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WGUS42 KTAE 191433
FLWTAE
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1033 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2020
..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA
ST. MARKS RIVER NEAR NEWPORT ON OLD MAGNOLIA RD AFFECTING WAKULLA
AND LEON COUNTIES.
FOR THE ST. MARKS RIVER...INCLUDING NEWPORT ON OLD MAGNOLIA RD...
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 1045 PM EDT.
FLC073-129-200245-
/O.CON.KTAE.FL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-200923T1800Z/
/NEPF1.1.ER.200917T0530Z.200920T0000Z.200923T0600Z.NO/
1033 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2020
..THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ST. MARKS RIVER NEAR NEWPORT ON OLD MAGNOLIA RD.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10:00 AM EDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 10:00 AM EDT SATURDAY WAS 8.2 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 8.3 FEET
THIS EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET, WATER APPROACHES THE STEPS TO AN ELEVATED
RESIDENCE ON OLD MAGNOLIA ROAD IN WAKULLA COUNTY. OTHER ELEVATED
STRUCTURES BEGIN TO BE SURROUNDED BY WATER. PORTIONS OF THE
NATURAL BRIDGE STATE PARK NEAR THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD IN LEON
COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3030 8413 3024 8413 3013 8419 3014 8423
3024 8417 3030 8417
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