Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED4/16/2024 11:11:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
4/16/2024 11:11:00 AM until 4/17/2024 11:15:00 AM
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at midnight EDT.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Florida...
Santa Fe River At Hildreth On U.s. 129 Bridge affecting Suwannee
and Gilchrist Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida...
Santa Fe River At Three Rivers Estates affecting Suwannee,
Gilchrist and Columbia Counties.
Additional information is available at
https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/forecasts.php?wfo=jax.
The next statement will be issued Wednesday morning at 1115 AM EDT.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Santa Fe River at Hildreth On U.s. 129 Bridge.
* WHEN...From late tonight until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Boat ramps begin to flood along the Santa
Fe River from the confluence with the Suwannee River upstream to
River Run Road in Suwannee County.
At 20.0 feet, The campgrounds at Sandy Point in Suwannee County
begin to flood. Water floods the parking area on the east side of
Sandy Point.
At 22.0 feet, Water reaches the top of the bank and boat ramp at
Ellie Ray's Resort at the end of NW 110th Street in Gilchrist
County.
At 25.0 feet, Water floods the backyards of homes off River Run
Road in Suwannee County.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 19.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight and continue rising to 23.0 feet Tuesday, April
23. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood