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    "name": "Southeast River Forecast Center"
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        "stage": 17.2,
        "statement": "Water enters homes along the St Johns River in the Lake Poinsett area west of Cocoa, also low lying homes in the Silver Pines subdivision in Rockledge and the Shakespeare Park area of Cocoa. Providence Road area west of Cocoa becomes impassable, cutting off access to homes in the Mullet Lane and Bass Road area. Docks flooded and water in parking lot at Lone Cabbage Fish Camp."
      },
      {
        "stage": 17,
        "statement": "Flooding to some roads and water approaching low lying homes in the Silver Pines subdivision in Rockledge. Many yards, ditches and pastures flooded and water approaching low lying structures along Pluckebaum Road in Cocoa and Rockledge. Flooding to low lying structures in the Lake Washington area of Melbourne."
      },
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        "stage": 16.7,
        "statement": "Water covers yards, encroaches on homes and may enter low lying homes along the St Johns River in the Lake Poinsett area."
      },
      {
        "stage": 16.5,
        "statement": "Road flooding in the Stratford Drive area of Cocoa. Flooding of streets and approaching low lying structures in the Lake Washington area of Melbourne."
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        "stage": 16.2,
        "statement": "Water spreads up in yards and approaches homes along the St Johns River in the Lake Poinsett area."
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      {
        "stage": 16,
        "statement": "Flooding to low lying roads in the Lake Washington area of Melbourne. Flooding in low lying areas west of John Rodes Blvd from Melbourne to West Melbourne, reaching to the June Park area."
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      {
        "stage": 15.8,
        "statement": "Water begins to move over sea wall in low lying areas along the St Johns River in the Lake Poinsett area west of Cocoa. Flooding to low lying areas near the river in the Lake Washington area of Melbourne."
      }
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    {
      "abbrev": "US Geological Survey",
      "text": "USGS--Water Resources of the United States",
      "title": "US Geological Survey",
      "url": "https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis"
    },
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      "abbrev": "USGS",
      "text": "02232400",
      "title": "Observations courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey",
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  "impactsLowWaters": [],
  "normalThreshold": {
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    "units": "ft"
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    {
      "statement": "River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.",
      "effective": "0101",
      "expiration": "1231"
    }
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          "abbrev": "STND",
          "description": "A fixed base elevation at a tide station to which all water level measurements are referred. The datum is unique to each station and is established at a lower elevation than the water is ever expected to reach. It is referenced to the primary bench mark at the station and is held constant regardless of changes to the water level gauge or tide staff. The datum of tabulation is most often at the zero of the first tide staff installed.",
          "value": 0
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        {
          "label": "North American Vertical Datum of 1988",
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          "description": "A fixed reference for elevations determined by geodetic leveling. The datum was derived from a general adjustment of the first-order terrestrial leveling nets of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In the adjustment, only the height of the primary tidal bench mark, referenced to the International Great Lakes Datum of 1985 (IGLD 85) local mean sea level height value, at Father Point, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada was held fixed, thus providing minimum constraint. NAVD 88 and IGLD 85 are identical. However, NAVD 88 bench mark values are given in Helmert orthometric height units while IGLD 85 values are in dynamic heights. See International Great Lakes Datum of 1985, National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, and geopotential difference. NAVD 88 should not be used as Mean Sea Level.",
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  "forecastReliability": "Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.",
  "TruncateObs": "-1",
  "TruncateFcst": "5",
  "ObservedFloodCategory": "major",
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