Flood — Pinellas, Florida

2015-08-03 · near Anclote, Pinellas, Florida

Event narrative

The Tarpon Woods subdivision near Palm Harbor was the hardest hit area in Pinellas County. 453 residences were impacted from the flooding as well as 224 condo units.

Wider weather episode

A weak area of low pressure developed along a stationary frontal boundary across north Florida. This allowed for waves of showers and thunderstorms to move across the area for a few days causing flooding throughout much of the Tampa Bay area. The heaviest rain fall on the morning of the 3rd with some portions of Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco Counties receiving 6 to 8 of rain. This event was exacerbated from the flooding and saturated soils from multiple heavy rain events that occurred on August 1 and again during the last week of July.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 588078. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.