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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
218 PM CDT Mon Mar 11 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 Washington and
  Walton Counties.

For the Choctawhatchee River...including Bruce (SR 20)...Minor
flooding is forecast.

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 Tuesday morning at 830 AM CDT.

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218 PM CDT Mon Mar 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...From Wednesday evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Portions of Big Cedar, Cowford, and
  Choctawhatchee River Roads in Walton County are impassible above
  this level. Structures in the area not elevated begin flooding.
  Portions of Choctaw Road in Washington County begin to flood along
  with Strickland Road in the far southwestern portion of the county.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 9.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late Wednesday evening and continue rising to a crest of 15.2
    feet early Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    15.2 feet on 04/14/2003.
  - 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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