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River Flood Warning 59, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 15, 2024Lafayette County, Suwannee County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this river flood warning at Apr 15, 2024, 10:38 AM EDT for Lafayette County, Suwannee County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 16, 2024, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2024, 10:38 AM EDT (14:38 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 16, 2024, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 27, 2024, 2:52 PM EDT
In force
11 days
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Lafayette County, FL, Suwannee County, FL

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Suwannee River at Luraville - SR 51 (in NAVD88) (LURF1). The gauge peaked at 38.11 ft at Apr 22, 2024, 6:00 AM EDT.

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Action stage
34 ft
Minor stage
35 ft
Moderate stage
42 ft
Major stage
48 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02320000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 10:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTAEDixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette21 days
Apr 15, 10:40 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTAELafayette, Suwannee14 days

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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.