Aug 4, 2024
Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 storm along the FL Big Bend coast during the early morning of August 5, 2024. Prior to landfall, outer convective bands produced tornadoes across portions of northeast Florida on August 4th. Widespread flooding moved inland with Debby across the Suwannee River Valley and inland Southeast Georgia where flash flooding and moderate to major river flooding occurred.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1198831). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Baker County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.