2,755 first-hand accounts of flood events in Florida, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Higher than normal tides caused coastal flooding along portions of coastal Miami-Dade County. A new moon phase allowed tides to run about 0.5 to 1 inch above predicted levels.
Read the full account →A mid-latitude upper level trough interacted with a tropical airmass with precipitable water values in excess of 2 inches. As a result, heavy rainfall occurred across portions of the Florida panhandle.
Read the full account →A mid-latitude upper level trough interacted with a tropical airmass with precipitable water values in excess of 2 inches. As a result, heavy rainfall occurred across portions of the Florida panhandle.
Read the full account →Light and moist SW flow pushed the more dominant west coast sea breeze across the Suwannee River Valley with a surface front across central GA and a lingering outflow boundary near the Altamaha River basin.
Read the full account →Established southwesterly flow, combined with plentiful low-level moisture, allowed for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to move towards the east coast metro in the afternoon.
Read the full account →Established southwesterly flow, combined with plentiful low-level moisture, allowed for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to move towards the east coast metro in the afternoon.
Read the full account →Established southwesterly flow, combined with plentiful low-level moisture, allowed for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to move towards the east coast metro in the afternoon.
Read the full account →Established southwesterly flow, combined with plentiful low-level moisture, allowed for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to move towards the east coast metro in the afternoon.
Read the full account →Established southwesterly flow, combined with plentiful low-level moisture, allowed for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to move towards the east coast metro in the afternoon.
Read the full account →High pressure centered just off the northeastern U.S. coast continued to slide further into the Atlantic, allowing for a moist southeast wind flow across South Florida.
Read the full account →West-southwest gales developed behind a strong cold front that moved through the region during the early morning hours of December 21st. These gusty winds brought down power poles and lines, leading to minor damage.
Read the full account →Very moist conditions including PWAT of 2.2 inches were in place across the local area under fast SW steering flow of 20-25 kts. A short wave trough moved over the region during the afternoon which further destabilized the air mass and triggered scattered strong to isolated…
Read the full account →Persistent onshore flow combined with elevated Atlantic water levels due to much higher than normal astronomical tides with the approach and passage of the Super Harvest Blood Moon (occurred on Sept. 27) funneled a lot of water into the St. Johns River basin.
Read the full account →Persistent onshore flow combined with elevated Atlantic water levels due to much higher than normal astronomical tides with the approach and passage of the Super Harvest Blood Moon (occurred on Sept. 27) funneled a lot of water into the St. Johns River basin.
Read the full account →Persistent onshore flow combined with elevated Atlantic water levels due to much higher than normal astronomical tides with the approach and passage of the Super Harvest Blood Moon (occurred on Sept. 27) funneled a lot of water into the St. Johns River basin.
Read the full account →Persistent onshore flow combined with elevated Atlantic water levels due to much higher than normal astronomical tides with the approach and passage of the Super Harvest Blood Moon (occurred on Sept. 27) funneled a lot of water into the St. Johns River basin.
Read the full account →Heavy rain associated with the intersection of a stalled frontal boundary and a coastal trough along the Treasure Coast trained into the coasts of St. Lucie and Martin Counties during the morning and early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Heavy rain associated with the intersection of a stalled frontal boundary and a coastal trough along the Treasure Coast trained into the coasts of St. Lucie and Martin Counties during the morning and early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →A cold front moved into South Florida during the day of December 3rd, and stalled across the far southern end of the peninsula and upper Florida Keys on the 4th and 5th.
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