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WGUS82 KTAE 211948
FLSTAE
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
248 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2020
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA...
APALACHICOLA RIVER NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN AFFECTING CALHOUN...
FRANKLIN...GULF AND LIBERTY COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS, AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU
SEE FLOOD WATERS: TURN AROUND. DON'T DROWN.
FOR GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND
CLICK ON YOUR STATE. SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER CURRENT
CONDITIONS AND CLICK ON YOUR RIVER POINT.
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148 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2020
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE APALACHICOLA RIVER NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 1:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* FORECAST: THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.8 FEET BY
SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT: AT 22.0 FEET: MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR ON MANY
ROADS INCLUDING BYRD PARKER ROAD, WARMOUTH DRIVE, GASKIN PARK, THE
END OF LAKE GROVE ROAD, ELM STREET ON RED BULL ISLAND, AND LOWER
LANDING ON HOWARDS CREEK IN GULF COUNTY. THE 22.0 FT LEVEL AT
BLOUNTSTOWN MAY AT TIMES NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF RIVER LEVELS IN
THE THESE AREAS DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS, WINDS, OR LOCAL RAINFALL AND
SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION. IN LIBERTY COUNTY, A HOME ON RIVER
ROAD DOWNSTREAM OF THE BRISTOL BOAT RAMP BEGINS TO FLOOD ON THE
LOWER LEVEL.
LAT...LON 3061 8490 3009 8508 2980 8490 2972 8505 3007 8520 3061 8498
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