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The river is forecast to slowly climb\ninto Minor flood stage this week.\n\nFor the St. Johns River...including Deland...Minor flooding is\nforecast.\n\n* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.\n\n* WHERE...St Johns River near Deland.\n\n* WHEN...Until further notice.\n\n* IMPACTS...At 4.0 feet, Docks and piers are completely submerged at\nPier 44 Marina. Many docks are partially submerged at Hontoon\nLanding Marina.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 7:30 PM EST Sunday the stage was 3.9 feet.\n- Bankfull stage is 3.5 feet.\n- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early\ntomorrow afternoon and continue rising to 4.2 feet Thursday\nevening. Additional rises are possible thereafter.\n- Flood stage is 4.0 feet.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood","instruction":"Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars\nthrough flooded areas.\n\nCaution is urged when walking near riverbanks.\n\nAdditional information is available at www.weather.gov.\n\nThe next statement will be issued Monday morning at 1100 AM EST.","url":"https://alerts.weather.gov/search?id=urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.e7b946b7370357bc38981754d76186d2bc9d47cc.001.1","starts":"2026-11-08T20:03:00-05:00","ends":"2026-11-09T11:00:00-05:00","id":"nws-urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e7b946b7370357bc38981754d76186d2bc9d47cc.001.1"},{"source":"NWS","kind":"Flood Warning","severity":"Severe","title":"Flood Warning issued November 8 at 8:02PM EST by NWS Melbourne FL","text":"...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida...\n\nSt Johns River Near Astor affecting Volusia and Lake Counties.\n\n.Heavy rainfall that has occurred upstream will maintain river levels\nwithin Moderate flood stage through early next week as a large volume\nof water works north through the basin.\n\nFor the St. Johns River...including Astor...Moderate flooding is\nforecast.\n\n* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and forecast.\n\n* WHERE...St Johns River near Astor.\n\n* WHEN...Until further notice.\n\n* IMPACTS...At 3.0 feet, Water approaches or may enter lowest homes\non or near Wildhog Road and nearby canals. Flooding reaches the\nparking lot of the Juno Trail Apartments. Flooding on portions of\nAlligator Road and Holiday Road. Lowest lying yards along Blue\nCreek are flooded. Roads at Astor Landing Campground and Lake\nDexter Boat Ramp begin to flood. Water enters lower homes closest\nto the river on McPherson Lane.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 7:30 PM EST Sunday the stage was 2.9 feet.\n- Bankfull stage is 2.0 feet.\n- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending\nat 7:30 PM EST Sunday was 3.0 feet.\n- Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady abov","instruction":"Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars\nthrough flooded areas.\n\nCaution is urged when walking near riverbanks.\n\nAdditional information is available at www.weather.gov.\n\nThe next statement will be issued Monday morning at 1115 AM EST.","url":"https://alerts.weather.gov/search?id=urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.ace757809a48184dd60d7f2d82ec84e07516b042.001.1","starts":"2026-11-08T20:02:00-05:00","ends":"2026-11-09T11:15:00-05:00","id":"nws-urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ace757809a48184dd60d7f2d82ec84e07516b042.001.1"}],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/lake-woodruff-national-wildlife-refuge/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/lake-woodruff-national-wildlife-refuge.geojson"}