2 products issued by NWS for: 5 Miles NNW Eastpoint FL
Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 218 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024 FLZ108-112-114-115-281600- /O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0081.000000T0000Z-240929T0600Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 218 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024 /118 AM CDT Sat Sep 28 2024/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
Flood Warning
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1142 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida...
Apalachicola River near Blountstown affecting Gulf, Franklin,
Calhoun and Liberty Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 545 AM EDT /445 AM
CDT/.
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/O.CON.KTAE.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BLOF1.1.ER.240927T1822Z.241001T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1142 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024 /1042 AM CDT Sat Sep 28 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Apalachicola River near Blountstown.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding will occur on many
roads including Byrd Parker Road, Warmouth Drive, Gaskin Park, the
end of Lake Grove Road, Elm Street on Red Bull Island, and Lower
Landing on Howards Creek in Gulf County. The 22.0 ft level at
Blountstown may at times not be representative of river levels in
the these areas due to tidal effects, winds, or local rainfall and
should be used with caution. In Liberty County, a home on River
Road downstream of the Bristol Boat Ramp begins to flood on the
lower level.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:15 AM EDT Saturday /10:15 AM CDT Saturday/ the stage
was 18.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:15 AM EDT Saturday /10:15 AM CDT Saturday/ was
18.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.4
feet early Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
22.4 feet on 04/12/2014.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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LAT...LON 3054 8502 3053 8493 3009 8508 2980 8491
2972 8505 3007 8520
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73-YOUNG