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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
938 AM EDT Wed Apr 9 2025

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida...

  Apalachicola River near Blountstown affecting Franklin, Gulf,
  Liberty and Calhoun 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 by late tonight at 545 AM EDT /445
AM CDT/.

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FLC013-037-045-077-100945-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250412T1115Z/
/BLOF1.1.ER.250408T2000Z.250410T0000Z.250411T2315Z.NO/
938 AM EDT Wed Apr 9 2025 /838 AM CDT Wed Apr 9 2025/

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecast to continue.

* WHERE...Apalachicola River near Blountstown.

* WHEN...Until Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding will occur at
  Douglas Landing and Willis Landing Campgrounds in Gulf County. 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 AM EDT Wednesday /8:15 AM CDT Wednesday/ the stage
    was 18.6 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:15 AM EDT Wednesday /8:15 AM CDT Wednesday/ was
    18.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.5
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Friday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    19.6 feet on 01/27/2016.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3054 8502 3053 8493 3009 8508 2980 8491
      2972 8505 3007 8520


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