Heavy Rain in Florida, December 17, 2005

Name: Heavy Rain in Florida, December 17, 2005
Start: 2005-12-17T22:14
End: 2005-12-17T22:14
Location: Florida

December 17, 2005 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A spotter reported 6 inches of standing water in his garage on 105th street near the corner of Jammes and Blanding Blvd. on the Jacksonville Westside.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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What happened

The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.

A spotter reported 6 inches of standing water in his garage on 105th street near the corner of Jammes and Blanding Blvd. on the Jacksonville Westside. His storm total rainfall was 4.49 inches. He also reported that water from a drainage ditch was approaching nearby homes. Daily rainfall reports from other sites in the nearby area ranged from 4 to 6 inches.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 17, 7:33 PM EST, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 7:33 PM EST, 2 hours 41 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
733 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2005

.UPDATE...
VERY SOLID 2-3 INCH RAIN EVENT OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS ACRS THE
FORECAST AREA...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. HAVE
HAD SOME REPORTS OF LOW LYING AREAS WITH SOME FLOODING OTHERWISE NO
PROBLEMS TO REPORT. AS SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS AND TRACKS OFF THE SC/GA
COAST SUN MORNING RAINFALL WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST
ACRS THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH A FEW LINGERING
SHOWERS ACRS THE SERN CWA DURING THE AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL REMAIN
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MAX TEMPS WILL BE VERY COOL IN THE LOWER/MID 50S
WITH A FEW EARLY MORNING UPPER 50S/LOWERS ACRS SRN AREAS THAT WILL
FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON. WILL ADD HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES IN THE
FORECAST TONIGHT...OTHERWISE NOT A LOT OF CHANGE TO ONGIONG FORECAST.

&&

.MARINE...
00Z BUOY REPORTS SHOW VERY COMPLEX SCENARIO OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
AS VERY SHARP COASTAL TROF HAS DEVELOPED WITH NORTH WINDS ALONG THE
COAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS OFFSHORE. LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP
RIGHT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS THEN PULL AWAY
WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OVER THE ENTIRE COASTAL WATERS BY MORNING.
18Z MODEL SUITE STILL VERY CLOSE SHOWING GALE FORCE GUSTS IN WAKE OF
DEPARTING LOW PRES CENTER. WAVE WATCH DATA AGAIN ABOUT 2-3 FT TOO
LOW AND HAVE HAD TO ADJUST OVER THE NEXT 2 FORECAST PERIODS.

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM...
     FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM...AND ST
     AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM
     OFFSHORE...FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60
     NM OFFSHORE...AND ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO
     60 NM OFFSHORE.

&&

HESS/CAMP/KERNS

Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 17, 9:22 PM EST, 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
922 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2005

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-181100-
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-
ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE-
JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-
INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-
COASTAL CAMDEN-
922 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2005

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT...

...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MOST OF NORTHEAST
FLORIDA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT...

WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL
BY SUNDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD REACH 4 TO 6
INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
SUNDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR
DETAILS ON THIS EVENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY...

THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY.
SEE THE SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE AND CALL IN REPORTS IF
LOCALIZED FLOODING IMPACTS THEIR AREA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.

MZ/ABE/HESS

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Duval

When: December 17, 10:14 PM EST
Where: Duval County, Wesconnett
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 30.335, -81.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Rain: Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, December 2005

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: 5481849.