High water levels near Jacksonville in the St. Johns River have subsided across the lower basin but record flooding continues upstream in central Florida.
Hurricane Ian left behind a swollen river running around a foot above normal near the Southbank and Shands Bridge but the surge has decreased and Flood warnings have been canceled.
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Only minor high tide flooding around boat ramps and low bulkheads is possible around St. Johns, Flagler and Eastern Putnam Counties through Monday morning.
Bigger flood problems continue upstream where wetlands continue to drain into the watershed that feeds the upper St. Johns River.
Many river gauges still haven’t crested and will stay high through the week and possibly longer.
In Sanford, the St. Johns is at record flood stage as of Sunday morning. The river is expected to crest at 9; The previous record crest was 8.51′ in 1953. At 9′, flooding will become more significant to the Sanford waterfront area where it could remain at record flood stage through the middle of next week and major flood stage through at least late next week.
Astor, Florida is the closest gauge to Lake George. It remains high as rainfall drains into the basin and is forecasted to rise back up to 4.6 ft by Tuesday staying at major flood stage for the foreseeable future.
Interests along the river will continue to see major flood impacts through next week however the deeper river sections downstream in Clay and Duval are not expected to have significant impacts.