Defuniak Springs, FL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Shoal River near Mossy Head (CR 1087).

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Water begins to overflow into wooded areas
along the river from New Harmony Road westward to Laird Road.
At 16.0 feet, The Hinote Road Bridge begins to flood. The road is
subject to closure.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Monday the stage was 14.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 15.0 feet late this
afternoon. With additional rainfall today, it will then rise
to 15.4 feet Tuesday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage late Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
15.5 feet on 02/26/2013.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Choctawhatchee River near Bruce (SR 20).

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Big Cedar, Cowford, and Choctawhatchee
River Roads begin to flood in Walton County. Flood waters impact
storage areas underneath homes on the west banks of the
Choctawhatchee River. Low areas along Strickland Road in
Washington County become subject to flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 9.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Wednesday morning and continue rising to a crest of 14.8 feet
Thursday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.6 feet on 11/13/2015.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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