Flood — Bay, Florida

2014-05-02 to 2014-05-03 · near Hollywood Beach, Bay, Florida

Event narrative

Heavy rain from the previous week breached the levee in the Intracoastal Waterway at the Bay-Walton county line, shutting down barge traffic. This resulted in a local gas shortage for Panama City as none of the barges could deliver gasoline to the local market. The Army Corps of Engineers estimated that a permanent fix will cost up to $5 million.

Wider weather episode

Heavy rainfall at the end of April eventually led to a breach of the Intracoastal Waterway at the Bay-Walton county line on May 2nd as reported by WJHG.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 515383. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.