Flood — Lafayette, Florida

2021-08-06 to 2021-08-12 · near Cooks Hammock, Lafayette, Florida

Event narrative

Persistent heavy rain over several days led to flooding in the Mallory Swamp and Steinhatchee River basins across rural southern Lafayette County. Several rural roads were flooded for several days.

Wider weather episode

A persistent rainy pattern across the southeastern big bend brought rainfall amounts in excess of foot during the first 12 days of the month to portions of southeastern Taylor, southern Lafayette, and Dixie counties. This rainfall fell on already saturated grounds and resulted in significant, long duration areal flooding. In addition, significant river flooding occurred across the Steinhatchee River basin. The Steinhatchee River crested at its 2nd highest crest on record at 24.6 ft on August 7th, which is well into the moderate flood category. Many roads were closed, and many homes were impacted. The river remained in at least minor flood stage for 20 days.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 981228. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.