Northern Florida beach towns facing a coastal flood threat as relentless rain soaks region throughout the week
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Relentless rain soak Northern Florida, triggers Flood Watches Soaking and relentless rains have been slamming the Sunshine State throughout the week, with up to 12 inches of rain already recorded in the Florida Panhandle. Flood Watches have been triggered along Florida's northern coast, from Jacksonville to Flagler Beach. THE TAKEAWAYA coastal storm has developed just off the northeastern Florida coast, bringing a coastal flood threat and high rip current risk for the First Coast. A Level 1 out of 4 flash flood threat remains in place across parts of the Florida Panhandle and from North Florida into Central Florida through Thursday. Flood Warnings and Flood Watches are in place along Florida's northern coast through Wednesday. The stretch of wet weather in Florida isn’t letting up anytime soon, with several inches of rainfall expected across the state through the end of the week. MILLIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST FACE DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN, INCREASED FLOOD THREAT IN WET START TO OCTOBERAccording to the FOX Forecast Center, some parts of Florida could see an additional 2 to 5 inches of rain by Thursday. A Level 1 out of 4 flash flood risk covers most of the state through Thursday as well.
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