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Flood Watch issued October 8 at 5:04PM EDT until October 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

Alert type
Flood Watch
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Future
Certainty
Possible
Monitored location
Port Saint Joe
Starts
October 9 at 2:00 PM EDT
Ends
October 10 at 8:00 PM EDT

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE…Portions of southeast Alabama, including the following
areas, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston, Florida, including
the following areas, Calhoun, Central Walton, Coastal Bay, Coastal
Franklin, Coastal Gulf, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Wakulla,
Gadsden, Holmes, Inland Bay, Inland Franklin, Inland Gulf, Inland
Jefferson, Inland Wakulla, Jackson, Leon, North Walton, Northern
Liberty, South Walton, Southern Liberty and Washington, and
Georgia, including the following areas, Baker, Calhoun, Clay,
Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell,
Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas and Worth.

* WHEN…From Friday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Hurricane Isaias is expected to bring bands of heavy rainfall to
the area. Widespread totals of 4 to 8 inches are expected with
localized amounts of 10 to 15 inches. Given saturated soils from
recent heavy rainfall, flash flooding is expected. Considerable
flash flooding is possible where bands of heavy rain move
repeatedly over the same area.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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