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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
857 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

  Suwannee River near Manatee Springs affecting Dixie and Levy
  Counties.

For the Lower Suwannee River...including Rock Bluff near Bell (CR
340), Wilcox (US 19), Manatee Springs (source), Manatee Springs,
Fowler Bluff (CR 347)...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Sunday afternoon at 300 PM EDT.

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857 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Suwannee River near Manatee Springs.

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

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, In Dixie County, flooding continues to
  expand at New Pine Landing.  Most of SE 851st street is flooded
  and SE 837th street begins to flood.  Water spreads out through
  the woods and approaches SE 311st avenue.  Flooding worsens near
  Yellow Jacket with many areas east of SE 793rd street flooded.  In
  Levy County, Minor flooding affects areas along the Manatee Spring
  run in the state Park.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 6.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning and continue rising to 7.8 feet Friday
    morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    8.1 feet on 01/05/2019.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 2955 8300 2953 8293 2943 8296 2945 8304


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