Flood warning extended for Apalachicola River

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
FLORIDA...

APALACHICOLA RIVER NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN AFFECTING
CALHOUN...FRANKLIN...GULF AND
LIBERTY COUNTIES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS... AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD
WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN!

FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR THE APALACHICOLA RIVER NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.1 FEET BY AFTER
MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR AT DOUGLAS
LANDING
AND WILLIS LANDING CAMPGROUNDS. THE 19.0 FT LEVEL AT
BLOUNTSTOWN MAY AT TIMES NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF RIVER LEVELS IN
THESE AREAS DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS...
WINDS OR LOCAL RAINFALL AND
SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION.

• If you live directly on the water’s edge, or if your home is subject to
flooding due to River flooding alone the Apalachicola River, be extremely
vigilant during the next couple of days as the water starts to flow down
the river from the heavy amounts of rain fall in the north.


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