Flood — Gilchrist, Florida

2017-06-06 · near Bell, Gilchrist, Florida

Event narrative

The roadway at U.S. Highway 129 and County Road 232 East was underwater. The is no known property damage, but a small dollar value was added so this report would be included in Storm Data.

Wider weather episode

A very moist and unsettled southwest flow was across the area ahead of a frontal system draped across the MS River Valley and central Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall occurred in morning convection as it moved inland from the Gulf especially across the Suwannee River Valley. One supercell developed and produced an EF1 tornado in St. Johns County in the early afternoon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 706114. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.