Flood — Baker, Florida

2022-08-30 · near Macclenny, Baker, Florida

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported that the steel bridge road was closed. All addresses east of steel bridge road were unable to be reached due to flooding from the St. Marys river. As of 5 pm EDT, the St. Marys river near Macclenny is in minor flood stage at a height of 12.78 ft. This type of impact typically occurs when the river reaches 15 ft. Steel bridge road was reopened on Sept 1st.

Wider weather episode

A cold front over the Tennessee River Valley shifted southeastward into the region. This setup caused the flow to shift to south-southwesterly through the day maintaining the moist (PWATs 2-2.2 in.) airmass over the area. Scattered to numerous showers and storms developed along the sea breezes as they shifted inland. The Atlantic sea breeze was pinned to the Atlantic coast due to south-southwesterly flow resulting in the merger near I-95 in the evening. About 3 inches of rain fell over northern Duval county. Also, heavy rainfall which occurred over the previous couple of days caused minor flooding along the St. Mary's river. A thunderstorm passed over a portion of the river bringing another batch of heavy rain which resulted in the river flooding extending into the nearby road leading to the road's closure.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1052758. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.