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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.

Flash Flood

Broward, FL · Jul 27, 2023

A tropical wave moving over South Florida provided an environment for widespread showers and thunderstorms with high rainfall rates on the afternoon and evening of July 27th.

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Flood

Miami-Dade, FL · Apr 24, 2023

On April 24th, a minor shortwave trough funneled plentiful moisture into the region. This allowed for numerous scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to bring localized flooding from the rainfall and locally gusty winds, especially in the eastern metro of South Florida…

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Flood

Palm Beach, FL · Nov 19, 2021

Deep tropical moisture associated with a mid-upper level disturbance across South FL along with a surface trough between South FL and the Bahamas allowed for widespread showers and thunderstorms with gusty wind, especially along the eastern half of the region and the Atlantic…

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Flood

Duval, FL · Jun 15, 2023

A frontal zone was north of the area with high pressure extending across south Florida. Aloft, a 500 mb trough base was across the area. Waves of PVA moved eastward through the base of the upper trough which enhanced diurnally driven convection along the sea breezes under…

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Flood

Duval, FL · Jun 15, 2023

A frontal zone was north of the area with high pressure extending across south Florida. Aloft, a 500 mb trough base was across the area. Waves of PVA moved eastward through the base of the upper trough which enhanced diurnally driven convection along the sea breezes under…

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Flood

Duval, FL · Jun 15, 2023

A frontal zone was north of the area with high pressure extending across south Florida. Aloft, a 500 mb trough base was across the area. Waves of PVA moved eastward through the base of the upper trough which enhanced diurnally driven convection along the sea breezes under…

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Flood

Duval, FL · Jun 15, 2023

A frontal zone was north of the area with high pressure extending across south Florida. Aloft, a 500 mb trough base was across the area. Waves of PVA moved eastward through the base of the upper trough which enhanced diurnally driven convection along the sea breezes under…

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Flood

Duval, FL · Jun 15, 2023

A frontal zone was north of the area with high pressure extending across south Florida. Aloft, a 500 mb trough base was across the area. Waves of PVA moved eastward through the base of the upper trough which enhanced diurnally driven convection along the sea breezes under…

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Flood

Hamilton, FL · Jun 15, 2023

A frontal zone was north of the area with high pressure extending across south Florida. Aloft, a 500 mb trough base was across the area. Waves of PVA moved eastward through the base of the upper trough which enhanced diurnally driven convection along the sea breezes under…

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Flood

Hamilton, FL · Jun 15, 2023

A frontal zone was north of the area with high pressure extending across south Florida. Aloft, a 500 mb trough base was across the area. Waves of PVA moved eastward through the base of the upper trough which enhanced diurnally driven convection along the sea breezes under…

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Coastal Flood

Coastal Miami-Dade County, FL · Aug 30, 2019

Established easterly flow, combined with plentiful low-level moisture, allowed for scattered showers and a few thunderstorms to develop over the Atlantic waters during the morning. These showers/storms moved onshore along the east coast metro during the morning hours.

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Flood

Miami-Dade, FL · Aug 30, 2019

Established easterly flow, combined with plentiful low-level moisture, allowed for scattered showers and a few thunderstorms to develop over the Atlantic waters during the morning. These showers/storms moved onshore along the east coast metro during the morning hours.

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Flash Flood

Miami-Dade, FL · Feb 16, 2021

Veering southerly flow ahead of an approaching cold front helped to advect a rich plume of low-level moisture across South Florida. As showers and thunderstorms associated with the front pushed through the area and stalled, this translated into heavy rainfall and flooding across…

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Flash Flood

Washington, FL · Sep 1, 2023

Clusters of slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall in a short period of time, leading to areas of flash flooding in Washington county and on St George Island.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, FL · Sep 2, 2023

Clusters of slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall in a short period of time, leading to areas of flash flooding in Washington county and on St George Island.

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Flood$20K damage

Manatee, FL · Feb 19, 1998

Heavy rain of two to four inches caused localized flooding of roadways and areas of poor drainage from Bradenton in Manatee County, north to Port Richey in Pasco County and east across Hillsborough and Polk Counties.

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Flood$20K damage

Polk, FL · Feb 19, 1998

Heavy rain of two to four inches caused localized flooding of roadways and areas of poor drainage from Bradenton in Manatee County, north to Port Richey in Pasco County and east across Hillsborough and Polk Counties.

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Flood

Miami-Dade, FL · May 5, 2019

Deep moisture across South Florida with a shortwave moving across the Southeast US and a front moving down the Florida peninsula. The presence of this boundary combined with diurnal heating allowed for afternoon convection to develop over the interior along sea breeze boundary…

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Flood

Miami-Dade, FL · May 5, 2019

Deep moisture across South Florida with a shortwave moving across the Southeast US and a front moving down the Florida peninsula. The presence of this boundary combined with diurnal heating allowed for afternoon convection to develop over the interior along sea breeze boundary…

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Flash Flood

Bay, FL · Sep 8, 2021

Tropical Storm Mindy developed just southwest of the area and moved northeastward, bringing with it heavy rain and gusty winds with several reports of trees and power lines down and some flooding.

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Flash Flood

Bay, FL · Sep 8, 2021

Tropical Storm Mindy developed just southwest of the area and moved northeastward, bringing with it heavy rain and gusty winds with several reports of trees and power lines down and some flooding.

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Flash Flood

Leon, FL · Sep 9, 2021

Tropical Storm Mindy developed just southwest of the area and moved northeastward, bringing with it heavy rain and gusty winds with several reports of trees and power lines down and some flooding.

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Flash Flood

Bay, FL · Sep 11, 2021

Tropical Storm Mindy developed just southwest of the area and moved northeastward, bringing with it heavy rain and gusty winds with several reports of trees and power lines down and some flooding.

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Flood

St. Johns, FL · Sep 27, 2020

A stalled weak front extending across inland SE GA with a mid/upper level short wave trough moving over the boundary in the afternoon. Southerly steering over a very moisture airmass with PWATs near 2.25 inches.

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