Flash Flood, Putnam
- When
- December 15, 1:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 29.609, -81.744 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Florida, December 15, 1997
Heavy rains produced widespread flooding and ponding of water across Northeast Florida. 5 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Heavy rains produced widespread flooding and ponding of water across Northeast Florida. Amounts ranged from 3 to 7.5 inches. Numerous streets and roads were closed with water 20 feet deep in some spots.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Clay
- When
- December 15, 1:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Clay County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.983, -81.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Flagler
- When
- December 15, 1:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Flagler County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 29.471, -81.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, St. Johns
- When
- December 15, 1:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- St. Johns County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 29.912, -81.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Duval
- When
- December 15, 1:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Duval County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 30.335, -81.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Nassau
- When
- December 15, 1:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Nassau County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.611, -81.771 (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
- Flood in Florida, December 15 to 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Florida, December 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 15 to 18, 1997
- Dense Fog in Indiana, December 15, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, December 15, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, December 15 to 16, 1997
- Flood in Florida, December 15 to 31, 1997
- High Wind in Nevada, December 15, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, December 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 15 to 16, 1997
More
Every storm in Florida in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, December 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: 5625200, 5625201, 5625202, 5625203, 5625204, 5625205.