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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.

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Pinellas, FL · Feb 16, 1998

Heavy rainfall of three to five inches in less than eight hours caused localized flooding of low-lying roads and areas of poor drainage from Lutz in Hillsborough County north to Crystal River in Citrus County.Over 70 percent of the strawberry crop in Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk…

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Citrus, FL · Feb 16, 1998

Heavy rainfall of three to five inches in less than eight hours caused localized flooding of low-lying roads and areas of poor drainage from Lutz in Hillsborough County north to Crystal River in Citrus County.Over 70 percent of the strawberry crop in Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk…

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Flood$10K damage

Hernando, FL · Feb 16, 1998

Heavy rainfall of three to five inches in less than eight hours caused localized flooding of low-lying roads and areas of poor drainage from Lutz in Hillsborough County north to Crystal River in Citrus County.Over 70 percent of the strawberry crop in Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk…

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Flood$10K damage

Polk, FL · Feb 16, 1998

Heavy rainfall of three to five inches in less than eight hours caused localized flooding of low-lying roads and areas of poor drainage from Lutz in Hillsborough County north to Crystal River in Citrus County.Over 70 percent of the strawberry crop in Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk…

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Alachua, FL · Mar 11, 2022

A frontal boundary was draped across north Florida as a strong short wave trough passed overhead. A flood watch was in effect due to already saturated ground where 2-3 inches of rainfall occurred over the past 2 days, prior to the flooding rainfall that occurred with this event.

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Suwannee, FL · Mar 12, 2022

A frontal boundary was draped across north Florida as a strong short wave trough passed overhead. A flood watch was in effect due to already saturated ground where 2-3 inches of rainfall occurred over the past 2 days, prior to the flooding rainfall that occurred with this event.

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Duval, FL · Mar 12, 2022

A frontal boundary was draped across north Florida as a strong short wave trough passed overhead. A flood watch was in effect due to already saturated ground where 2-3 inches of rainfall occurred over the past 2 days, prior to the flooding rainfall that occurred with this event.

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Duval, FL · Jul 2, 2022

The region was between a weak coastal low to the NNE and a surface high pressure ridge axis stretching from near Bermuda into central FL. Tropical airmass is in place with precipitable water amounts of 2 inches allowing storms to produce heavy rainfall.

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Duval, FL · Jul 2, 2022

The region was between a weak coastal low to the NNE and a surface high pressure ridge axis stretching from near Bermuda into central FL. Tropical airmass is in place with precipitable water amounts of 2 inches allowing storms to produce heavy rainfall.

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Duval, FL · Jul 2, 2022

The region was between a weak coastal low to the NNE and a surface high pressure ridge axis stretching from near Bermuda into central FL. Tropical airmass is in place with precipitable water amounts of 2 inches allowing storms to produce heavy rainfall.

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Duval, FL · Jul 11, 2022

Moist southwest flow was over northeast Florida with high pressure southeast of the region and a frontal boundary stretched across southeast Georgia.

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Duval, FL · Jul 11, 2022

Moist southwest flow was over northeast Florida with high pressure southeast of the region and a frontal boundary stretched across southeast Georgia.

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Clay, FL · Jul 8, 2022

Surface high pressure to the southeast and a front approaching southeast Georgia resulted in southwesterly flow across the area. The east coast sea breeze was pinned along the I-95 corridor as the dominant west coast sea breeze shifted inland in the afternoon.

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Flagler, FL · Jul 3, 2022

Southwesterly flow prevailed with the high pressure ridge extending over the area from the Bermuda high. This flow regime kept the Atlantic sea breeze pinned to the coastline with the sea breeze merger happening east of I-95.

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Alachua, FL · Aug 28, 2022

A trough across north-central Florida lifted northward through the day. An anomalously moist airmass (PWATs near 2.2 inches) remained over the area. Weak east-southeasterly flow led to a dominant Atlantic coast sea breeze shifting inland in the afternoon.

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Volusia, FL · Nov 8, 2022

Hurricane Nicole made landfall near Vero Beach, Florida as a Category 1 Hurricane on Thursday, November 10, 2023 with estimated maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

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Seminole, FL · Nov 8, 2022

Hurricane Nicole made landfall near Vero Beach, Florida as a Category 1 Hurricane on Thursday, November 10, 2023 with estimated maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

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Indian River, FL · Sep 27, 2022

After making landfall as a major hurricane in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa, Ian crossed the peninsula and into east central Florida (southern Osceola County) as a Category 1 Hurricane with estimated maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

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St. Lucie, FL · Sep 27, 2022

After making landfall as a major hurricane in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa, Ian crossed the peninsula and into east central Florida (southern Osceola County) as a Category 1 Hurricane with estimated maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

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Baker, FL · Aug 28, 2022

A trough across north-central Florida lifted northward through the day. An anomalously moist airmass (PWATs near 2.2 inches) remained over the area. Weak east-southeasterly flow led to a dominant Atlantic coast sea breeze shifting inland in the afternoon.

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Alachua, FL · Aug 28, 2022

A trough across north-central Florida lifted northward through the day. An anomalously moist airmass (PWATs near 2.2 inches) remained over the area. Weak east-southeasterly flow led to a dominant Atlantic coast sea breeze shifting inland in the afternoon.

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Okeechobee, FL · Sep 27, 2022

After making landfall as a major hurricane in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa, Ian crossed the peninsula and into east central Florida (southern Osceola County) as a Category 1 Hurricane with estimated maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

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Duval, FL · Aug 22, 2022

Generally west steering flow along with deep moisture (PWATs 2 inches or more) and impulses of energy in this flow aloft triggered numerous showers and storms during the afternoon and evening hours.

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Clay, FL · Aug 23, 2022

Deep westerly flow prevailed over the region with an upper trough to the north and a ridge axis to the south. The anomalously moist airmass, with PWATs near 2.2 inches, remained over the region.

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