Jun 25, 2012
Slow moving Tropical Storm Debby created significant impacts to the area for several days, including freshwater flooding, storm surge flooding, and trees and power lines blown down due to gusty winds. ||In Wakulla county, significant inland flooding occurred from very heavy rainfall. Rainfall caused numerous small creeks, streams, and rivers to rapidly exceed their banks and flood adjacent communities. The Sopchoppy River crested at 36.8 feet on Tuesday, June 26th. This is the flood of recor
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 396520). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jefferson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.