Flash Flood in Sumter County, Florida

Flash Flood August 18, 2025 · Sumter County, Florida

$35K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

FDEM relayed report from Sumter County ECC of flooding in Wildwood as a result of heavy rainfall totaling 3 to 5 inches, resulting in several vehicles becoming stranded in flood waters requiring assistance.

The wider storm

Afternoon and evening sea breeze thunderstorms produce a lightning strike that injures one person near Seminole in Pinellas County, and produce street flooding stranding vehicles near Wildwood in Sumter County.

Began near Wildwood (28.8400, -82.0500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1293455. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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