Flooding is particularly bad on the Withlacoochee, which flows north through Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties. Mark Fulkerson is an engineer with the Southwest Florida Water Management District. He says some areas downriver are bracing for high water that might not come for a few weeks.

Flooding from Hurricane Milton is ongoing, and on Oct. 16, an evacuation order remained in effect for communities along the Withlacoochee River. The river is expected to soon reach its peak level.

Water levels in the Withlacoochee River continue to rise in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. According to the South Florida Water Management District, Hurricane Milton brought double-digit rainfall at the end of the wet season — a time when lakes,

BUSHNELL — Sumter County officials are strongly advising residents along the Withlacoochee River to voluntarily evacuate as river levels have exceeded 11 feet and are expected to surpass 13 feet by Friday, Oct. 18, putting the river in major flood stage versus the minor flood stage as originally anticipated in the wake of Hurricane Milton.

We've seen Hurricane Milton's devastation, from roads nearly submerged in water to roads being closed, but for people who live along the Withlacoochee River their problems are just beginning.

The excessive rainfall from Hurricane Milton has resulted in severe flooding for those who live along the banks of the Withlacoochee River, prompting county officials and the Citrus County Sheriff's

Officials in Sumter County put out a voluntary evacuation order for those living along the Withlacoochee River on Monday.

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