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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1230 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

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

  Chipola River near Altha (CR 274) affecting Calhoun County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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 530 AM CDT.

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FLC013-281030-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FL.W.0087.000000T0000Z-241002T0218Z/
/ALTF1.2.ER.240927T2324Z.240929T1800Z.241001T1418Z.NO/
1130 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Chipola River near Altha (CR 274).

* WHEN...Until late Tuesday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 11:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 17.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this evening to a crest of 26.1 feet early Sunday afternoon.
    It will then fall below flood stage late Tuesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    26.1 feet on 05/07/1964.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3061 8514 3031 8512 3020 8514 3020 8522
      3030 8519 3061 8520


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JCW