| I know someone who had their picture taken while standing in the river bed of the Santa Fe River before (how long I don't know). Here is what it is like now. Flood Warning FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1244 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA... SANTA FE RIVER AT THREE RIVERS ESTATES AFFECTING COLUMBIA... GILCHRIST AND SUWANNEE COUNTIES SANTA FE RIVER AT HILDRETH ON U.S. 129 BRIDGE AFFECTING GILCHRIST AND SUWANNEE COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA.. SANTA FE RIVER AT FORT WHITE AFFECTING ALACHUA...BRADFORD... COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST...SUWANNEE AND UNION COUNTIES TROPICAL STORM DEBBY BROUGHT OVER 20 INCHES OF RAIN TO NORTH FLORIDA ON JUNE 25 THROUGH 27. RECORD FLOODING IS OCCURRING OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...INCLUDING A LARGE PART OF THE SANTA FE RIVER BASIN. AS FLOOD WATERS MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE RIVER...THE SANTA FE IS BEING SLOWED BY A RISING SUWANNEE RIVER. UPSTREAM AT FT WHITE THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST THIS EVENING AT 32.3 FEET. THIS WOULD MAKE IT THE THIRD HIGHEST FLOOD ON RECORD... BELOW THE 32.98 FOOT FLOOD OF FEBRUARY 26, 1998. CLOSER TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER...3 RIVERS ESTATES IS FORECAST TO RISE AND REMAIN STEADY NEAR 23.3 FEET FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THIS HEIGHT IS SIMILAR TO THE FLOOD OF APRIL 27, 1975 WHEN THE RIVER CRESTED AT 23.5 FEET. AT THE HIGHWAY 129 BRIDGE THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO 22.9 FEET FOR SEVERAL DAYS...A LEVEL NEAR THE FLOOD OF APRIL 18, 1980 WHEN THE RIVER WENT TO 23.0 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...RESIDENTS AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THREATENED PROPERTY. HIGH AND FAST FLOWING RIVERS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR RECREATION OF ANY KIND. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN. && FLC001-007-023-041-121-125-011644- /O.CON.KJAX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /FWHF1.3.ER.120627T2052Z.120701T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1244 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SANTA FE RIVER AT FORT WHITE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:01 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.1 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 32.3 FEET BY THIS EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...MAJOR DAMAGE AND DISRUPTION TO THE COMMUNITY IS EXPECTED. ROADS WILL BE CUT OFF AND MANY HOMES WILL BE SURROUNDED BY WATER. BOAT WASH DAMAGE TO HOMES WILL BE SEVERE. && FLD OBSERVED 7AM FORECAST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU SANTA FE FORT WHITE 24.0 32.1 SAT 11 AM 32.2 31.9 31.4 30.5 29.9 $$ Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 220 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-010830- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-HAMILTON- SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-ST JOHNS- GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON- APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN- COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 220 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR THE ST. MARYS RIVER...SUWANNEE RIVER AND SANTA FE RIVER... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR NORTHERN PORTION OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... ...HEAT ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHERN PORTION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR NORTHERN PORTION OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SUNDAY... ...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO MONDAY... .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... HISTORIC RIVER FLOODING IS ONGOING ALONG THE ALONG THE ST. MARYS RIVER IN PORTIONS OF BAKER...NASSAU...CAMDEN...AND CHARLTON COUNTIES. MAJOR FLOODING IS CURRENTLY ONGOING ALONG THE SUWANNEE RIVER IN PORTIONS OF COLUMBIA AND HAMILTON COUNTIES. MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST ALONG THE SANTA FE RIVERS IN PORTIONS OF ALACHUA...BRADFORD...COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST...SUWANNEE...AND UNION COUNTIES. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 108 TO 116 THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE MIDDLE 90S TO 102 WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. HEAT INDICES WILL APPROACH 108 TO 115 DEGREES. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...AND HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE WEEK AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. |