-90s with overnight lows in the low-70s.

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Rain chances do move back into the picture heading into Thursday. There’s a 20 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms in much of the region during the daytime hours with a high around 90 degrees expected. Isolated storm chances linger into the overnight hours Thursday when the low should drop into the low- to mid-70s.

Friday is expected to kick off with mostly sunny conditions and a high around 91 degrees. A 40 percent chance of storms is in the cards as the day progresses. Isolated showers are possible Friday night along with a low in the low 70s.

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