Name: Flash Flood in Florida, October 7 to 8, 1996
Start: 1996-10-07T02:30
End: 1996-10-08T10:00
Location: Florida

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $20,000
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.

More than 3-6 inches of rain from a Nor'easter and Tropical Storm Josephine caused flooding across the entire county. More than 16,000 students enjoyed a rare weather-related day off from classes on Tuesday, 10/8/96. Two road in the county's north sections were close: Palm Valley Road between Roscoe Boulevard and Mickler's Cutoff Road, and Racetrack Road from the dog track to Bishop Estates Road. Other roads had flooding problems were Ponte Vedra Boulevard, South Roscoe Boulevard, LeMaster Drive and Corona Road. In St. Augustine, King Street was closed by city police when cars drowned out.

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:27 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, St. Johns

When: October 7, 2:30 AM EST to October 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where: St. Johns County, Ponte Vedra
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 29.912, -81.410 (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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5573138.