Flood — Alachua, Florida

2023-09-01 · near Gainesville North, Alachua, Florida

Event narrative

Street flooding was observed near Main Street and the 500 block of 23rd Avenue.

Wider weather episode

A wake trough in trailing the departure of Hurricane Idalia lingering across NE FL. This feature combined with high tropical moisture, diurnal instability and the inland progressing west coast sea breeze produced localized heavy, flooding rainfall.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1129981. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.