Heavy Rain — St. Johns, Florida

2025-07-03 · near Armstrong, St. Johns, Florida

Event narrative

A personal Weather Station Camp Rankin Weather Station KFLELKTO13 reported 3.85 inches within the past hour.

Wider weather episode

A surface front was draped across north Florida. This feature combined with diurnal instability, weak steering flow, high moisture and warm temperatures aloft produced localized strong storms with gusty wet downbursts, heavy rainfall and frequent lightning.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1274173. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.