Tropical Storm — Inland Duval, Florida

2016-09-13 to 2016-09-15 · Inland Duval, Florida

Event narrative

Peak wind gusts included 37 mph at 10:29 pm on 9/13 at the Jacksonville International Airport; 33 mph at Naval Air Station Jacksonville on 9/13 at 9:18 pm; and 23mph at Cecil Field on 9/13 at 11:50 am. The I-295 Buckman Bridge PORTS sensor measured a wind gust to 32 mph on 9/13 at 8:42 pm.

Storm surge values included 1.03 ft (2.40 ft tide) along the Southbank of the St. Johns River and 1.02 ft (1.12 ft tide) at the I-295 Buckman Bridge.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Julia developed offshore of the Florida Atlantic coast and tracked northward over the local coastal counties Tue Sept. 13th through Wed. Sept. 14th. Gusts to tropical storm force started to impact the local coast and coastal waters the evening of the 12th as the tropical wave that would become Julia moved northward over the Bahamas. Tropical storm force wind gusts generally ranged from 30-48 mph along the Atlantic coast with storm total rainfall greatest along the coast of 6.5 inches to just over 2 inches. Storm surge values of 0.89 to 1.79 ft were reported along the coast and within the St. Johns River basin. Damage across the area included tree damage, some structural damage and flooding especially of normally flood prone areas that received heavy rainfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 658172. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.