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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
843 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Florida...

  Suwannee River at Rock Bluff near Bell (CR 340) affecting
  Gilchrist, Dixie and Lafayette 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 late tonight at 245 AM EDT.

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843 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Suwannee River at Rock Bluff near Bell (CR 340).

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water begins to flood several roads in
  Gilchrist County downstream of the Rock Bluff gauge.  Roads
  affected include NW 73rd Way, NW 82nd Terrace, SW 25th Place, and
  SW 86th Way.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 18.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:00 AM EDT Sunday was 18.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    Wednesday morning and continue falling to 14.9 feet Sunday,
    May 05.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    17.7 feet on 08/17/2021.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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