Tropical Storm — Bradford, Florida

2024-08-04 to 2024-08-05 · Bradford, Florida

Event narrative

Keystone Heights Airport AWOS measured gusts between 40-52 mph during Debby. 6.22 inches of rainfall was measured by a COOP observer at 2.0 NE New River during Debby. The peak gust of 52 mph was measured at 3:35 am on 8/5 local time.

Wider weather episode

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1198830. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.