Flood Watch Issued
From
City of Hawthorne
Sent
Tue, Sep 24 @ 3:25am
Description
Flood Watch issued September 24 at 3:21AM EDT until September 27 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall associated with
tropical system expected to make landfall Thursday evening in the
Panhandle or Big Bend region of Florida.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Florida, including the following
areas, Central Marion, Eastern Alachua, Eastern Hamilton,
Gilchrist, Northern Columbia, Southeastern Columbia, Southwestern
Columbia, Suwannee, Western Alachua, Western Hamilton and Western
Marion and southeast Georgia, including the following areas,
Atkinson, Clinch, Coffee, Echols and Jeff Davis.
* WHEN...From Wednesday evening through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive rainfall due to a tropical system will likely
result in scattered areas of flash flooding and isolated episodes
of considerable flash flooding, specifically in urban flood prone
locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Widespread heavy rainfall falling over a short period of time
is expected as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine accelerates
northward into the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday and eventually
making landfall somewhere along the panhandle of Florida on
Thursday. Widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches are
predicted along the I-75 corridor and interior counties of
southeast Georgia, some localized areas may receive higher
amounts around 8 to 10 inches.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
This notification was posted by City of Hawthorne. City of Hawthorne is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
