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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
854 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida...

  Withlacoochee River near Pinetta (CR 150) affecting Madison and
  Hamilton Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

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 Thursday morning at 945 AM EDT.

&&

FLC047-079-231345-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FL.W.0072.240523T0233Z-240527T0600Z/
/PINF1.1.ER.240523T0233Z.240524T1800Z.240527T0336Z.NO/
854 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Withlacoochee River near Pinetta (CR 150).

* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 76.0 feet, Several roads near the river in Madison
  County become impassable. In Hamilton County, water begins to
  flood back yards of homes along NW 36th Terrace. Flooding
  continues to worsen at the Florida Campsites, with portions of the
  area becoming inaccessible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 72.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this evening to a crest of 75.4 feet early Friday
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 73.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    75.1 feet on 03/21/1980.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3063 8322 3047 8320 3042 8316 3037 8320
      3046 8329 3064 8342


$$

JM