Bagdad, FL Warnings, Watches and Advisories

When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Bagdad.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Flood Advisory issued August 28 at 11:05AM EDT until August 28 at 12:30PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Western Dixie County in Big Bend Florida... Southeastern Taylor County in Big Bend Florida... * WHEN...Until 1230 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1104 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Steinhatchee, Cross City, Horseshoe Point, Horseshoe Beach, Jena, Jonesboro, Shamrock, Howell Place, Fish Creek, Shired Island, Bird Island, Cedar Island, Blue Springs, Keaton Beach, Jack Lee Island, Jug Island, Dekle Beach and Adams Beach. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood