Jul 20, 2024
A prevailing SW flow combined with the river, lake and sea breezes converged east of Highway 301 in the late evening over a moist and unstable airmass. Numerous boundary mergers produced a waterspout over the St. Johns River about 2 miles NNE of Orange Miles around 9:30 pm EDT near State Road 207 and Rector Road near Putnam County. The waterspout did not move onshore, and damage was not reported. Other storms produced gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall especially across SE GA, including some
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1193474). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Brantley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.