2,755 first-hand accounts of flood events in Florida, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Several waves of severe storms developed across South Florida during the two day period of the 27th and 28th. The first wave of storms occurred with a weak warm front that lifted over the region during the morning hours of the 27th, producing a tornado along the east coast.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall of six to ten inches caused widespread flooding of roads, homes, businesses, rivers and streams from the Bradenton-Sarasota metropolitan areas south to the Port Charlotte-Punta Gorda and Ft. Myers-Cape Coral metropolitan areas.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →Dennis, a Category 3 hurricane, moved inland just east of Gulf Breeze, FL, early Sunday afternoon, July 10. The peak wind gust and lowest sea-level pressure recorded were 67 knots and 979 mb, respectively, at Buoy 42039 located 80 miles south of Panama City, FL.
Read the full account →Catastrophic Hurricane Katrina came ashore early Monday morning, August 29, just east of Grand Isle in southeast Louisiana with 125-mph winds.
Read the full account →Hurricane Frances came ashore on the east coast of Florida near Sewall's Point during the early morning hours of September 5. Frances weakened as it crossed the central peninsula, and reemerged over the northeast Gulf of Mexico 24 hours later as a tropical storm.
Read the full account →A mid to upper level trough associated with a low centered over the northeast Gulf waters combined with the western edge of the Atlantic high. This brought southerly flow and deep tropical moisture from the Caribbean and southeastern Gulf of Mexico to Florida.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Debby moved across the area from the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Deep tropical moisture combined with a stalled frontal boundary across north Florida over a period of several days caused extensive, flooding rainfall, as well as historic river flooding on the St.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Debby moved across the area from the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Deep tropical moisture combined with a stalled frontal boundary across north Florida over a period of several days caused extensive, flooding rainfall, as well as historic river flooding on the St.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Debby moved across the area from the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Deep tropical moisture combined with a stalled frontal boundary across north Florida over a period of several days caused extensive, flooding rainfall, as well as historic river flooding on the St.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Debby moved across the area from the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Deep tropical moisture combined with a stalled frontal boundary across north Florida over a period of several days caused extensive, flooding rainfall, as well as historic river flooding on the St.
Read the full account →Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, and Jackson counties were declared federal disaster areas. Nearly 6 inches of rain from March 8-9 caused urban/small stream flooding in Bayou George and much of the north and northwest Bay County.
Read the full account →Hurricane Georges, a Category 2 storm, made landfall near Biloxi, MS early Monday, September 28, 1998. A peak wind gust of 52 knots was measured at the Gulf of Mexico data buoy 85 nautical miles south of Panama City.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Isaac moved west-northwest across the Florida Straits south of the Florida Keys on August 26. The northern edge of the wind and rain area associated with Isaac affected the South Florida peninsula throughout the day on the 26th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Irene - Three single family homes and one multi-family structure received major damage. 167 single family homes, 6 multi-family and 18 mobile and 18 businesses with minor damage. Numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down.
Read the full account →Heavy rains caused flooding to homes along and near the Peace River along U.S. Highway 17 near the Hardee-De Soto county line. The Horse Creek in Hardee county also overflowed it's banks and caused minor to moderate water damage to homes and businesses.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall of six to ten inches caused widespread flooding of roads, homes, businesses, rivers and streams from the Bradenton-Sarasota metropolitan areas south to the Port Charlotte-Punta Gorda and Ft. Myers-Cape Coral metropolitan areas.
Read the full account →Eastern rain bands associated with Hurricane Gordon produced six to eight inches of rain in less than 18 hours over parts of Lee and Charlotte counties in Southwest Florida on the 17th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Earl, a minimal Category 1 storm, came ashore near Panama City, FL early Thursday, September 3, 1998. Earl weakened to a tropical storm as it tracked northeastward through Central Georgia.
Read the full account →Hurricane Ivan made landfall near Gulf Shores, AL, during the predawn hours of September 16. Maximum sustained winds reached 50 knots, with gusts to 62 knots at Buoy 42039, 80 miles south of Panama City, FL. The lowest sea-level pressure was 999.6 mb at Panama City.
Read the full account →Dennis, a Category 3 hurricane, moved inland just east of Gulf Breeze, FL, early Sunday afternoon, July 10. The peak wind gust and lowest sea-level pressure recorded were 67 knots and 979 mb, respectively, at Buoy 42039 located 80 miles south of Panama City, FL.
Read the full account →Catastrophic Hurricane Katrina came ashore early Monday morning, August 29, just east of Grand Isle in southeast Louisiana with 125-mph winds.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Isidore came ashore near New Orleans, LA during the early morning hours of September 26. Maximum sustained winds reached 46 mph along the Panhandle coast. The lowest sea-level pressure recorded was 998 mb.
Read the full account →Hurricane Frances came ashore on the east coast of Florida near Sewall's Point during the early morning hours of September 5. Frances weakened as it crossed the central peninsula, and reemerged over the northeast Gulf of Mexico 24 hours later as a tropical storm.
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