Rip Current Statement

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
256 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

FLZ108-112-114-115-190000-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0044.000000T0000Z-240520T0800Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
256 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 /156 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late Sunday night.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

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Flood Watch

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
109 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024

FLZ008-010-012>018-026-027-108-112-114-115-118-127-GAZ127>131-
146>148-156>159-190000-
/O.EXB.KTAE.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-240519T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Central Walton-Washington-Inland Bay-Calhoun-Inland Gulf-Inland
Franklin-Gadsden-Leon-Inland Jefferson-Liberty-Inland Wakulla-
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-Coastal
Jefferson-Coastal Wakulla-Worth-Turner-Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-
Colquitt-Cook-Berrien-Decatur-Grady-Thomas-Brooks-
Including the cities of Littman, Isabella, Irwinville, Harding,
Oak Grove, Monticello, Bannockburn, Turquoise Beach, Freeport,
Five Points, Blue Springs, Cottle, Tilton, Spence Airport,
Killearn Estates, Empress, Apalachicola, Hays Place, Panama City,
Ashburn, Worth, High Bluff, Santa Clara, Overstreet, Chula,
Jarrott, Bay City, Massee, Sunsweet, Grooverville, Orange Hill,
Wewahitchka, Adel, Ashton, Blountstown, Portland, Hilliardville,
Nashville, Eucheeanna, Creels, Alma, Sweetwater, Youngstown, Casa
Blanco, Frink, White City, Cook Co A/P, Elpino, Bunker, Saint Joe
Beach, Ausmac, Quitman, Poplar Head, Wakulla Springs, Queensland,
Wetumpka, Port St. Joe, Chaires Crossroads, Moultrie Municipal
A/P, Nixon, Pasco, Clarksville, Dalkeith, Port Leon, Bennett,
Alfords, Hobby, Metcalf, Fort Gadsden, Festus, Tifton, Laconte,
Sylvester Airport, Abba, Pine Valley, Beacon Hill, Decatur Co
A/P, Moultrie, Beachton, Durham, Bradfordville, Santa Rosa Beach,
Buckhorn, Maclay State Gardens, Honeyville, Panacea, Dixie,
Thomasville, Westwood, Pine Park, Howard Creek, Tallahassee,
Gordy, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Bethel, Barneyville,
Chattahoochee, Chipley Municipal Airport, Beverly, Grady Co A/P,
Waterloo, Capps, Quincy, Sopchoppy, Dillon, Port Washington,
Callaway, Killearn Lakes, Odena, Magnolia Beach, Berrien Co A/P,
Capitola, Gammage, Abe Springs, Bowens Mill, Hanover, Ocilla,
Chaires, Bainbridge, Moncrief, Drifton, Pleasant Ridge,
Vicksburg, Marysville, Scotts Ferry, Hardin Heights, Fitzgerald,
Econfina, Steinham Store, Saint Marks, Lynn Haven, Chipley,
Medart, West Bainbridge, Nankin, Capel, Apalachicola Airport, Red
Rock, Sylvester, Brooks Co A/P, Greggs, Crystal Lake, Dills,
Weber, Southport, Cairo, Buck Siding, Quincy Airport, Sandestin,
Lynn, and Morgan Place
109 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024 /209 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024/

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of Florida, including the following areas,
  Calhoun, Central Walton, Coastal Bay, Coastal Franklin, Coastal
  Gulf, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Wakulla, Gadsden, Inland Bay,
  Inland Franklin, Inland Gulf, Inland Jefferson, Inland Wakulla,
  Leon, Liberty, South Walton and Washington and Georgia, including
  the following areas, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook,
  Decatur, Grady, Irwin, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth.

* WHEN...Through this 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. Low-water
  crossings may be flooded. Extensive street flooding and flooding
  of creeks and rivers are possible. Area creeks and streams are
  running high and could flood with more heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms will develop
    across the area this afternoon. Widespread rain totals will
    generally be around 1 to 2 inches but localized areas in the
    flood watch region could see 2 to 4 inches of new rainfall.
    Some of these rainfall amounts could occur across areas that
    already received heavier rains on Friday, this increasing the
    concerns for localized flooding and/or flash flooding.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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