More rain is in the forecast for part of the Labor Day weekend, prompting Manatee County officials to advise residents to be on guard for more potential flooding.
- Additional rain is expected in hard hit parts of Manatee County, where it flooded last week
- Lador Day weekend forecast
- Manatee County sandbag locations
Some residents are still cleaning up from their homes being flooded last week.
Manatee County is offering sandbags today for residents just in case floodwaters return.
In some areas, especially the hard-hit Centre Lake subdivision, about 12 inches of rain fell last weekend.
"A lot of times what happens is if there is a significant rain event and the roads start to flood you have a difficult time getting here to obtain the sandbags," said Jim McClellan, Director of Public Works and Utilities for Bradenton. "So prepared is best."
It will take months for some of the residents to work out details of receiving aid from their insurance companies and make repairs.
Some of those hard hit areas could see additional rain starting today.
Sandbags will be available at the following locations:
•Buffalo Creek Park, 7550 69th Street E., Palmetto.
•G.T. Bray Park, 5502 33rd Avenue Drive W., Bradenton.
•Lakewood Ranch Park, 5350 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, Bradenton.
•Stormwater Ops, 5511 39th Street E., Bradenton.
•Rubonia Community Center, 1309 72nd St. E., Palmetto.
Possible river flooding
There will be higher rain chances today and Saturday and some of the rain could be heavy. Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
A River Flood Warning has been issued for the Cypress Creek At Worthington Gardens from this afternoon until Sunday afternoon.
* At 9 AM Friday the stage was 7.9 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by this afternoon and continue to rise to near 8.1 feet by tomorrow morning. The river is expected to fall below flood stage by Sunday morning.
*At 8.0 feet, flooding begins at the recreation area on State Road 54.
The Flood Warning continues for the Myakka River At Myakka River State Park until further notice.
* At 9 AM Friday the stage was 9.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* The river will continue to fall to a stage of 7.7 feet by Wednesday morning.
* At 8.5 feet...Most of Myakka State Park is closed.