Heavy Rain — Union, Florida

2021-07-07 · near Cliftonville, Union, Florida

Event narrative

An observer measured 4.09 inches of storm total rainfall.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Elsa tracked NNE across the western tier of the local forecast area through the day on Wed, July 7th. The storm made landfall along the FL Big Bend coast. The main impacts from TS Elsa for the local area included 3 confirmed tornadoes, downed trees due to gusty winds, and heavy rainfall which caused river flooding. There was one loss of life due to a tree falling onto a car. Peak rainfall amount was near 7.2 inches in Alachua county and the peak recorded wind gust in a squall was 58 mph in Jekyll Island GA.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 965060. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.