Heavy Rain — Gilchrist, Florida

2019-06-19 · near Bell, Gilchrist, Florida

Event narrative

The WeatherStem station at the Gilchrist County EOC measured a daily total of 2.02 inches.

Wider weather episode

Very moist conditions including PWAT of 2.2 inches were in place across the local area under fast SW steering flow of 20-25 kts. A short wave trough moved over the region during the afternoon which further destabilized the air mass and triggered scattered strong to isolated severe storms across NE FL.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 822513. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.