Tropical Storm — Eastern Putnum, Florida

2024-08-04 to 2024-08-05 · Eastern Putnum, Florida

Event narrative

Widespread downed trees and powerlines were reported across the county. A tree fell on a home and caused unknown damage. A road was reported to be washed out. 4.56 inches of rainfall was measured by a CoCoRaHS observer in Hollister during Debby. The AWOS site at Palatka Airport (K28J) measured a peak wind gust of 47 mph on 8/5 at 12:35 PM.

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 1198838. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.