River Flood Warning 17, NWS Tallahassee, FL

Issued

Feb 19, 2021, 10:59 AM EST (15:59 UTC)

Expired

Feb 19, 2021, 1:56 PM EST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Tallahassee, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Minor

Counties Hamilton County, FL, Madison County, FL

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point Withlacoochee River near Pinetta - CR 150 (in NAVD88) (PINF1). The gauge peaked at 25.06 ft at Feb 20, 2021, 1:00 PM EST.

Action stage

59 ft

Minor stage

73 ft

Moderate stage

79 ft

Major stage

83 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02319000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

485 
WGUS42 KTAE 191559
FLWTAE

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1059 AM EST Fri Feb 19 2021

...The National Weather Service in Tallahassee FL has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Florida...

  Withlacoochee River near Pinetta (CR 150) affecting Madison and 
  Hamilton Counties.

For the Withlacoochee River...including Valdosta (Skipper Bridge 
Rd), Quitman (US 84), Pinetta (CR 150)...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 200 PM EST.

&&


FLC047-079-191900-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FL.W.0017.210219T1559Z-210219T1856Z/
/PINF1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1059 AM EST Fri Feb 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Withlacoochee River near Pinetta (CR 150).
* From this morning to this afternoon.
* At 10:30 AM EST Friday the stage was 68.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 73.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Sunday 
  morning and continue rising to a crest of 76.1 feet Tuesday 
  evening.
* Impact...At 76.0 feet, Several roads near the river in Madison 
  County become impassable. In Hamilton County, water begins to 
  flood back yards of homes along NW 36th Terrace. Flooding 
  continues to worsen at the Florida Campsites, with portions of the 
  area becoming inaccessible.


&&

LAT...LON 3063 8322 3047 8320 3042 8316 3037 8320
      3046 8329 3064 8342

$$

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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.