Flash Flood — Palm Beach, Florida

1999-01-02 · near Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach, Florida

Event narrative

Torrential rainfall from a nearly stationary line of thunderstorms dropped an estimated 10 to 15 inches of rain, most of it falling within a two hour period, in the Highland Pines Subdivision in Palm Beach Gardens. Initially, a South Florida Water Management gage measured 31 inches of rain, but subsequent reanalysis indicated the gage reading was about 50% too high. A total of 136 buildings suffered flood damage as well as numerous vehicles. Streets were closed and I-95 was partially closed by a large sinkhole.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5679251. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.