Flash Flood in Gilchrist County, Florida
Flash Flood August 5, 2024 · Gilchrist County, Florida
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
State Road 26 was closed near the Gilchrist and Alachua county line due to widespread flooding.
The wider storm
Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 storm along the FL Big Bend coast during the early morning of August 5, 2024. Prior to landfall, outer convective bands produced tornadoes across portions of northeast Florida on August 4th. Widespread flooding moved inland with Debby across the Suwannee River Valley and inland Southeast Georgia where flash flooding and moderate to major river flooding occurred.
Began near Tyler (29.6400, -82.6600).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1198821. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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