Flood — Monroe, Florida

2024-12-29 · near Grassy Key, Monroe, Florida

$2K

Property damage

Event narrative

Heavy rainfall of around 5 inches in less than 2 hours produced flooding of Morton Street on the bayside of Grassy Key. Water depths of 4 to 8 inches were observed inside two ground floor homes. An automated haptic rain gauge calculated a peak instantaneous rainfall rate of 5.34 inches per hour.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale low pressure system developed and moved slowly east near and over the middle Florida Keys, accompanied by widespread and persistent showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches were measured by residential weather stations between Marathon and Windley Key.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1229926. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.