Florida, 1996

Flash Flood in Florida, October 7 to 8, 1996

October 7 to 8, 1996 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A steady rain producing 6-8 inches of rainfall from a Nor'easter and Tropical Storm Josephine caused flooding mainly over central Clay County in the Middleburg area. The rain brought both the North and South prongs of Black Creek several feet above its banks.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
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 steady rain producing 6-8 inches of rainfall from a Nor'easter and Tropical Storm Josephine caused flooding mainly over central Clay County in the Middleburg area. The rain brought both the North and South prongs of Black Creek several feet above its banks. The water flooded Main Street, Scenic Drive, Cornell Road and Lazy Acre Road. About a dozen families left their homes to seek shelter with friends, relatives or hotels. A few roads did wash out. A creek near Bluejay drive, off County Road 218, overflowed and washed the road out.

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:27 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Clay

When
October 7, 6:30 AM EST to October 8, 10:30 AM EST
Where
Clay County, Middleburg
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
29.983, -81.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5573137.