Flood — Jackson, Florida

2013-02-25 to 2013-02-26 · near Graceville, Jackson, Florida

Event narrative

Significant areal flooding occurred across Jackson county due to prolonged periods of moderate to heavy rainfall. Four day rainfall totals of 8-12 inches were estimated across the county between Feb 22-26. The emergency manager estimated over $1.8 million in damages across the county, mainly due to road repair.

Wider weather episode

A series of upper level disturbance rotating around a mean longwave trough west of the area brought copious amounts of moisture into the area. The KTAE rawinsonde sounding on the evening of February 22nd measured a PWAT value of 1.77 inches, which was the 2nd highest PWAT observed during the month of February at that location. Rainfall amounts generally between 9 and 14 inches were observed during the 5 day period between Feb 22-26 across the Tallahassee area with similar amounts across the remainder of the Florida Panhandle. This led to areas of flooding. There were also some severe storms during the early morning hours of Feb 26th. The southeast big bend saw significantly less rainfall.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 435779. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.