Thunderstorm Wind — Putnam, Florida

2024-08-23 · near Harlem, Putnam, Florida

$2K

Property damage

45 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Putnam County Emergency Management relayed photos of several snapped and downed trees along Lura LN near the Clay/Putnam County border to the north of Florahome. Time of damage based on

radar data. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

Wider weather episode

A surface low meandered offshore of the NE FL coastal along a stalled front. Passing upper-level short wave trough energy, high moisture and slow storm motion produced locally heavy rainfall and pulse strong storms with wet downbursts in resultant storms. Storms impacted coastal areas in the morning, then with diurnal heating shift inland.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199601. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.