Flood in Florida, April 13 to 15, 2016

Name: Flood in Florida, April 13 to 15, 2016
Start: 2016-04-13T15:00
End: 2016-04-15T15:00
Location: Florida

April 13 to 15, 2016 · NWS TAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Another batch of rainfall moved across the Florida panhandle during the middle of the month. Most of the rainfall was moderate to occasionally heavy and spread out over several hours.

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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 TAE wrote it up.

Another batch of rainfall moved across the Florida panhandle during the middle of the month. Most of the rainfall was moderate to occasionally heavy and spread out over several hours. This led to some areal flooding in Jackson county with some roads impacted.

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 Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 13, 1:52 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 1:52 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
352 PM EDT WED APR 13 2016

.Near Term [Through Tonight]...

Large MCS is continuing to approach the western border of the
forecast area this afternoon. At the same time, high pressure nosing
down the lee of the Appalachians is pushing a backdoor cold front
into the northeastern portion of the forecast area. The upper
divergence associated with the MCS/shortwave is forecast to
overspread the forecast area overnight. With low-level convergence
likely to be enhanced in the vicinity of the backdoor front, there
remains the potential for a corridor of heavy rain overnight.
Several of the available hi-res models show the best potential for
heavy rain stretching from Tallahassee into SE Alabama. In this
area, could see a widespread 2 to 3 inches with isolated higher
amounts. Given the fairly we soils from recent rains and stronger
returns beginning to appear on radar, will go ahead with a Flash
Flood Watch for SE Alabama and portions of the eastern Panhandle.

.Short Term [Thursday Through Friday Night]...

An upper level low will slowly move eastward from the Lower
Mississippi River Valley to the southeast Georgia coast by 12z
Saturday. Deep layer moisture, abundant short wave energy as well
as a surface front in close proximity will keep cloudy and wet
conditions through the period. The front will mostly lay west to
east across or just south of our coastal waters as the wedge of
high pressure extending down from the mid-Atlantic region becomes
firmly established. With the overrunning setup, a few elevated
thunderstorms are possible mainly near the Florida coast. Some of
the rain may be heavy at times and will monitor for the
possibility of extending the Flash Flood Watch further east.
Daytime temps will generally be cooler than normal with lower to
mid 60s north and around 70 to the lower 70s for all but Dixie
County (mid to upper 70s). Lows will mostly be in the 50s.

.Long Term [Saturday Through Wednesday]...

A much drier pattern returns for the weekend and early next week
as deep layer ridging builds over the region. A cold front will
drop down from the north all the way to the Gulf coast on
Wednesday and bring with it a low end chance for rain. Max temps
will gradually warm to the lower 80s by Monday with lows mostly in
the in the mid 50s to around 60s.

&&

.Aviation...

[Through 18Z Thursday] A large area of rain will move into the
region during the afternoon and early evening with MVFR cigs
developing from west to east. Northeasterly surface winds will
continue into Thursday, with IFR cigs developing after midnight
and persisting through at least mid-morning.

&&

.Marine...

Light to occasionally moderate easterly winds will gradually
increase to cautionary levels Thursday night and to advisory
levels by Friday night. Saturday night winds will increase to 20
to 25 knots with higher gusts and seas will build to 4 to 6 feet.

&&

.Fire Weather...

Rain chances will be elevated through Friday. On Saturday, drier air
will move in and stay in place for several days. Daytime dispersion
values could stay below 20 today and tomorrow.

&&

.Hydrology...

Currently the only river in flood stage is the Apalachicola River at
Blountstown. It is forecast to drop below flood stage late this
afternoon. Rain chances are elevated through Friday. Rain totals
through Friday are expected to be in the 1 to 2.5 inch range for the
most part with isolated higher amounts likely. Flooding issues are
not expected at this time but many rivers are still high from the
last big rain event and should be monitored closely.

&&

.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...

Tallahassee   63  71  56  71  57 /  80  60  60  50  30
Panama City   65  69  58  70  58 /  80  70  60  40  30
Dothan        60  64  52  64  53 /  90  80  60  50  30
Albany        58  65  51  63  52 /  80  80  60  50  40
Valdosta      61  68  54  68  56 /  60  70  60  60  30
Cross City    64  75  60  77  61 /  70  50  40  50  30
Apalachicola  65  71  60  71  60 /  70  50  60  40  30

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Flash Flood Watch through Thursday morning FOR Calhoun-Central
     Walton-Coastal Bay-Holmes-Inland Bay-Jackson-North Walton-
     South Walton-Washington.

GA...NONE.
AL...Flash Flood Watch through Thursday morning FOR Coffee-Dale-
     Geneva-Henry-Houston.

GM...NONE.

&&

NEAR TERM...CAMP
SHORT TERM...BARRY
LONG TERM...BARRY
AVIATION...CAMP
MARINE...BARRY
FIRE WEATHER...DVD
HYDROLOGY...MCDERMOTT

The radar

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Jackson

When: April 13, 3:00 PM CST to April 15, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, 2.74 mi WNW of Browntown to 5.93 mi N of Hornsville
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 31.000, -85.500

A local Jackson county newspaper relayed that the following roads were closed due to flooding from persistent moderate rainfall on top of already saturated conditions: Christoff Ferry Ln, Holyneck Rd, Highway 162, Barron Rd, Bright Prospect Rd, Corbin Rd, Jerusalem Church Rd, Pooser Rd, Stadsklev Rd, Old US Road, Iron Bridge Rd, Sand Basin Rd, Gemini Loop, Dellwood Cypress Rd, and Dean Rd.

What these are

Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 624276.