Station Name: CRYSTAL RIVER AT MOUTH OF KINGS BAY FL
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet

Nearest Address:
2097 N Watersedge Dr
Crystal River, FL 34429
Citrus County

GPS Coordinates: 28.8933611, -82.6055556

Nearby Water Temperatures

Special Weather Statement issued March 16 at 2:29PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL

Effective: Mon March 16, 2026, 2:29 PM
Expires: Mon March 16, 2026, 3:30 PM

At 228 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Williston Municipal Airport to 7 miles southwest of Homosassa to 21 miles west of Beacon Square. Movement was east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lecanto, Homosassa Springs, High Point, Lake Lindsey, Inverness Airport, Shady Hills, Glen Lakes, South Brooksville, Pine Ridge, Heatherwood, Weeki Wachee, Citrus Hills, Gospel Island, Black Diamond, Floral City, North Brooksville, Brookridge, Masaryktown, Chassahowitzka Refuge, and Inverness.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northern, central and west central Florida.

Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 1:33PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL

Effective: Mon March 16, 2026, 1:33 PM
Expires: Mon March 16, 2026, 8:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 70 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL FLORIDA SUMTER IN NORTHERN FLORIDA LEVY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA CITRUS HERNANDO PASCO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEVERLY HILLS, BRONSON, BROOKSVILLE, BUSHNELL, CEDAR KEY, CHIEFLAND, CITRUS SPRINGS, DADE CITY, FANNING SPRINGS, FLORAL CITY, HERNANDO, HOLIDAY, HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, HUDSON, INVERNESS, JASMINE ESTATES, LAKE PANASOFFKEE, LAND O LAKES, LECANTO, NEW PORT RICHEY, SPRING HILL, THE VILLAGES, WILDWOOD, WILLISTON, AND ZEPHYRHILLS.

Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 1:33PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL

Effective: Mon March 16, 2026, 1:33 PM
Expires: Mon March 16, 2026, 8:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 70 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA BAKER CLAY DUVAL FLAGLER NASSAU PUTNAM ST. JOHNS IN NORTHERN FLORIDA ALACHUA BRADFORD MARION UNION IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA CAMDEN CHARLTON GLYNN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMELIA CITY, ANASTASIA, ANTHONY, ARLINGTON, BAKERSVILLE, BELLAIR, BOSTWICK, BURBANK, CARRAWAY, COUNTRY CLUB ESTATE, DOCK JUNCTION, DOCTORS INLET, DOVER BLUFF, DUNGENESS, DURBIN, FERNANDINA BEACH, FOLKSTON, FRUIT COVE, GAINESVILLE, GAINESVILLE AIRPORT, GLYNN HAVEN, HILLIARD, HOMELAND, JACKSONVILLE, JEKYLL ISLAND, KINGS FERRY, KINGSLAND, LAKE BUTLER, LAKESIDE, MACCLENNY, MIDDLEBURG, NEW RIVER, NEWNANS LAKE, NORMANDY, OCALA, OCALA AIRPORT, OCEANWAY, OLUSTEE, ORANGE PARK, ORTEGA, PALATKA, PALM COAST, PALM VALLEY, PONTE VEDRA BEACH, RACE POND, RATLIFF, RIVERSIDE, SAN MARCO, SEA ISLAND, ST. GEORGE, ST. SIMONS, STARKE, STEPHEN FOSTER STATE PARK, SWITZERLAND, THALMANN, WEIRSDALE, WINOKUR, AND YULEE.