Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 23, 1997

Name: Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 23, 1997
Start: 1997-04-23T07:27
End: 1997-04-23T09:00
Location: Florida

April 23, 1997 · NWS JAX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $4,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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.

The radar

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua

When: April 23, 7:27 AM EST
Where: Alachua County, Waldo
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 29.780, -82.170

Large trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford

When: April 23, 7:30 AM EST
Where: Bradford County, Starke
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 29.950, -82.100

Large trees were blown down on the South end of Geneva Estates.

Flash Flood, Alachua

When: April 23, 7:43 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where: Alachua County, Gainesville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 29.675, -82.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Considerabe flooding blocked streets.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, April 1997

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: 5598567, 5598568, 5598569.