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Florida Flood Stories

2,755 first-hand accounts of flood events in Florida, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Tropical Storm

Coastal Manatee, FL · Oct 6, 2016

Matthew developed into a tropical storm on September 28th as it was approaching the Windward Islands. It quickly strengthened into a powerful Category 5 hurricane just two days later while just north of the northern coast of Colombia.

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Tropical Storm

Bradford, FL · Oct 6, 2016

Category 3 Hurricane Matthew track northward along the Florida Atlantic Coast Thursday October 7th, and then NNE remaining about 50 east of Mayport at the closest approach Friday morning October 8th.

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Tropical Storm

Pinellas, FL · Oct 7, 2016

Matthew developed into a tropical storm on September 28th as it was approaching the Windward Islands. It quickly strengthened into a powerful Category 5 hurricane just two days later while just north of the northern coast of Colombia.

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Tropical Storm

Coastal Hernando, FL · Oct 7, 2016

Matthew developed into a tropical storm on September 28th as it was approaching the Windward Islands. It quickly strengthened into a powerful Category 5 hurricane just two days later while just north of the northern coast of Colombia.

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Tropical Storm

Coastal Hillsborough, FL · Oct 7, 2016

Matthew developed into a tropical storm on September 28th as it was approaching the Windward Islands. It quickly strengthened into a powerful Category 5 hurricane just two days later while just north of the northern coast of Colombia.

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Tropical Storm

Coastal Manatee, FL · Oct 6, 2016

Matthew developed into a tropical storm on September 28th as it was approaching the Windward Islands. It quickly strengthened into a powerful Category 5 hurricane just two days later while just north of the northern coast of Colombia.

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Tropical Storm

Baker, FL · Oct 6, 2016

Category 3 Hurricane Matthew track northward along the Florida Atlantic Coast Thursday October 7th, and then NNE remaining about 50 east of Mayport at the closest approach Friday morning October 8th.

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Tropical Storm

Coastal Duval, FL · Oct 6, 2016

Category 3 Hurricane Matthew track northward along the Florida Atlantic Coast Thursday October 7th, and then NNE remaining about 50 east of Mayport at the closest approach Friday morning October 8th.

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Flood

Hillsborough, FL · Jun 6, 2020

Tropical Storm Cristobal developed in the southern Gulf of Mexico on June 1 before moving north and making landfall in southeast Louisiana on June 7.

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Flood

Manatee, FL · Jun 6, 2020

Tropical Storm Cristobal developed in the southern Gulf of Mexico on June 1 before moving north and making landfall in southeast Louisiana on June 7.

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Flood

Hillsborough, FL · Jun 6, 2020

Tropical Storm Cristobal developed in the southern Gulf of Mexico on June 1 before moving north and making landfall in southeast Louisiana on June 7.

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Flood

Sarasota, FL · Jun 6, 2020

Tropical Storm Cristobal developed in the southern Gulf of Mexico on June 1 before moving north and making landfall in southeast Louisiana on June 7.

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Flood

Sarasota, FL · Jun 6, 2020

Tropical Storm Cristobal developed in the southern Gulf of Mexico on June 1 before moving north and making landfall in southeast Louisiana on June 7.

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Flood

Sarasota, FL · Jun 6, 2020

Tropical Storm Cristobal developed in the southern Gulf of Mexico on June 1 before moving north and making landfall in southeast Louisiana on June 7.

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Flood

Monroe, FL · Sep 12, 2020

Tropical Depression 19 moved across the Everglades, and into the extreme southeast Gulf of Mexico, later strengthening into Tropical Storm Sally.

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Flash Flood

Holmes, FL · Apr 23, 2020

Another in a series of strong upper level troughs pushed through the southeast states, resulting in another enhanced risk of severe storms from the Storm Prediction Center.

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Flood

Broward, FL · Jun 18, 2020

A northward moving frontal boundary brought deep tropical moisture across South Florida. The abundant moisture translated into heavy rainfall across the east coast metro, where flooding materialized across areas in Palm Beach and Broward that received repeated rounds of showers…

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Flood

Palm Beach, FL · Jun 18, 2020

A northward moving frontal boundary brought deep tropical moisture across South Florida. The abundant moisture translated into heavy rainfall across the east coast metro, where flooding materialized across areas in Palm Beach and Broward that received repeated rounds of showers…

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Flood

Palm Beach, FL · Jun 18, 2020

A northward moving frontal boundary brought deep tropical moisture across South Florida. The abundant moisture translated into heavy rainfall across the east coast metro, where flooding materialized across areas in Palm Beach and Broward that received repeated rounds of showers…

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Flood

Miami-Dade, FL · Jun 24, 2019

Afternoon thunderstorms were able to develop along the sea breezes along both coast in the afternoon. Environmental parameters were favorable for increased instability with stronger down burst wind and hail potential across the region.

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Flood

Miami-Dade, FL · Jul 8, 2019

Abundant tropical moisture across the area with a mid-level shortwave moving across the region. A southwesterly wind flow allowed for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to move towards the east coast metro in the afternoon.

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Flood

Miami-Dade, FL · Jul 8, 2019

Abundant tropical moisture across the area with a mid-level shortwave moving across the region. A southwesterly wind flow allowed for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to move towards the east coast metro in the afternoon.

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Flood

Jackson, FL · Dec 5, 2016

A slow moving system brought record amounts of deep layer moisture northward ahead of it as shown by the KTAE observed sounding setting a new December record precipitable water value for the 00z December 6th sounding at 2.18, beating the previous record of 2.05.

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Flood

Washington, FL · Dec 5, 2016

A slow moving system brought record amounts of deep layer moisture northward ahead of it as shown by the KTAE observed sounding setting a new December record precipitable water value for the 00z December 6th sounding at 2.18, beating the previous record of 2.05.

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