PROJECT ALERT NOTICE (FL) Florida Panhandle Flooding

Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 07:57:45 EDT

Summary: Staff from Tallahassee, Orlando, and Lutz Field Offices are collecting streamflow data, and high water marks at streamgages impacted by the heavy rainfall from Hurricane Sally.

USGS crews visited 8 sites, repaired 1 malfunctioning gage, and completed 12 flow measurements in the Western Panhandle of Florida on 09/16/2020.

One stream gage remains above major flood level and five gages are in moderate flood level.

Crews from Florida will continue to collect streamflow measurements in areas where flow conditions warrant a measurement. The main focus area for the data collection are in the western portion of the Florida Panhandle. There are a total of 10 staff working in the field today.