Alachua storm history

A tree limb was blown down at Poe Springs park, which hit a woman on the head. Two others were injured. The woman died due to head trauma from the tree limb.

Very dense fog from the Paynes Prairie wildfire produced zero visibility across Interstate 75 and Highway 441 during the early morning hours. A major car pile-up began around 3:45 am, with numerous vehicles involved including 6 tractor-trailers and at least a dozen passenger vehi…

A 27 year old state park ranger died when a tree fell through the roof of his vehicle at Pudgy Road during a thunderstorm in Paines Prairie State Park. He had stopped his car due to a downed tree crossing the road. A Significant Weather Alert was issued at 130 EDT which highlight…

A private Weather Station Quail Hollow - KFLGAINE50 measured 2.51 inches of rain falling in one hour. Rainfall began at 7:34PM local time.

Eastbound lanes of Archer Rd were closed at SW 34th treet due to a downed pole due to a lightning strike. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

The ASOS station KGNV Gainesville measured 2.58 inches in an hour. Rain began around 6:55 pm.

A storm chaser relayed a photo and a video on social media that showed trees down along US-441. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

The intersection of SR-24 (Archer Rd.) and SR-121 (SW 34th St.) in Gainesville experienced major traffic due to a lightning strike that disabled the traffic lights. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for inclusion in Storm Data.

A downed power line resulted in the closure of NE 16th Ave. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for Storm Data inclusion.

The road was closed at the intersection of West Newberry Rd and NW 120th Terrace in Gainesville due to a fallen tree and downed power lines. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

A tree fell on SW 170th Street which closed the road temporarily. The event time was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

Nickel to penny size hail was reported in Newberry.

Slightly larger than golf ball size hail was observed.

Golf ball size hail was observed near the intersection of NW 36th Place and NW 47th Terrace.

There were numerous reports of nickel to slightly larger than golf ball size hail reported across Gainesville city limits.

A spotter shared images measuring hail of 2.50 inches (tennis ball) and 1.50 inches (ping pong ball) near the intersection of NW 39th Avenue and NW 34th Avenue.

The public shared photos of hail up to golf ball size near the intersection of NW 34th Street and N 39th Street at a residence.

The public reported about hen egg (2 inch) size hail near Waldo Road and State Road 24 near NE 96th Avenue.

Alachua County EM High Springs Fire WeatherSTEM measured 4.57 inches of rainfall for this event. About 2 inches fell between 1 PM and 2 PM. At 245 PM, the High Springs Fire Department reported minor flooding in the low lying areas near, and south of US-441 and US-27 which is typi…

A personal weather station in the West Park section of Gainesville measured 2.55 inches of rainfall which began around 4:40 pm. Other nearby observations measured 1.6 to 1.9 inches in the West Hills and Rutledge sections of town, just east of I-75.

A personal weather observation site Debra Heights - KFLGAINE140 measured 2.63 inches of rain. Rain began around 8:50 PM. Surrounding sites measured 2 to 2.5 inches within the past hour.

Alachua County SO reports a road closure of SR-121, locally NW 34th Street, near NW 5th Avenue in Gainesville due to a large tree being blown down from the thunderstorm and blocking the roadway. No injuries were reported. Time was estimated by radar. The cost of damage was unknow…

Heavy rainfall flooding impacted portions of WNW Gainesville. At 10:50 pm EDT, the county 911 reported a car was flooding along NW 3rd Avenue and the road was flooding near the intersection of NW 16th Avenue and NW 8th Street. The cost of damage to the car was unknown, but it was…

A FAWN mesonet site in Alachua about 3 miles S of La Crosse measured 4.21 inches of rainfall in about 3 hours.

The Gainesville Regional Airport measured 3.99 inches of daily total rainfall, much of which occurred in the evening. This was a new record daily rainfall.

A few trees were blown down near the intersection of NE 28th Ave and N Main Street. The time of damage was based on radar.

A few trees were blown down near the intersection of NW 244th Street and NW 187th Ave. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

Wind damage occurred to the Deerhaven Generating Station along NW 13th Street. Part of the tin roof was peeled off of the building at about 320 ft above MSL. The time of damage was based on radar The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in S…

A large tree fell across CR 235A blocking both lanes near the intersection with NW 178th Ave. Photo was taken by Alachua Police. Time was estimated by radar.

A large tree uprooted and fell on a house along SW 19th St in Gainesville, FL. The tree caused unknown damage to the house but appears to be roof damage. Photo was taken by Nancy Heiser. Time was determined by nearby observation station 2025W Fswn Sweetwater Wetlands Park which m…

A social media image estimated quarter size hail littered the University of Florida golf course green. The time of the hail was based on radar.

A picture of a funnel cloud was taken passing HWY 441 near Gainesville. Time was estimated by radar.

A large tree was blown down and blocked NW 190th Avenue in High Springs. The time of damage was based on radar data.

A large tree was blown down and blocked NE 140th Street in Waldo. The time of damage was based on radar.

A mesonet site about 6 miles WNW of the University of Florida measured daily storm total rainfall of 5.51 inches since midnight.

A mesonet site about 2 miles WNW of Alachua measured 5.40 inches of storm total rainfall since midnight.

A tree was blown down and blocked the road. A road closure was reported due to the fallen tree at State Road 222 near Interstate 75. The time of the event was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

A large tree was blown down and blocked the intersection of NE 2nd Street and NE 2nd Avenue in Gainesville. The cost of damage was estimated.

Street flooding was first reported around 2:46 pm near Main Street and near the 500 block of 32rd Avenue in Gainesville. A mesonet station about 2 miles SE of Gainesville measured 2.8 inches of rainfall in one hour at 2:45 pm. At 3:14 pm, Fire Rescue reported flash flooding was d…

Street flooding was observed near Main Street and the 500 block of 23rd Avenue.

A mesonet station measured 2.8 inches in the past hour.

A public weather station measured about 4. 5 inches since about 1:45 pm.

An observer measured 4.47 inches since 1:52 mph and observed flooding across the area.