Tropical Storm — Gilchrist, Florida

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

Event narrative

SR-26 was closed at the Gilchrist and Alachua County line due to flooding. SR-47 from NE CR-340 to SE CR-232 was closed in Gilchrist County due to downed trees, powerlines, and flooding. Peak wind gust of 42 mph was measured by 0651W 4.7 W Newberry WEATHERSTEM) on 8/5 at 5 am local time. 10.32 inches of rainfall was measured by a

CoCoRaHS observer at 5 W Newberry during Debby.

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 1198833. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.