Florida, 2005

Heavy Rain in Florida, October 4 to 5, 2005

October 4 to 5, 2005 · NWS JAX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

5 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 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 Oct 3, 1:28 PM EST, 10 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 1:28 PM EST, 10 hours 32 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

5 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Duval

When
October 4, 12:00 AM EST to October 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Duval County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
30.335, -81.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall from strong gradient northeast flow. Observation sites, COOP Observers and Storm Spotters report 2 to 4 inches of rainfall during this period across portions of northeast Florida.

Heavy Rain, Flagler

When
October 4, 12:00 AM EST to October 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Flagler County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
29.471, -81.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall from strong gradient northeast flow. Observation sites, COOP Observers and Storm Spotters report 2 to 4 inches of rainfall during this period across portions of northeast Florida. Flagler County EMA reported 1.27 to 2.65 inches of rain from storm spotters from the 2nd through the 5th.

Heavy Rain, Nassau

When
October 4, 12:00 AM EST to October 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Nassau County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
30.611, -81.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall from strong gradient northeast flow. Observation sites, COOP Observers and Storm Spotters report 2 to 4 inches of rainfall during this period across portions of northeast Florida.

Heavy Rain, St. Johns

When
October 4, 12:00 AM EST to October 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
St. Johns County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
29.912, -81.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall from strong gradient northeast flow. Observation sites, COOP Observers and Storm Spotters report 2 to 4 inches of rainfall during this period across portions of northeast Florida.

Heavy Rain, Clay

When
October 4, 12:00 AM EST to October 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Clay County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
29.983, -81.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall from strong gradient northeast flow. Observation sites, COOP Observers and Storm Spotters report 2 to 4 inches of rainfall during this period across portions of northeast Florida. Fernandina Beach reported 3.31 inches of rain, Hastings, Nassau County reported 1.06 inches.

What these are

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

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

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5476172, 5476173, 5476174, 5476175, 5476176.