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

Flash Flood$20K damage

Duval, FL · May 28, 2012

Tropical Storm Beryl moved onshore on the northeast Florida coast the night of Sunday May 27th...and moved slowly inland across north Florida Monday the 28th and on the 29th began to recurve to the northeast over south Georgia.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Jefferson, FL · Jun 25, 2012

Slow moving Tropical Storm Debby created significant impacts to the area for several days, including freshwater flooding, storm surge flooding, and trees and power lines blown down due to gusty winds.

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Flood$20K damage

Sarasota, FL · Aug 27, 2012

Tropical Storm Isaac crossed eastern Cuba on August 25th and moved northwest through the Florida Keys and into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. A Tropical Storm Watch was issued for Pinellas County south through Lee County on the morning of the 25th and was extended north through…

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Flood$20K damage

St. Lucie, FL · Aug 27, 2012

Tropical Storm Isaac passed southwest of east-central Florida, making its closest approach during the late afternoon and evening hours of August 26. Two tornadoes developed during the morning of August 27 and several tropical storm force wind gusts were observed.

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Flash Flood$90K damage

Polk, FL · Dec 31, 2002

El Nino continued to keep the storm systems rolling through Florida in December. The New Year's Eve storm was almost a carbon copy of the storm system that occurred seven days earlier.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Coastal Miami-Dade County, FL · Aug 26, 2012

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.

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Flash Flood$80K damage

Sarasota, FL · Dec 13, 1997

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.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Dixie, FL · Aug 23, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay emerged into the Apalachee Bay late Friday night and made its fourth landfall on Saturday, August 23rd near Carrabelle, Florida. That morning, Fay had tapped into Gulf of Mexico moisture.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Jefferson, FL · Aug 23, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay emerged into the Apalachee Bay late Friday night and made its fourth landfall on Saturday, August 23rd near Carrabelle, Florida. That morning, Fay had tapped into Gulf of Mexico moisture.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Taylor, FL · Aug 23, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay emerged into the Apalachee Bay late Friday night and made its fourth landfall on Saturday, August 23rd near Carrabelle, Florida. That morning, Fay had tapped into Gulf of Mexico moisture.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Madison, FL · Aug 23, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay emerged into the Apalachee Bay late Friday night and made its fourth landfall on Saturday, August 23rd near Carrabelle, Florida. That morning, Fay had tapped into Gulf of Mexico moisture.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Gadsden, FL · Aug 23, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay emerged into the Apalachee Bay late Friday night and made its fourth landfall on Saturday, August 23rd near Carrabelle, Florida. That morning, Fay had tapped into Gulf of Mexico moisture.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Lafayette, FL · Aug 23, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay emerged into the Apalachee Bay late Friday night and made its fourth landfall on Saturday, August 23rd near Carrabelle, Florida. That morning, Fay had tapped into Gulf of Mexico moisture.

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Coastal Flood$75K damage

Wakulla, FL · Nov 10, 2009

Storm tides associated with Tropical Storm Ida ranged from three to five feet along the Florida Panhandle coast during the morning of November 10. Coastal flooding closed several roads in Wakulla County.

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Flood$75K damage

Taylor, FL · Mar 10, 1998

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.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$75K damage

Holmes, FL · Sep 2, 1998

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.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$75K damage

Taylor, FL · Sep 28, 1998

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.

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Storm Surge/Tide$75K damage

Hernando, FL · Jan 2, 1999

Storm surge, partly enhanced by a fast moving squall-line that extended perpendicular to the West Florida peninsula, produced damage to homes and businesses along the immediate coast.

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Tropical Storm$75K damage

Lafayette, FL · Sep 26, 2004

Hurricane Jeanne made landfall on the east coast of Florida near Stuart on the evening of September 25. Jeanne weakened to a tropical storm over central and northwest Florida on September 26.

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Tropical Storm$75K damage

De Soto, FL · Oct 24, 2005

Hurricane Wilma produced tropical storm force winds across much of southwest and west central Florida. However, much of the damage was limited to downed tree limbs and localized flooding.

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Tropical Storm$75K damage

Lafayette, FL · Aug 22, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay came ashore along the northeast Florida coast on the 21st. Fay moved slowly westward across northern Florida, producing widespread heavy rainfall and strong winds. On the 22nd, Fay began to approach the waters of Apalachee Bay.

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Tropical Storm$75K damage

Franklin, FL · Nov 9, 2009

Ida, a Category Two hurricane, weakened as it approached the northern Gulf Coast on November 9. It came ashore over the western Florida Panhandle coast about 30 miles east-southeast of Mobile, Alabama during the morning of November 10.

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Tropical Storm$75K damage

Leon, FL · Nov 9, 2009

Ida, a Category Two hurricane, weakened as it approached the northern Gulf Coast on November 9. It came ashore over the western Florida Panhandle coast about 30 miles east-southeast of Mobile, Alabama during the morning of November 10.

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Flood$300K damage

Hendry, FL · Aug 19, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay affected South Florida on the 18th and 19th of August. The storm made landfall early in the morning of the 19th near Cape Romano, and moved over inland sections of South Florida during the morning and afternoon hours of the 19th, exiting the area near Lake…

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