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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 withtropical system expected to make landfall Thursday evening in thePanhandle or Big Bend region of Florida.* WHERE...Portions of northern Florida, including the followingareas, Central Marion, Eastern Alachua, Eastern Hamilton,Gilchrist, Northern Columbia, Southeastern Columbia, SouthwesternColumbia, Suwannee, Western Alachua, Western Hamilton and WesternMarion 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 likelyresult in scattered areas of flash flooding and isolated episodesof considerable flash flooding, specifically in urban flood pronelocations.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- Widespread heavy rainfall falling over a short period of timeis expected as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine acceleratesnorthward into the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday and eventuallymaking landfall somewhere along the panhandle of Florida onThursday. Widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches arepredicted along the I-75 corridor and interior counties ofsoutheast Georgia, some localized areas may receive higheramounts around 8 to 10 inches.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take actionshould Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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