Rivers in Florida

Tide Station at Mexico Beach (in MHHW)

Bay County, FloridaNWS MXCF1Tallahassee office

Below flood stage
-0.65ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 3:29 PM CDT

Flood stage
3.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood6.00 ft
Moderate flood4.50 ft
Minor flood3.00 ft
Action2.00 ft
  1. 6.00 ftWater overtops the dune line along the Gulf in Mexico Beach, Beacon Hill, and Saint Joe Beach, affecting numerous residential structures, mainly south of US-98. In a few spots, US-98 begins to experience some overwash.
  2. 4.50 ftWater begins to impact residential areas along the canals north of US-98 in Mexico Beach. Along the Gulf in Mexico Beach, Beacon Hill, and Saint Joe Beach, water reaches the top of the dune line and floods through public beach access areas.
  3. 3.00 ftWater begins to flood out of the canals in Mexico Beach affecting areas around North 36th Street and 22nd Street.
  4. 2.00 ftWater reaches the tops of the canals in Mexico Beach.

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.