Good news.

The Anclote River has crested. It will start dropping by tomorrow morning and will likely drop about a foot within the next 24 hours.

The main area of concern was the Elfers Parkway area, where more than 5,000 homes are located.

At a press conference Tuesday morning, Pasco County Emergency Management Director Annette Doying encouraged people to take advantage of the shelters. She said more than 800 homes are still without power.

Also, officials are concerned with the Little Manatee River and, as of Tuesday morning, the Hillsborough River.

A warning continues for the Anclote River at Elfers until late Thursday night. The river will continue rising to nearly 25.6 feet by Wednesday afternoon. The river is expected to fall below flood stage Thursday before midnight.

More than 300 homes and apartments have been recommended for evacuation.

Meanwhile, the Little Manatee River at Wimauma was at 13.6 feet Tuesday morning and is expected to reach 14.5 feet, which could flood streets in the Ruskin area.

Also, a flood warning has been issued for the Hillsborough River at Morris Bridge until late Friday night.

Minor flooding is forecast as the river was just above 31 feet Tuesday morning. The river is expected to be slightly above flood stage (32 feet) by Wednesday.

Flooding likely will begin at a trailer park downstream from Morris Bridge and just upstream from the northern end of the Tampa Bypass canal.

Warnings also remain in place for Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens, where flooding is threatening homes near State Road 54 in Pasco County and the Alafia River at Lithia.

Cypress Creek is expected to reach about 10.3 feet by Tuesday night. Flood stage is 8 feet. Along the Alafia, waters are expected to slightly pass the flood stage of 13 feet by this afternoon and keep rising until Wednesday morning. Flood waters there may impact State Road 640, River Drive and Squirrel Run.

A warning also was issued for the Hillsborough River near Zephyrhills where the levels are expected to reach 12 feet (flood stage is 10 feet), prompting the closure of Hillsborough State Park.

The flooding there impacted a mobile home park along State Road 579.