Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 16, 2000

Name: Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 16, 2000
Start: 2000-07-16T15:00
End: 2000-07-16T16:30
Location: Florida

July 16, 2000 · NWS JAX · 6 events in 1 county or zone

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $204,000
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.

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:59 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua

When: July 16, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Alachua County, Waldo
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 29.783, -82.167

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua

When: July 16, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Alachua County, Monteocha
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 29.800, -82.283

Large trees were blown down.

Funnel Cloud, Alachua

When: July 16, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Alachua County, Gainesville
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 29.675, -82.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Over University of Florida's campus.

Flash Flood, Alachua

When: July 16, 3:30 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
Where: Alachua County, Gainesville
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 29.675, -82.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous streets and roads flooded.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua

When: July 16, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Alachua County, Gainesville
Property damage: $150,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 29.650, -82.317

Home damaged. Numerous reports of trees and power lines blown dow. More than 4000 homes in the western sections of the county experenced power outages.

Lightning, Alachua

When: July 16, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Alachua County, Gainesville
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 29.675, -82.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Destroyed a mobile home.

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.
Funnel Cloud: A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, July 2000

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: 5162974, 5162975, 5162979, 5162976, 5162977, 5162978.