Heavy Rain — Nassau, Florida

2025-09-07 · near Fernandina Beach, Nassau, Florida

Event narrative

Mesonet station FW5640 Fernandina Beach 2.5 inches of rain in one hour.

Wider weather episode

A front approached from the northwest with a moist and unstable airmass ahead of it across the local area. Slow steering flow and high moisture across the area ahead of the front produced sea breeze showers and storms that produced locally heavy rainfall. Weak shear but high instability across the local marine waters produced waterspouts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1289584. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.