Flood Warning: Holmes, FL; Washington, FL

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Flood Warning — Holmes, FL; Washington, FL Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida... Alabama...Georgia... Shoal River near Mossy Head (CR 1087) affecting Walton County. Choctawhatchee River at Geneva (SR 52) affecting Geneva County. Ochlockonee River near Thomasville (US 84) affecting Thomas and Grady Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Alabama...Florida... Pea River near Ariton (US 231) affecting Coffee and Dale Counties. Choctawhatchee River near Caryville (US 90) affecting Washington and Holmes Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Alabama...Florida... Pea River at Elba (US 84) affecting Coffee County. St. Marks River near Newport On Old Magnolia Rd affecting Leon and Wakulla Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Choctawhatchee River near Caryville (US 90). * WHEN...From late Monday night until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, In Holmes County, water begins to flood areas off Buck Rodgers Road east of CR-179A in Holmes County. Access to several of the fish camps become inaccessible above this level. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 7.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Tuesday morning and continue rising to a crest of 15.4 feet Wednesday evening. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.5 feet on 12/09/1953. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood