Heavy Rain — Gilchrist, Florida

2023-08-16 · near Tyler, Gilchrist, Florida

Event narrative

The public about 6 miles WNW of Newberry measured 3.06 inches of rainfall between 2:40 pm and 4:53 pm local time.

Wider weather episode

Unsettled southwest flow continued rounds of showers and thunderstorms with a surface trough lingering over Georgia and passing mid-level short wave troughs from the

WSW enhancing rounds of convection near low level convergence. Deep layer moisture with PWAT 2+ inches was under fairly weak WSW steering flow of < 10 kts and continued the localized heavy rainfall threat, especially during the afternoon toward the Atlantic

coast where the east coast sea breeze developed and across SE GA near the meandering surface front.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1124053. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.