STARKE, Fla. -- Bradford County Emergency Management is offering sandbags to residents experiencing flooding.
Due to the large amount of rainfall that has fallen in Bradford County and Starke the Emergency Management office is offering free sandbags to residents.
Properties along Alligator Creek, North Water Street, areas of Griffis Loop, Northeast 14 Avenue off County Road 320 and US 301 remain closed due to flood waters.
The forecast for Bradford County includes rainfall for most of the day Monday. This could include potentially large amounts of rainfall due to the slow moving nature of the weather system.
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Bradford County Emergency Management currently has two sandbag stations set up. One is at Starke City Hall located at 209 North Thompson Street. The second is next to the County Health Department on West Market Road off US 301.
The City Hall location has an inmate work crew on site to assist with filling the sand bags but residents needing sandbags should bring their own shovels in case a location does not have a work team in place.
There is no charge for the sandbags and locations are open to anyone in need.
For more information please contact Bradford County Emergency Management at 904-966-6336.
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