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5/2/2024 12:25pm 
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Gilchrist County, FL

Issued by the National Weather Service

    FLOOD WARNING  

Gilchrist County, FL

Flood Warning issued May 2 at 9:50AM EDT until May 7 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Columbia, FL; Gilchrist, FL; Suwannee, FL

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Thursday 9:50am EDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 9:50am EDT

Alert Expires: Friday 10:00am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 9:50am EDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 11:00am EDT

Issued by: NWS Jacksonville FL

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING...

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

Santa Fe River At Three Rivers Estates affecting Suwannee,
Columbia and Gilchrist Counties.

Additional information is available at
https://water.weather.gov/wfo/JAX

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

* WHERE...Santa Fe River at Three Rivers Estates.

* WHEN...Until late Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Lowland flooding begins on SW Santa Fe
Drive south of Santa Fe Road in Columbia County.
At 16.3 feet, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission begins
enforcement of a no wake zone on the Santa Fe River from the
unnamed island 1.5 miles downstream of the Wilson's Spring Boat
Ramp to the confluence with the Suwannee River and on the
Ichetucknee River upstream to the US 27 bridge.
At 17.0 feet, Water begins to enter backyards of residences on
Santa Fe Road in Columbia County and on River Run Road in Suwannee
County.
At 18.0 feet, Water begins to flood River Run Road in Suwannee
County.
At 18.8 feet, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission expands the no
wake zone restriction further upstream on the Santa Fe River from
the unnamed island 1.5 miles downstream on the Wilson's Spring
Boat Ramp to one-half mile upstream of the State Road 47 bridge.
At 19.0 feet, Water begins to enter backyards of residences along
the Ichetucknee River.
At 19.8 feet, Waters begins to affect homes in the Hollingsworth
Bluff area at State Route 47.
At 20.0 feet, Access to homes on Santa Fe Road below SW Riverside
Avenue becomes restricted in Columbia. Flooding begins on Santa Fe
and Wilson Springs Road.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 19.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Tuesday morning and continue falling to 15.7 feet
Thursday, May 09.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2ede6763b2c774cb2d1b376e3c59c41cfe7c2863.001.1
Codes: FLC023, FLC041, FLC121
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2ede6763b2c774cb2d1b376e3c59c41cfe7c2863.001.1