St. Johns River flooding expected to worsen in parts of Central Florida, forecasters say

The extended stretch of mostly dry weather is welcome news for southern Brevard County and the Treasure Coast following Monday's catastrophic flooding. However, runoff from that rainfall continues moving north through the St. Johns River basin, producing a prolonged river flood event.Flood warnings remain in effect for Cocoa, Geneva, Sanford, DeLand and Astor. River levels will continue rising over the next several days, with "major" flooding forecast at Cocoa later this week and Geneva potentially approaching major flood stage early next week. Other locations may experience minor to moderate flooding. Conditions along the river could worsen even as local weather remains dry.Flooding concerns along the riverThe St. Johns River has risen into flood stage near DeLand, with additional increases expected through the weekend and into next week, according to the National Weather Service.A flood warning remained in effect Thursday, Nov. 5, for the St. Johns River near DeLand, affecting Volusi