# Horse Creek Advisory Continues Through Tuesday as Water Recedes

The NWS measured 11.2 feet near Arcadia, Florida, Sunday morning, below the creek’s 12-foot flood stage but above its action stage.

By Will Langan | 24X7 News
Published: 2026-11-06T22:07:17.758Z
Updated: 2026-11-08T14:04:27.471Z
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Update — November 8, 2026:

A flood advisory for Horse Creek near Arcadia at State Road 72 in DeSoto County, Florida, now continues until Tuesday afternoon, November 10. The National Weather Service’s 8:51 a.m. EST Sunday bulletin measured the creek at 11.2 feet at 8:30 a.m., lower than the 11.9-foot Friday observation in the original account below.

The latest notice lists flood stage and bankfull at 12.0 feet, and action stage at 10.0 feet. It forecasts a decline to 9.3 feet Wednesday morning, November 11. Those updated observation and forecast figures supersede the earlier Friday outlook.

The bulletin’s impact guidance says secondary roads in Hidden Oak and Royal Palm begin flooding at 11.0 feet. This is the agency’s threshold-based guidance, rather than an independently checked inventory of road closures. The earlier 12-foot description of the Hidden Oak access road below should not be read as the only possible road impact.

Officials advise motorists to avoid flooded roads and barricades. A separate warning for the Peace River at Arcadia concerns another gauge and remains distinct from this creek advisory.

Earlier Reporting:

The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory Friday afternoon for Horse Creek near Arcadia at State Road 72 in DeSoto County, Florida.

The Tampa Bay/Ruskin office’s November 6 bulletin said flooding caused by excessive rainfall was expected. The advisory was issued at 3:37 p.m. Eastern and remains in effect until further notice.

At 2:30 p.m. Friday, the creek’s measured stage was 11.9 feet. The weather service lists both bankfull and flood stage at 12.0 feet, placing that observation just below the threshold. Its action stage is lower, at 10.0 feet.

The bulletin identifies a specific local impact at 12.0 feet: the access road to Hidden Oak becomes impassable. That is a threshold-based impact description, not confirmation in the notice that the road was already impassable when the creek was measured at 11.9 feet.

Forecasters expected the river to fall to 10.2 feet by early Monday afternoon. That is the forecast in Friday’s advisory, rather than an observed future level or a guarantee of when the advisory will end.

The office said its next statement would be issued at 3:45 a.m. Eastern Saturday. The advisory concerns the named creek location and DeSoto County; it does not declare flooding across all of Florida.

Sources:
National Weather Service Tampa Bay/Ruskin — November 6 Horse Creek Flood Advisory: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bf1d010aec0d3d6a7fb2e3978e6bc0159de02721.001.1
NWS Tampa Bay/Ruskin — Horse Creek November 8, 8:51 a.m. EST bulletin: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.261f33fe4eff03bff266dcc8b9a5ad052cbd5b06.002.1

## Sources
- NWS Tampa Bay/Ruskin — November 6, 3:37 p.m. EST, Horse Creek Flood Advisory: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bf1d010aec0d3d6a7fb2e3978e6bc0159de02721.001.1
- NWS Tampa Bay/Ruskin — Horse Creek November 8, 8:51 a.m. EST bulletin: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.261f33fe4eff03bff266dcc8b9a5ad052cbd5b06.002.1