Coastal Flood, Nassau
- When
- November 15, 6:00 AM EST to November 16, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nassau forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 30.611, -81.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Coastal Flood in Florida, November 15 to 16, 1996
A strong nor'easter proved mightier than man-made anti-erosion devices along Amelia Island. Easterly winds of 30 to 40 mph and crashing waves caused severe beach erosion mainly along a quarter mile on the southern most developments.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- 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.
A strong nor'easter proved mightier than man-made anti-erosion devices along Amelia Island. Easterly winds of 30 to 40 mph and crashing waves caused severe beach erosion mainly along a quarter mile on the southern most developments.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Coastal Flood
- Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Utah, November 15 to 17, 1996
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, November 15, 1996
- High Wind in Kansas, November 15, 1996
- High Wind in Florida, November 15, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 15 to 16, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, November 15 to 16, 1996
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, November 15, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nebraska, November 15 to 16, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, November 15 to 16, 1996
- High Surf in Florida, November 15 to 16, 1996
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, November 15 to 16, 1996
- Cold in West Virginia, November 15, 1996
More
Every storm in Florida in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, November 1996
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5570561.