Florida, 2000

Flash Flood in Florida, September 22, 2000

September 22, 2000 · NWS TAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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
$1.0 million
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.

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Wakulla

When
September 22, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Wakulla County, Countywide
Property damage
$1.0 million
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.148, -84.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive rainfall of eight to ten inches from Tropical Storm Helene caused considerable flooding with more than 120 homes damaged. The worst flooding was along the Sopchoppy River in western Wakulla County along County Road 375 to State Road 20, including the Indian Summers and Mount Beasor subdivisions. Approximately 50 homes were flooded. Many county and access roads were impassable and some were washed out. Several bridges on secondary roads were completely flooded. Flood waters had spilled over onto Harvey Mill and Lawhon Mill roads in Crawfordville. Nearly two feet of water covered Springhill Road. Several creeks and streams were bankfull. Storm runoff caused the Black Creek to swell and cover part of Bloxham Cutoff with a foot of water. There were only voluntary evacuations from coastal and low-lying areas. Reported by the Wakulla County EMA.

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: 5158946.