Florida, 2007

Heavy Rain in Florida, October 21, 2007

October 21, 2007 · NWS KEY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Two rounds of strong thunderstorms produced widespread heavy rain totals from Key West through Big Pine Key.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS KEY wrote it up.

Two rounds of strong thunderstorms produced widespread heavy rain totals from Key West through Big Pine Key.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Monroe

When
October 21, 12:01 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, 0.93 mi W of Big Coppit Is
Reported by
NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates
24.681, -81.395

A bucket survey conducted by NWS personnel indicated a spot rainfall total of approximately 11.50 inches from two consecutive convective rainfall events on Little Torch Key.

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: 64497.