Tropical Storm — Coastal St. Johns, Florida

2020-11-12 · Coastal St. Johns, Florida

Event narrative

Significant damage was not reported across St. Johns county. On 11/12 at 6:53 am, the Weatherflow sensor at Summerhouse in Crescent Beach measured a peak wind of 30 mph (146 deg) with a peak gust of 38 mph (145 deg) at 6:33 am. On 11/12 at 6:54 am, the AWOS at the St. Augustine Airport measured at peak wind of 25 mph (160 deg) with a peak gust of 40 mph (160 deg) at 7:39 am. At 7:01 am, the Weatherflow sensor at Lewis measured a peak wind of 36 mph (142 deg) with a peak gust of 45 mph (148 deg) at 7:38 am. At 7:40 am, the CMAN Station at St. Augustine measured a peak wind of 40 mph (160 deg) with a peak wind gust of 54 mph (160) at 7:48 am.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Eta offshore of the SW FL Gulf Coast tracked NE through the day, crossing NE FL while gradually weakening through the day. Strong, gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall impacted NE FL as bands of heavy showers moved onshore. The storm moved offshore of the NE FL coast in the afternoon, with improving local conditions over night. Elevated tides combined with persistent, strong onshore flow caused isolated minor flooding within the St. Johns River basin during times of high tide. Water levels were generally near or just below 1.5 feet MHHW datum at high tides.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 925411. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.