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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1213 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...The National Weather Service in Tallahassee FL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Florida...

  Apalachicola River near Blountstown affecting Liberty, Franklin,
  Gulf and Calhoun Counties.

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 this afternoon at 215 PM EDT /115
PM CDT/.

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1213 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 /1113 PM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024/

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Apalachicola River near Blountstown.

* WHEN...From this morning 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 PM EDT Thursday /10:15 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage
    was 10.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this morning and continue rising to a crest of 20.9 feet
    just after midnight tonight. It will then rise to 21.9 feet
    early Tuesday afternoon. Additional rises are possible
    thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    21.8 feet on 01/15/1993.
  - 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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Haner