Florida, 2010Heavy Rain in Florida, October 12, 2010
October 12, 2010 · NWS KEY · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Nearly stationary thunderstorms across Vaca Key produced rainfall totals generally from 5 to 8 inches across Marathon and Grassy Key.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Nearly stationary thunderstorms across Vaca Key produced rainfall totals generally from 5 to 8 inches across Marathon and Grassy Key.
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 Key West, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 12, 9:28 AM EST, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 9:28 AM EST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 12, 11:36 AM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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</html>Heavy Rain, Monroe
- When
- October 12, 1:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, 0.48 mi N of Marathon Flight Stri
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 24.727, -81.050
Rainfall of 8.28 inches was recorded at Marathon Airport. Widespread street flooding occurred with water over one foot deep at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon.
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- 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.
- High Wind in Alaska, October 12 to 13, 2010$400,000 · 86 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, October 12, 2010$290,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 12, 2010$31,000 · 1 in hail · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, October 12, 20102 injured · $18,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, October 12, 2010$30,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Drought in Mississippi, October 12 to 31, 20108 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 12, 20101.25 in hail · 8 events
- Drought in Arkansas, October 12 to 31, 20107 events
- Drought in Alabama, October 12 to 31, 20106 events
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 12, 2010$12,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail in Louisiana, October 12, 20101.75 in hail · 4 events
- Drought in Tennessee, October 12 to 31, 20103 events
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: 265156.