Heavy Rain in Bay County, Florida
Heavy Rain August 16, 2021 · Bay County, Florida
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
One indirect fatality occurred due to hydroplaning from heavy rainfall in association with Tropical Storm Fred.
The wider storm
After moving across the Greater Antilles and weakening, the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred strengthened into a tropical storm once again in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall near Cape San Blas with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph on August 16th. The storm brought flooding and strong winds to numerous areas of the tri-state region. Rainfall amounts were generally in the 3 to 9 inch range with the highest amounts in Bay and Washington counties. Inundation along the coast generally remained below 3 ft MHHW, except for Apalachicola which measured 3.37 ft MHHW. One man was injured when a tree fell onto his car in Millville in Bay county, and one indirect fatality of a 51 year old male occurred due to hydroplaning in Bay county.
Began near Panama City (30.1700, -85.6600).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 980629. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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