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Flash Flood — Pinellas, FL

Aug 10, 2025

A surface trough across the peninsula coupled with broad low- to mid-level inverted troughing over the eastern gulf enables moist south to southeast flow over the peninsula, leading to clusters of slow-moving, deep convection with heavy rain producing flash flooding in parts of Lee County during the early morning hours, and in parts of Pinellas County during the evening hours.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1293443). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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This event is one of many recorded floods in Pinellas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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