Heavy Rain — Alachua, Florida

2024-06-11 · near Hague, Alachua, Florida

Event narrative

A FAWN mesonet site in Alachua about 3 miles S of La Crosse measured 4.21 inches of rainfall in about 3 hours.

Wider weather episode

A surface front was stalled across north Florida with moist, unstable southwest flow off of the Gulf of Mexico south of the front. This airmass combined with frontal lift and sea breeze forcing triggered locally heavy rainfall and isolated strong to severe storms across portions of NE FL.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1190777. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.