Flood — Walton, Florida

2014-04-30 · near Clear Springs, Walton, Florida

Event narrative

Disastrous flooding occurred across Walton county at the end of the month due to a combination of very heavy rainfall and already saturated conditions. Many roads in the county sustained damage, and some structures were impacted by flooding including several businesses. Road damage in the county was estimated at $1,464,696. At least 10 businesses were impacted with damage estimated at approximately $300,000.

Wider weather episode

A strong long wave trough was centered over the mid Mississippi Valley extending south to the Gulf coast with several shortwaves rotating around it. During the April 29-30 time period, a strong MCS developed along the Gulf coast and trained across the area, producing extremely heavy rainfall rates and amounts on top of what had already been a very wet month with additional rainfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches common across the area. This led to serious flooding across portions of the Florida panhandle with several million dollars in damage reported, mainly to roads. However, several structures were also impacted by flood waters, especially in Walton county, and a FEMA disaster declaration was obtained across the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 515455. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.