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

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

  Suwannee River at Branford (US 27) affecting Suwannee 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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FLC067-121-290645-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-240430T1200Z/
/BFDF1.1.ER.240417T0915Z.240423T1815Z.240430T0000Z.NO/
842 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Suwannee River at Branford (US 27).

* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 25.3 feet, The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission
  begins enforcement of a no wake zone from the SR-51 bridge at
  Luraville to the Little River Spring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 25.7 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:00 AM EDT Sunday was 26.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    tomorrow evening and continue falling to 21.0 feet Sunday,
    May 05.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    25.7 feet on 04/20/1937.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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