Rivers in Florida
St Joseph Bay at Port St Joe (in MHHW)
Below flood stage
0.04ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 12:48 AM EDT
- Flood stage
- 2.50 ft
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 4.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 3.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 2.50 ft |
| Action | 1.50 ft |
- 10.00 ftHighland View Volunteer Fire Station begins to flood. Nearly all of Highland View and Port St Joe flooded.
- 7.00 ftWidespread flooding Port St Joe. Many homes in the Windmark Beach community are surrounded by water.
- 6.00 ftUS 98 floods north of Highland View.
- 5.00 ftSignificant flooding on Windmark Way. Flooding of homes begins in Highland View. Flooding begins to spread east of Monument Avenue in Port St. Joe. US 98 becomes impassable south of State Road 71.
- 4.50 ftWater begins crossing US 98 in Highland View. Minor flooding begins in downtown Port St Joe west of Monument Avenue. Homes south of dowtown Port St. Joe flood. Significant flooding along State Road 30A.
- 4.00 ftUS 98 floods south of downtown Port St Joe.
- 3.50 ftWater surrounds homes and Windmark Way. Water crosses State Roaod 30A and begins flooding homes on the east side of the roadway.
- 3.00 ftWater approaches US 98 south of downtown Port St. Joe. Flooding begins along State Road 30A.
- 2.50 ftMinor flooding begins near the Cape San Blas Lighthouse and Gulf County Welcome Center. Minor flooding of RV parks and non-elevated homes west of State Road 30A south of Port St. Joe. Water approaches the backyards of some homes on Windmark Way.
- 1.50 ftWetland flooding begins west of US 98
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Water levels are referenced to the Mean Higher High Water (MHHW) Datum. This datum can be used to approximate sea water inundation of normally dry ground near the coast. For specific impacts, please refer to the statements on this page.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.