Heavy Rain in Alachua County, Florida
Heavy Rain December 16, 2023 – December 17, 2023 · Alachua County, Florida
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A mesonet site about 2 miles WNW of Alachua measured 5.40 inches of storm total rainfall since midnight.
The wider storm
A strong surface low deepened across the eastern Gulf of Mexico as high pressure dominated northeast of the region creating very strong onshore flow. Several days of persistent onshore flow increased water levels along the local Atlantic coast and within inland estuaries including the St. Johns River basin. As the low crossed the state, strong winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge impacted NE Florida and SE Georgia Saturday night 12/16 into Sunday 12/17. Wind gusts increased to 40-50 mph overnight and continued to remain strong into Sunday afternoon with gusts increasing to 45-56 mph as the low departed NE of the region with strong post-frontal pressure rises and drier air enabling strong low-level winds to mix down to the surface.
Began near Alachua (29.7900, -82.5100).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1145459. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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