Apr 30, 2014
A strong long wave trough was centered over the mid Mississippi Valley extending south to the Gulf coast with several shortwaves rotating around it. During the April 29-30 time period, a strong MCS developed along the Gulf coast and trained across the area, producing extremely heavy rainfall rates and amounts on top of what had already been a very wet month with additional rainfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches common across the area. This led to serious flooding across portions of the Florida pan
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 515455). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Walton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.