Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Florida, June 24 to 28, 2012

A co-operative observer measured 6.58 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.

Tropical Storm force wind gusts started to impact Duval county on 6/24 at 3:33 pm in tropical squalls. At 3:33 pm, a mesonet site at Jacksonville Beach measured a wind gust to 46 mph from the south with a sustained speed of 30 mph. At 3:41 pm, the Naval Station Mayport measured a gust to 44 mph. At 2:09 am on 6/25, the Mayport Naval Station ASOS measured a gust to 44 mph. At 2:36 am, that same station measured a gust to 45 mph. At 6:57 am, the ASOS at Naval Air Station Jacksonville measured a wind gust to 51 mph.

On the 24th, the forestry service in Trenton measured 3.25 inches of rainfall since midnight that morning. On the 25th, at 8:47 am, a cooperative observer measured 6.10 in 24 hours about 4 miles NW of Bell.

Large tree branches were blown down over Southeast Robinson Road near Lake Lillian. The time of the event was based on radar imagery.

At 8:50 am on the 24th, a spotter reported flooded streets in Belleview. At 9 am, a spotter measured 4.5 inches of rainfall in Fairfield since midnight that morning. At 12:06 am on the 25th, a spotter measured 7.92 inches of rainfall on June 24th (a 24 hours total) about 6 miles south of the Ocala Airport. On the 25th at 10:21 am, a newspaper in Marion county reported State Road 40 in Ocala was closed due to high water. At 1:20 pm, the pubilc reported 10.25 inches near the Fellowship area in NW Marion county during the past 24 hours. At 5:15 pm that afternoon, a CoCoRaHS observer about 3 miles SSW of Micanopy reported 1.10 inches of rainfall in 30 minutes. Marion county had extensive problems with sinkholes, with an estimated 52 due to heavy rainfall from TS Debby. The cost of damage was estimated, and is likely a large under-estimate.

At 9:15 pm on 6/24, strong wind gusts blew down trees and power lines in Flagler Beach. Emergency Management reported a power line blown down on South Central Avenue in Flagler Beach. At 9:32 pm, emergency management reported a tree down on power lines on Ramblewood Drive in Palm Coast. On 6/27 at 12:09 am, a spotter in west Palm Coast reported 7.20 inches of rainfall from 8 am to midnight.

Six to seven structures including barns with some roofs blown off, were damaged. The damage began on Highway 326 and NW 80th Avenue and tracked north for 1.5 miles. The cost of damage was estimated.

At 11:48 pm on 6/24, the St. Augustine Airport AWOS measured a wind gust to 42 mph. At 12:50 am on 6/25, the same station measured a gust to 46 mph.

Flooding reports were reported along State Road 100 near Palatka. Some trees were also blown down due to saturated grounds. The cost of damage was estimated.

Widespread flooding occurred across Jacksonville. On 6/25 at 3:17 am, an NWS employee reported minor street flooding along Shindler Drive between 103rd Street and Collins Road in Jacksonville. At 7:11 am, the public reported 8 inches of water in a home at 6314 105th Street in the Normandy area of Jacksonville. At 8:04 am, an NWS employee reported 7.4 inches of rainfall in Arlington, about 6 miles west of Jacksonville Beach. At 10 am, Duval county emergency management reported flooding at a home in the Boone Park area of Riverside. There were about 40 road closures at the time across Duval county due to flooding. At 9:09 pm, a spotter reported flooding in the Country Roads Mobile Home Park about 4 miles NW of Orange Park. On 6/26 at 8:11 am, a spotter reported 4.25 inches of rainfall in the past 12 hours. There was about 9 inches of storm total rainfall with minor street flooding. At 3:53 pm, a NWS employee reported the intersection of 103rd Street and Shindler Drive was closed due to high flood water. At 5:45 pm, the public reported a creek was overflowing into home on Old Plank Road. The water depth was about 18 inches. At 6 pm, the public reported road and yard flooding along Blackthorn Road. At 7:02 pm, 12 to 18 inches of water was over the road about 3 mile WSW of Ortega due to a nearby creek out of its banks. At 8:30 pm on the 26th, a retention pond overflowed and water was approaching a home on Collins Ridge Blvd. On 9/27 at 6:34 am, Duval County Emergency Management reported the intersection of Garden Street and Imeson Road was flooded with at least one foot of standing water. The cost of damage was estimated, and it is likely greatly under-estimated.

Widespread flooding occurred across Starke. At 7 am on 6/25, emergency management reported several roads under water in the city including Bessent Road near Valley Road, Colley Road near the Hospital, NE 14th Ave, NE 17th Ave, SR 230 and at SR 16 and Old Lawtey Road. At 7:38 am, Alligator Creek over flowed with several homes threatened by flood waters. U.S. Highway 301 was closed from State Road 16 to Market Road due to flooding. Additional flooding concerns included North Water Street, East Mimosa Drive and Branford Drive in Starked. Flood control gates on Lake Sampson were opened due to high lake levels. There were 7 inches of rainfall during the past 24 hours across the county. At 8:47 am, a co-operative observer in Starked measured 6.5 inches of rainfall in the past 24 hours. The cost of damage was estimated, and it is likely greatly under-estimated.

At 7:26 am the park service reported a 24-hour rainfall total of 4.1 inches about 2 miles east of Lake City. At 9 am on 6/25, law enforcement reported eastbound Interstate 10 at mile marker 301 was closed due to high flood waters. At 9:15 am that morning, law enforcement reported U.S. Highway 41 southbound was closed near Interstate 10 due to flood waters. At 9 pm, law enforcement reported Interstate 10 eastbound at mile marker 301 was closed due to standing flood waters. At 8:16 am on 6/26, a co-operative observer reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 8.77 inches in Lake City. On 6/28 at 3:57 pm, the public reported a monthly rainfall total of 27.55 inches with 19.99 inches between the 23rd-26th about 5 miles northeast of Ichetucknee Springs. The cost of damage was estimated, and is likely greatly under estimated.

Part of a sheet metal roof was torn off at a hanger at Jacksonville International Aiport hangar at 14600 Younge Drive. Minor damage to an airplane and hangar door occurred. Also, a parking lot booth was blown over.

Trees were blown down in Yulee and other parts of the county's east side. The time of damage was based on radar.

A trained spotter about 5.5 miles west of Gainesville Regional Airport reported 6.55 inches of rainfall since 8 pm Sunday evening.

Old Jennings Road was flooded with water moving over yards. The cost of road damage was estimated.

Flooding impacted much of Suwannee County. On 6/25 at 7:30 pm, law enforcement reported flooding at U.S. Highway 90 at County Road 137 in Wellborn. The intersection was closed due to deep water. At 7:30 pm, the public reported 8.5 inches of water accumulation in Live Oak. At the same time, a trained spotter reported reported streets were beginning to flood due to ditches over-flowing toward the roadway in Live Oak. At 8:02 pm, law enforcement reported a tree was blown down in the right lane of Interstate 10 near mile marker 292 due to saturated grounds and gusty winds. On 6/28 at 10:23 am, an NWS Storm Survey reported a sinkhole 1 block from the Intersection of Highway 90 and State Road 129. A few structures were in danger of being engulfed into the expanding sinkhole. The cost of damage was estimated and is likely grossly under-estimated.

Widespread flooding occurred across Hamilton county. At 9 pm on 6/25, law enforcement reported flooding at U.S. Highway 129 at County Road 150 in Jasper. At 6:43 am on 6/26, a CoCoRaHS observer about 5 miles WSW of Jennings reported 11 inches of rainfall. NW 13th Drive was flooded. At 8:16 am on 6/26 a co-operative observer reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 10.57 inches in Jasper. At 11:58 am that morning, another co-operative observer reported 13 inches of rainfall in about 12 hours about 7 miles north of White Springs. The cost of damage was estimated and is likely grossly under-estimated.

Jacksonville Fire Rescue reported multiple roadways flooded and impassable. Six homes expereinced minor flooding, one home had major flooding and one home was destroyed. This report is based on information contaned in a Duval County Emergency Management Situation Report.

Record flooding occurred in Baker county with a historic crest on the St. Marys River due to persistent heavy rainfall over NE Florida and SE Georgia in the river's upstream charge basin. Radar estimated that 15 to 25 inches fell in the charge basin over several days. On 6/25 at 9:32 pm, a spotter reported 3.46 inches of rainfall in the past 5 hours at a location 3 miles ESE of Sanderson. Ditches were at capacity in the area at the time of the report. At 10:25 pm that evening, the media reported 4.08 inches of rainfall since 5 pm that afternoon in Glen St. Mary. Water was crossing roads west of Glen St. Mary. At 10:30 pm, the media reported Interstate 10 eastbound at mile marker 317 near Sanderson was closed due to flooding. At 10:44 pm, Interstate 10 westbound at mile marker 324 near Glen St. Mary was closed due to flooding per a media report. Flooding continued through the end of the month. On 6/28 significant river flooding ensured on the St. Marys with numerous mobile homes flooded and a total loss. Other homes were also flooded. At 10:50 am, baker county emergency management reported a bridge floating down the St. Marys River. At 1:06 pm, the State Road 121 bridge was flooded by the St. Marys River and was closed. The County Road 127 bridge over Cedar Creek collapsed. The cost of property loss was estimated and is likely greatly under-estimated.

Widespread interstate flooding occurred along Interstate 10 in Baker County. The interstate was closed near mile marker 317 near Sanderson due to flooding. The cost of damage was estimated and is likely underestimated.

Numerous road closures and structural flooding continued on the Jacksonville Westside due to heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Debby.

A trained spotter at 2:30 am reported Anvers Road, amongst many across the Jacksonville Westside were flooded and impassable. At 3 am, an emergency manager reported of Suwannee county reported widespread roads across Live Oak as well as other more rural areas had severe flooding. Northern portions of Live Oak were evacuated due to flood waters. At 5 am, an NWS Storm Survey report observed severe flash flooding in White Springs of Hamilton county. Roads were washed out to a depth of 8 to 12 feet. The first road washed out was 1st Street in White Springs which was completely severed. The water then flowed along a stream bed to Jewett Street which was also completely severed to a depth of 12 feet. One culvert pipe was completely washed away and was not recovered. Kendrick Street was then flooded and approximately 20 feet of road bed was washed away or undermined. The cost of damage was estimated.

Severe flash flooding occurred in White Springs with roads washed out to a depth of 8 to 12 feet. The first roadway washed out was 1st Street which was completely severed. The water then flowed along a stream bed to Jewett Street which was also completely severed to a depth of 12 ft. One culvert pipe was completely washed away and was not located. Kendrick Street was then flooded and approximately 20 ft of road bed was either washed away or undermined. The cost of damage was estimated, and it is likely grossly under-estimated.

The public reported U.S. Highway 90 was flooded and closed in downtown Live Oak. Several vehicles were stranded in flood waters in the downtown area. The cost of damage was estimated and is likely underestimated.

Extensive flash flooding continued across the county and especially within the City of Live Oak. Flood waters were up to 5 feet deep on U.S. Highway 90 in Live Oak and water depths were comparable to Hurricane Dora in 1964.

Tree tops were snapped at 4410 Tarragon Avenue in Middleburg. The cost of debris removal was estimated.

A couple of homes were under water about 12 miles south of the Suwannee River. The cost of damaged was estimated and is likely underestimated.

Significant flash flooding occurred in downtown Jacksonville. At 6 pm, the public reported yards and roads were flooded along Blackthorn Road. At 6:20 pm, emergency management reported several water rescues ongoing at the time. The cost of damage was estimated.

Around 6:30 pm, reports of widespread flooding across the Jacksonville Westside and portions of northern Clay county poured into the NWS office. At 6:30 pm, the public reported a part of a yard under water and water rising quickly due to a clogged drain about 5 miles WSW of downtown Jacksonville on the Westside. At 6:50 pm, flood waters entered a home on 105th Street between Blanding Blvd and Jammes Road on the Westside. At 7 pm, the public reported water in a home on West 22nd Street. At 7:10 pm, the public reported 1-2 feet of standing water at the intersection of Port Street and Melba Street. Also at 7:10 pm, the public reported flood waters in 2 homes on Antoinette Lane on the Jacksonville Westside. At 7:20 pm, the public reported a car was stranded due to flooding on Rensselaer Road. At 7:30 pm, the public reported standing water about 1 to 2 feet deep over Betsy Drive. At 7:35 pm, the public reported 2-3 feet of standing water over Columbus Ave. The water was overflowing into yards. At 9:02 pm, the public reported water was over the road on the 3600 block of Post Street and was lapping at the doors of homes. The cost of damage was estimated, and is likely under-estimated.

An observer measured 4.10 inches of rainfall in 1.5 hours.

At 6:45 pm, an NWS employee reported 1 foot of standing water over the I-295 and Blanding Blvd exit in Orange Park. At 6:46 pm, the public reported street flooding near Whitey's Fish Camp, about 2 feet deep. At 7:08 pm, the public reported around 1 foot of standing water near Blanding Blvd and Tanglewood in the Lakeside area. At 7:15 pm, the public reported over a foot of standing water at Timbermill Lane and Timberlake Drive. Water was over-flowing out of the storm drain. At 8:20 pm, the public reported flood water coming up to home porches near Bradford and Old Kings Road on the Jacksonville Southside. At 8:30 pm, the public reported a retention pond overflowed and water was almost inside a home. At 9:26 pm, the public reported major flooding at an apartment complex near San Jose and Hartley Road with water about 4 to 5 inches deep inside the apartments. The resident had to be rescued. At 9:45 pm, the public reported knee to waist deep water on the 3100 block of Stonebriar Ridge Road in Oakleaf Plantation. The cost of damage was estimated, and it is likely an under-estimate.

Flood waters were reported to be three feet deep in the 2400 Block of Southwest 31st Place near the Phoenix Apartments with vehicles stranded in the floodwaters. other flooding was reported around the county with sinkholes also opening on Tuesday evening.

At 10 pm, the public reported flooding on Sawpit Road on Black Hammock Island. At 1010 pm, the public reported flooding into a home on Rose Street, about 5 miles south of the Jacksonville International Airport. At 10:42 pm, the public reported flooding over Catoma Street in Orange Park. Water was over the street and up to doors of houses. Residents evacuated. The cost of damage was estimated, and it is likely an under-estimate.