Sep 9, 2004
Hurricane Frances produced 6 to 10 inches of heavy rain over much of the middle and upper St. Johns River Basin. Beginning around September 9th, water levels began to reach flood stage on the middle basin mainly around Geneva, and Sanford. Levels continued to rise well above flood stage and began to fall slightly untill Hurricane Jeanne followed the same track across the state. Significant flooding followed with a record crest of 10.1 feet being reached at the Lake Harney Gage. In Volusia Count
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5424600). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lake County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.