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5/2/2024 9:19pm 
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Suwannee County, FL

Issued by the National Weather Service

    FLOOD WARNING  

Suwannee County, FL

Flood Warning issued May 2 at 8:40PM EDT until May 7 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING

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

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Thursday 8:40pm EDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 8:40pm EDT

Alert Expires: Friday 8:45pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 8:40pm EDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 8:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Jacksonville FL

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...

...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 Tuesday evening.

* 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.
At 21.0 feet, Homes are surrounded on River Run Road in Suwannee
County. Structures flood along Santa Fe Road west of Idaho Parkway
in Columbia County.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 19.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Tuesday afternoon and continue falling to 15.6 feet
Thursday, May 09.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0881c0431b4db0a2bf329d1e011cf3ac0e7b0810.001.1
Codes: FLC023, FLC041, FLC121
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0881c0431b4db0a2bf329d1e011cf3ac0e7b0810.001.1