ALERT: Update on status of the nationwide data transmission error that prevents stream gauge data collected at affected locations from being displayed on the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services (AHPS) webpages. The USGS has restored the transmission from all of their gauges or has placed them in a seasonal outage (some Alaska gauges). There are a few USGS gauges that the NWS is not yet receiving the new transmissions and NWS is working to get that data by alternate means. A map of the status of USGS gauges is here. The status map of gauge outages from other agencies is here. The situation has greatly improved and will continue to improve but at a slower pace. The outage maps will now be updated once per week on Thursday. We apologize for the service interruption and hope to have the data restored as soon as possible.

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NOTE: Gauge reading affected by tides. NOTE: Forecasts for the Gulf of Mexico Tide Gauge at Panama City Beach are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 7 Moderate Flood Stage: 5 Flood Stage: 3.2 Action Stage: 1.9 Low Stage (in feet): -1.2 Historic Crests (1) 7.60 ft on 10/04/1995 (2) 6.19 ft on 07/10/2005 (3) 5.84 ft on 09/16/2004 (4) 4.83 ft on 10/10/2018 (5) 3.76 ft on 06/11/2005 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 4.83 ft on 10/10/2018 (2) 2.62 ft on 05/28/2018 (3) 3.60 ft on 10/08/2017 (4) 2.78 ft on 06/21/2017 (5) 3.62 ft on 01/22/2017 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:14 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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13	(12 ft Mean Higher High Water) - Flooding of historic proportions along the Bay County Coast and in Panama City Beach. Water moving through breaks in the dune line is likely to flood Front Beach Road in numerous places. Some structures along the beach near these dune breaks will flood. Extreme beach erosion due to wave action is expected.
10	(9 ft Mean Higher High Water) - Catastrophic flooding along the Bay County Coast and in Panama City Beach. US-98 floods near the Bay/Walton County line. Dune line breaks will lead to flooding of some structures immediately on the beach and approach Front Beach Road. Considerable erosion is likely due to wave action.
7	(6.0 Mean Higher High Water) - Significant flooding along the Bay County Coast and in Panama City Beach. Water continues to flood through beach access areas. Significant erosion of dunes are likely due to wave action.
6	(5.0 Mean Higher High Water) - Near Powell Lake at the Bay/Walton County line, water begins to surround elevated structures on both sides of the lake. On the beachfront near Pinnacle Point, structures west of Sandy Shore Drive will be surrounded by water. Pinnacle Point floods at this level. Erosion and wave action becomes severe along the Bay County Beaches. Overwash may begin to affect parking areas and low spots on the coast.
5	(4.0 Mean Higher High Water) At the Walton/Bay County line, flooding expands into Powell Lake. On the Gulf side, Parkshore Drive near Pinnacle Point begins to flood. Erosion from wave action increases along the Bay County Beaches. Overwash may begin to affect parking areas and low spots on the coast.
4	(3.0 Mean Higher High Water) - Water begins to flood low lying areas in Camp Helen State Park and on south facing portions of Powell Lake in Bay County. Areas near beach access continue to flood. Erosion from wave action begins along the Bay County Beaches.
3.2	(2.2 ft Mean Higher High Water) - Where breaks in the dune line to beach access exist, water begins to flood access areas from Inlet Beach to St Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach.
2.7	(1.7 ft Mean Higher High Water) - Water reaches the dune line in several places along the Bay County Beaches.

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Latitude: 30.214722° N, Longitude: 85.878056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 3.2 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 0.00 3.2 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other -0.96 2.24 Mean Higher High Water - used to approximate inundation

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