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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
824 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

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

  Choctawhatchee River near Bruce (SR 20) affecting Walton and
  Washington Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by Monday afternoon at 430 PM CDT.

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FLC131-133-202130-
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/BRUF1.1.ER.240521T1500Z.240524T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
824 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Choctawhatchee River near Bruce (SR 20).

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Big Cedar, Cowford, and Choctawhatchee
  River Roads begin to flood in Walton County. Flood waters impact
  storage areas underneath homes on the west banks of the
  Choctawhatchee River. Low areas along Strickland Road in
  Washington County become subject to flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 12.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late Tuesday morning and continue rising to a crest of 14.8
    feet early Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    14.8 feet on 03/11/1934.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3070 8581 3044 8585 3037 8609 3044 8613
      3047 8596 3070 8592


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