Florida, 1996

Flood in Florida, March 30, 1996

March 30, 1996 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Fooding reported on many roadways in and near city limits. A water depth of 2 feet occured in isolated low areas.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.

Fooding reported on many roadways in and near city limits. A water depth of 2 feet occured in isolated low areas.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Alachua

When
March 30, 5:36 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Alachua forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5545309.