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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Jacksonville, FL

September 11, 2017Columbia County, Gilchrist County, Suwannee County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this river flood warning at Sep 11, 2017, 9:48 AM EDT for Columbia County, Gilchrist County, Suwannee County, Florida. It took effect at Sep 12, 2017, 9:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 11, 2017, 9:48 AM EDT (13:48 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 12, 2017, 9:00 AM EDT
Expired: Sep 29, 2017, 9:22 PM EDT
In force: 18 days
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Major

Counties Columbia County, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Suwannee County, FL

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Santa Fe River at Three Rivers Estates (in NAVD88) (TREF1).

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 21 ft
Major stage: 24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Sep 11, 8:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 8:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
844 AM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017

.UPDATE...

Center of Irma will continue to track Northwest across far Western
counties through early afternoon with strong winds across area.
The heaviest rain bands are expected to be North and East of the
center as Irma lifts. The potential for Tornadoes will continue,
mainly to the East of the track. South of these bands scattered
activity will be expected as weaker bands lift through.

&&

.AVIATION...

While restrictions are expected to remain throughout this 12z TAF
period, conditions will slowly improve toward late afternoon and
evening. Winds will remain strong and gusty through at least mid
afternoon, with winds then gradually diminishing.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  79  66  83  67 / 100  30  10  10
SSI  84  74  86  73 / 100  30  10  10
JAX  84  71  87  71 / 100  20  10  10
SGJ  87  72  87  72 /  80  20  10  10
GNV  83  70  87  70 /  60  30  20  10
OCF  82  72  87  71 /  60  30  20  10

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for Alachua-Baker-
     Bradford-Clay-Coastal Duval-Coastal Nassau-Columbia-Flagler-
     Gilchrist-Hamilton-Inland Duval-Inland Nassau-Putnam-St.
     Johns-Suwannee-Union.

     Tropical Storm Warning for Alachua-Baker-Bradford-Clay-Coastal
     Duval-Coastal Nassau-Columbia-Flagler-Gilchrist-Hamilton-
     Inland Duval-Inland Nassau-Marion-Putnam-St. Johns-Suwannee-
     Union.

GA...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for Appling-
     Atkinson-Bacon-Brantley-Charlton-Clinch-Coastal Camden-
     Coastal Glynn-Coffee-Echols-Inland Camden-Inland Glynn-Jeff
     Davis-Pierce-Ware-Wayne.

     Tropical Storm Warning for Appling-Atkinson-Bacon-Brantley-
     Charlton-Clinch-Coastal Camden-Coastal Glynn-Coffee-Echols-
     Inland Camden-Inland Glynn-Jeff Davis-Pierce-Ware-Wayne.

AM...Tropical Storm Warning for Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to
     Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM-Coastal waters from
     Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM-Coastal
     waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM-
     Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from
     20 to 60 NM-Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine
     FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler
     Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM.

&&

Struble

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 11, 8:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
830 AM EDT MON SEP 11 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     FLOOD            2 SSE GAINESVILLE       29.65N 82.32W
09/11/2017                   ALACHUA            FL   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE FLOODED STREETS IN GAINESVILLE.

&&

TW

Local storm report, Sep 11, 8:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
846 AM EDT MON SEP 11 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WNW VILANO BEACH      29.95N 81.33W
09/10/2017                   ST. JOHNS          FL   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT OF WIND DAMAGE. TORNADO REPORT
            EAST OF THIS LOCATION SO POTENTIALLY MORE
            TORNADO DAMAGE.

&&

NM

Local storm report, Sep 11, 9:03 AM EDT, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
903 AM EDT MON SEP 11 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0826 AM     TROPICAL STORM   5 E ARLINGTON           30.33N 81.52W
09/11/2017                   DUVAL              FL   ASOS

            ASOS AT CRAIG FIELD RECORDED A PEAK WIND OF 70 MPH.

&&

PPETERS

Local storm report, Sep 11, 9:09 AM EDT, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
909 AM EDT MON SEP 11 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     FLOOD            1 NW UNIVERSITY OF FLOR 29.66N 82.37W
09/11/2017                   ALACHUA            FL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NW 34TH STREET CLOSED FROM NW 8TH AVE TO
            RADIO DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

NM

Local storm report, Sep 11, 9:12 AM EDT, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
912 AM EDT MON SEP 11 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0912 AM     FLOOD            1 WNW UNIVERSITY OF FLO 29.65N 82.37W
09/11/2017                   ALACHUA            FL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WEST UNIVERSITY CLOSED FROM 20TH STREET TO
            38TH STREET DUE TO HOGTOWN CREEK FLOODING.

&&

NM

Local storm report, Sep 11, 9:34 AM EDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
934 AM EDT MON SEP 11 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0913 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NNW UNIVERSITY OF FLO 29.66N 82.37W
09/11/2017                   ALACHUA            FL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE PATROL CAR LOST DUE TO FLOODING AT
            HOGTOWN CREEK. ANOTHER CAN NOT BE REACHED.
            NO INJURIES. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.

&&

NM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 10, 8:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns	3 hr
Sep 10, 8:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Clay, Duval, Flagler, Putnam, Saint Johns	3 hr
Sep 10, 8:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Flagler, Saint Johns	35 min
Sep 10, 8:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Putnam and 2 more	3 hr
Sep 10, 8:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Duval, Nassau	3 hr
Sep 10, 10:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Duval, Nassau	3 hr
Sep 10, 10:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Clay, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns	6 hr
Sep 11, 12:26 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Putnam and 1 more	3 hr
Sep 11, 12:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Nassau	6 hr
Sep 11, 12:49 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Flagler, Marion, Putnam, Saint Johns	5 hr
Sep 11, 1:35 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Clay, Flagler, Putnam, Saint Johns	3 hr
Sep 11, 2:02 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Nassau	28 min
Sep 11, 2:10 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Clay, Saint Johns	3 hr
Sep 11, 2:31 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Clay, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns	3 hr
Sep 11, 2:34 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Nassau	6 min
Sep 11, 2:41 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Clay, Duval, Saint Johns	3 hr
Sep 11, 3:36 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Duval	24 min
Sep 11, 4:10 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Duval, Nassau	3 hr
Sep 11, 4:22 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Marion	3 hr
Sep 11, 4:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Putnam	3 hr
Sep 11, 5:08 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Union	3 hr
Sep 11, 5:14 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Nassau	3 hr
Sep 11, 5:34 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Clay, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns	3 hr
Sep 11, 6:15 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Union	3 hr
Sep 11, 6:37 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee	3 hr
Sep 11, 6:45 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	JAX	Duval	6 hr
Sep 11, 8:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Clay, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns	3 hr
Sep 11, 9:06 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Union	3 hr
Sep 11, 12:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	JAX	Clay, Duval, Putnam, Saint Johns	6 hr
Sep 11, 5:11 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Nassau and 2 more	5 hr
Sep 11, 5:18 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	JAX	Duval, Flagler, Nassau	3 days
Sep 11, 5:18 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	JAX	Duval, Flagler, Nassau	27 hr
Sep 11, 5:18 PM EDT	High Surf Advisory	JAX	Duval, Flagler, Nassau	10 hr
Sep 11, 5:26 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	JAX		28 hr
Sep 10, 10:31 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	JAX	Appling, Tattnall, Toombs, Wayne	24 hr
Sep 11, 5:18 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Camden	27 min
Sep 11, 6:41 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Pierce, Ware, Wayne	3 hr
Sep 11, 8:09 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn	111 min
Sep 11, 9:41 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Charlton, Ware	2 hr
Sep 11, 9:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Brantley, Charlton, Pierce, Ware, Wayne	3 hr
Sep 11, 9:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn	2 hr
Sep 11, 3:07 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	JAX	Brantley	16 days

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.