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Flash Flood — Jackson, FL

Apr 12, 2015

Property Damage
$10K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

A cluster of slow moving thunderstorms sat over portions of Washington and Jackson county during the evening hours of April 12th and lingered into the overnight hours. Significant flash flooding resulted in Jackson county with up to 11 inches of rain falling in a 6-8 hour period. This resulted in numerous road closures.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 565860). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Jackson, FL

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

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