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Flash Flood Warning — Suwannee, FL

Structured official-source report · Published Sep 20, 8:51 PM UTC · Updated Sep 20, 8:09 PM UTC
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FFWJAX The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Suwannee County in northern Florida... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 409 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Southwestern Suwannee County. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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Suwannee, FL · 30.120°, -83.059°

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Sep 20, 8:09 PM UTC · nws

FFWJAX The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Suwannee County in northern Florida... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 409 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Southwestern Suwannee County. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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