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Flood Warning issued October 11 at 9:09PM EDT until October 14 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL

A flood warning covers rivers in Florida and Georgia, with minor flooding occurring at the St. Mary’s River at Macclenny. The warning is in effect until October 14 at 2:00 AM EDT.

The Salmon River is located in Idaho in the northwestern United States. The Salmon is also known as "The River of No Return". It flows for 425 miles (685 km) through central Idaho, draining a rugged, thinly populated watershed of 14,000 square miles (36,000 km2) and dropping more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) between its headwaters, near Galena Summit above the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, and its confluence with the Snake River. Measured at White Bird, its average disch
Illustrative image: The Salmon River is located in Idaho in the northwestern United States. The Salmon is also known as "The River of No Return". It flows for 425 miles (685 km) through central Idaho, draining a rugged, thinly populated watershed of 14,000 square miles (36,000 km2) and dropping more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) between its headwaters, near Galena Summit above the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, and its confluence with the Snake River. Measured at White Bird, its average disch — Ken Lund/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Why it matters

The source reports flooding of low-lying areas and says that at 14 feet, lower access roads could be cut off for 15 to 20 homes on the Georgia side.

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Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
8/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
8/10

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