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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.

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Collier, FL · May 18, 2020

Tropical Storm Arthur, which was moving over the outer banks of North Carolina, was forecast to continue moving northeastward off the Mid-Atlantic coastline.

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Miami-Dade, FL · May 26, 2020

A negatively tilted trough located across the Gulf of Mexico lifted north and dampened as weak high pressure gradually encompassed the region. Low-level troughing across central Florida gradually shifted away to the north as Atlantic ridging nosed in from the east.

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Miami-Dade, FL · May 17, 2020

Tropical Storm Arthur was forecast by the NHC to continue moving northeastward towards the outer banks of North Carolina while a mid-upper level low over TX moves eastward.

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Miami-Dade, FL · May 18, 2020

Tropical Storm Arthur, which was moving over the outer banks of North Carolina, was forecast to continue moving northeastward off the Mid-Atlantic coastline.

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Broward, FL · May 21, 2020

A rex block characterized by a deep upper-level low across the Tennessee Valley Region and an upper-level high across the Great Lakes Region gave way to an upper-level cold pocket across the southeastern portions of the United states.

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Palm Beach, FL · Feb 26, 2020

Veering surface flow, from the south then southwest, ahead of an approaching cold front allowed for plenty of moisture to advect in across the region. Sufficient 0-3km bulk shear flowing parallel to the showers/storms supported training of this activity.

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Broward, FL · Jul 5, 2020

South-southwesterly flow allowed for deep tropical moisture to stay in place across South Florida. This prevailing flow also allowed the Gulf sea breeze to progress further inland, pinning the Atlantic sea breeze to the coast, becoming the focus for afternoon showers and…

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Miami-Dade, FL · Jul 5, 2020

South-southwesterly flow allowed for deep tropical moisture to stay in place across South Florida. This prevailing flow also allowed the Gulf sea breeze to progress further inland, pinning the Atlantic sea breeze to the coast, becoming the focus for afternoon showers and…

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Miami-Dade, FL · Sep 9, 2020

A tropical tropospheric trough (TUTT) moving northwest across the area along with a surface trough across the Florida peninsula allowed for scattered showers and storms to develop across the Atlantic waters and Biscayne Bay.

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Broward, FL · Sep 9, 2020

A tropical tropospheric trough (TUTT) moving northwest across the area along with a surface trough across the Florida peninsula allowed for scattered showers and storms to develop across the Atlantic waters and Biscayne Bay.

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Collier, FL · Sep 9, 2020

A tropical tropospheric trough (TUTT) moving northwest across the area along with a surface trough across the Florida peninsula allowed for scattered showers and storms to develop across the Atlantic waters and Biscayne Bay.

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Palm Beach, FL · Sep 20, 2020

A frontal boundary is draped over the Atlantic waters off the eastern sea board of the United States and across central Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Hendry, FL · Sep 20, 2020

A frontal boundary is draped over the Atlantic waters off the eastern sea board of the United States and across central Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Palm Beach, FL · Nov 10, 2020

Tropical Storm Eta meandered in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, along with expanding rain bands and lightning activity emanating from it. Scattered showers and storms made their way to the east coast over the course of the day and produced heavy rainfall as deep tropical…

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Broward, FL · Nov 9, 2020

A tropical wave, turned tropical depression, moving westward across the western Caribbean Sea abruptly formed into an intense Category 4 hurricane before making landfall over western Nicaragua on November 3rd, with a minimum central pressure of 923 mb just before landfall, and a…

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Miami-Dade, FL · Nov 9, 2020

A tropical wave, turned tropical depression, moving westward across the western Caribbean Sea abruptly formed into an intense Category 4 hurricane before making landfall over western Nicaragua on November 3rd, with a minimum central pressure of 923 mb just before landfall, and a…

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Palm Beach, FL · Nov 9, 2020

A tropical wave, turned tropical depression, moving westward across the western Caribbean Sea abruptly formed into an intense Category 4 hurricane before making landfall over western Nicaragua on November 3rd, with a minimum central pressure of 923 mb just before landfall, and a…

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Palm Beach, FL · Oct 24, 2020

Tropical Depression 28 over the western Caribbean, which eventually became Hurricane Zeta, helped to provide copious tropical moisture over South Florida.

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Palm Beach, FL · Oct 24, 2020

Tropical Depression 28 over the western Caribbean, which eventually became Hurricane Zeta, helped to provide copious tropical moisture over South Florida.

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Broward, FL · Oct 24, 2020

Tropical Depression 28 over the western Caribbean, which eventually became Hurricane Zeta, helped to provide copious tropical moisture over South Florida.

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Broward, FL · Oct 25, 2020

Tropical Depression 28 over the western Caribbean, which eventually became Hurricane Zeta, helped to provide copious tropical moisture over South Florida.

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Palm Beach, FL · Oct 25, 2020

Tropical Depression 28 over the western Caribbean, which eventually became Hurricane Zeta, helped to provide copious tropical moisture over South Florida.

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Broward, FL · Oct 25, 2020

Tropical Depression 28 over the western Caribbean, which eventually became Hurricane Zeta, helped to provide copious tropical moisture over South Florida.

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Broward, FL · Oct 25, 2020

Tropical Depression 28 over the western Caribbean, which eventually became Hurricane Zeta, helped to provide copious tropical moisture over South Florida.

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