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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
847 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024

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

  Choctawhatchee River near Bruce (SR 20) affecting Walton and
  Washington Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1115 PM CDT.

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847 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Choctawhatchee River near Bruce (SR 20).

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

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Big Cedar, Cowford, and Choctawhatchee
  River Roads begin to flood in Walton County. Flood waters impact
  storage areas underneath homes on the west banks of the
  Choctawhatchee River. Low areas along Strickland Road in
  Washington County become subject to flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 11.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Tuesday morning and continue rising to 14.8 feet early
    Thursday afternoon. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    14.8 feet on 03/11/1934.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3070 8581 3044 8585 3037 8609 3044 8613
      3047 8596 3070 8592


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JCW