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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
903 AM EDT Tue Sep 18 2018

To: Emergency management officials, news media, and other users. 

Effective Tuesday, October 23, 2018 the National Weather Service 
in Jacksonville will modify the flood stage levels for the Santa 
Fe River at Worthington Springs (WORF1) to better reflect impacts
from flooding along this portion of the river. 

These new flood levels are: 

Action Stage 			56 feet (unchanged)
Minor Flood Stage 		59 feet (unchanged)
Moderate Flood Stage    64 feet (up 2 feet) 
Major Flood Stage       66 feet (up 2 feet) 

This location is a flood only forecast point, which means 
forecasts are issued whenever the river is expected to rise above 
the specified action stage. Forecasts for this location are 
issued by the Southeast River Forecast Center in Peachtree City, 
Georgia. River flood warnings are issued by the National Weather 
Service in Jacksonville whenever the river is expected to exceed 
flood stage. 

These updated flood stages are based on flood survey information 
provided by the Union County Sheriff Department and Emergency 
Management as well as a review of flood impacts along the river 
following mitigation activities after Hurricane Irma. 

Based on the coordination with Union County, the flood impact 
statements for the Santa Fe River at Worthington Springs have been
modified as follows: 

75 feet - Water reaches the approach to the State Road 121 bridge
in Alachua County just north of Northwest 290 Avenue.

73.6 feet - Water reaches the base of the State Road 121 bridge 
on the Alachua and Union County sides. The bridge is subject to 
closure above this level.

72 feet - The County Road 241 bridge at the Alachua Union County 
line is subject to closure above this level.

71.5 feet - Water begins to flood travel lanes of State Road 121 
about one quarter mile south of the bridge on the Alachua County 
side.

69 feet - Additional structures on Southwest 99th Avenue in Union
County flood.

66 feet - A home east of Southwest 102nd Avenue near 103rd loop 
in Union County begins to flood.

64 feet - Southwest 99th Avenue in Union County is subject to 
closure above this level restricting access to homes near the 
river. Water begins to approach a couple of residences in the 
area. Structures south of County Road 18 near Southwest 78th Court
begin to flood.

63 feet - Southwest 99th Avenue in Union County begins to flood.

62 feet - In Union County, flooding expands across farm land 
south of County Road 18 and approaches the road surface about 1 
mile east of Southwest County Road 241.

60 feet - A driveway near Southwest 102nd Court in Union County 
begins to flood at this level. Flooding along the river continues 
to impact boat ramps, docks and campgrounds in the area.

59 feet - Chastain-Seay Park in Worthington Springs is generally 
closed to the public as access roads within the park become 
flooded.

58 feet - Picnic Areas and campsites at Chastain-Seay Park in 
Worthington Springs begin to flood.

56 feet - The boat ramp and floating dock at Chastain-Seay Park 
in Worthington Springs begin to flood.

The data for this forecast point is provided through our partner, 
the US Geological Survey. Without this critical data, forecasts and 
warnings would not be possible at this location. You can learn more 
about this and other stream gages in Florida by visiting: 

http://fl.water.usgs.gov

To get the latest information on this and other river forecast 
points in the Jacksonville area of responsibility, please visit our 
website at: 

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=jax

For further information regarding this change, please contact: 

Kelly Godsey                              Jason Hess
Senior Service Hydrologist                Hydrology Program Manager
NWS Tallahassee Florida                   NWS Jacksonville Florida
Love Building	                          13701 Fang Drive
Florida State University                  Jacksonville, Florida 32218
Tallahassee, Florida 32306                (904) 741-4311
850-942-8833	ext 228                       

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