Flood — Bradford, Florida

2022-08-28 · near Starke, Bradford, Florida

Event narrative

The Bradford county sheriff reported flooding in several areas of Starke. Bradford County EM reported a closure of all directions on US-301 and FL-100 in Starke due to flooded roadways. Broadcast media reported that Bradford middle school canceled classes on Tuesday Aug 30th and Wednesday Aug 31st due to flood damage inside the school caused by heavy rainfall that occurred on Aug 28th. Flood water entered the main building which caused water damage in multiple classrooms.

Wider weather episode

A trough across north-central Florida lifted northward through the day. An anomalously moist airmass (PWATs near 2.2 inches) remained over the area. Weak east-southeasterly flow led to a dominant Atlantic coast sea breeze shifting inland in the afternoon. Heavy rainfall amounts from thunderstorms occurred across portions of northeast Florida near the lifting trough axis and sea breeze boundary convergence enhanced by a passing upper shortwave. Weak northeasterly steering flow to the north of the trough then drove storms southwestward in the late afternoon and early evening. These slow-moving storms brought about 4.5 to 6 inches of rainfall causing multiple streets to flood and water to encroach and enter buildings in the HWY 301 and I-75 corridors.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1052733. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.