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Flood Statement

National Weather Service Tallahassee FL

933 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024



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

Florida...



  Suwannee River near Wilcox (US 19) affecting Dixie, Levy and 

  Gilchrist Counties.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 

cars through flooded areas.



Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



The next statement will be issued late tonight at 345 AM EDT.



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933 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Suwannee River near Wilcox (US 19).



* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.



* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, In Gilchrist County, water floods much of 

  SW County Road 344 West of SW 80th avenue.  In Dixie County, homes 

  on Water Street at Pervis Landing are inaccessible.  Flooding 

  begins at the Suwannee River RV Park.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 10.1 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 8:30 AM EDT Thursday was 10.1 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.2

    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below

    flood stage early Sunday morning.

  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    10.0 feet on 08/17/2021.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 2968 8299 2969 8291 2963 8293 2953 8293

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