Thunderstorm Wind — Alachua, Florida

2024-06-24 · near Dayville, Alachua, Florida

Event narrative

Alachua County SO reports a road closure of SR-121, locally NW 34th Street, near NW 5th Avenue in Gainesville due to a large tree being blown down from the thunderstorm and blocking the roadway. No injuries were reported. Time was estimated by radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

Wider weather episode

Sea breeze storms produced locally strong wind gusts over a moist and unstable airmass.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1190784. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.