Coastal Duval storm history

A 19 year old male visiting the beach attempted to rescue 2 persons around 8 pm from the water. The male began to struggle in the surf due to rip currents. There were no lifeguards on duty. Surf was reported around 2-4 ft. A moderate rip current risk was headlined in NWS Jacksonv…

A 19 year old male went missing in the evening around 7:30 pm local time in the ocean at Jacksonville Beach. His body was recovered on Wednesday 5/31. Ocean lifeguards likely contributed to the drowning. Big sandbars and sloughs were reported as well. There was a high rip current…

A male of unknown age drowned in a rip current at Huguenot Park in Fort George Inlet. Lifeguards also rescued a child from rough surf at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park who was transported to the hospital for medical treatment. High risk of rip currents was observed on this day.

One male drowned due to a rip current. He was trying to save his two young children from the rip current. Witnesses were able to create a human-chain and save the children, but were unable to rescue the victim. The drowning occurred at Huguenot Park.

A male was rescued from a Rip Current at Jacksonville Beach. When he reached the beach, he was in cardiac arrest. Rescuers performed CPR, but the man died later at the hospital.

A teen visiting from Guatamala drowned at Jacksonville Beach from a rip current. Surf was about 3-4 ft. Ocean rescue reported multiple rip current rescues over the weekend.

A 38 year old male tourist drowned while swimming in rough surf near 11th Street in Atlantic Beach. Surf heights of 3-5 ft were forecast as well as a high risk of rip currents.

A 45 year old female died while trying to save her 11 year old son at the north end of Huguenot Park about a quarter mile from Ft. George Inlet. The drowning was attributed to both tidal currents and rip currents. Huguenot Park Beach has stronger ocean currents compared to other …

A rip current fatality occurred at Jacksonville Beach to a 28 yr old male. He was a father of a 6 year old girl and rescued his daughter from the rough surf. Both were taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His daughter survived.

An 11 year old male swimming at Little Talbot Island Park went missing Saturday afternoon.

Dorian impacts to the county were mainly confined to the immediate beachfront. Scattered trees and large limbs were blown down, and some of this tree debris blocked roads. Most of the tree damage was confined to Arlington and the beaches communities. Storm tide flooding was a lar…

Moderate state tidal flooding impacted the Duval county coast and St. Johns River basin during this event. On 10/10 at 12:30 pm, the Mayport tide gauge (MYPF1) reached 2.44 ft MHHW during high tide. Moderate tidal flooding impacts begin at 2.3 ft MHHW at this location. The Fort G…

On 10/3, the gauge at Pottsburg Creek along U.S. Highway 90 reached 2.3 ft MHHW datum. Moderate flooding begins at 2.2 ft MHHW at this location. At 7:30 pm on 10/3, the gauge at Fulton Mariners Point along the St. Johns River reached 2.12 ft MHHW above normally dry ground around …

A trained spotter reported minor tidal flooding along 2nd Ave North leading toward the intracoastal waterway. The road was completely flooded but passable around 805 PM. This is a known tidal flooding spot.

Duval county reported wind gusts of 40-64 mph, with the highest of 64 mph at Mayport Naval Station. Generally, 1-2 inches of rain fell across Duval, with the highest total of 2.15 inches in Jacksonville Beach. In response to Milton, Duval County (City of Jacksonville) opened up 6…

Numerous downed trees and power lines were reported across the county. Multiple trees fell on cars and homes causing total destruction to roofs in Arlington Hills. Peak wind gusts were 71 mph at Mayport Naval Station. At least 224,000 customers were without power during the heigh…

Multiple trees and branches were blown down due to gusty onshore winds and showers and saturated grounds along Hecksher Drive. The cost of damage was estimated.

Trees were blown down near East 22nd Street and Thelma Street and along Brick Road near West 27th Street. The cost of damage was estimated.

A large tree was uprooted and fell onto a car on Atlantic Blvd. The ground is saturated due to continuous rainfall from the past couple days, and sub-severe gusty winds were causing some tree damage. The time of damage was estimated by radar. The cost of damage was unknown but es…

Multiple downed trees and powerlines were reported blown down across the county. A tree snapped and fell on a car causing damage in Riverside. A large tree uprooted and fell on a house causing roof damage along Ribault Scenic Dr. Edgewood Ave was closed due to flooding. Wind gust…

The tide gage at Mayport reached 2.05 ft MHHW. Minor tidal flooding impacts begin at 1.8 ft MHHW.

The tide gage at the Dames Point Bridge reached 2.03 ft MHHW. Minor tidal flooding begins at 1.6 ft MHHW.

The NOS tide site MYPF1 at Mayport recorded a peak tide value of 1.93 ft MHHW datum on 9/27 at 9:18 pm. Minor tidal flooding begins at 1.8 ft MHHW. At 8:54 pm on 9/28, the gage measured a peak water level of 1.99 ft MHHW. Moderate tidal flooding begins at 2.3 ft MHHW. At 10:00 am…

Tropical cyclone winds impacted the county on 8/30. Strong gusts of 40-60 mph were reported across the county, with wind stress on the St. Johns River causing wave damage to the concrete railing at Memorial Park on the St. Johns River in the Riverside area of Jacksonville. An aba…

The NOS Tide Gage at Naval Station Mayport measured a peak tide of 2.03 ft MHHW datum. This was in the Minor Flooding category for this station (Minor flooding begins at 1.8 ft MHHW and Moderate flooding begins at 2.3 ft MHHW).

A large tree was blown down across Beach Blvd near Huffman Blvd due to gusty post-frontal winds estimated near 40 mph (gusts of 35 to 45 mph were observed across the aera through the day). The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for Storm Data.

Severe beach erosion and significant dune loss occurred along the Jacksonville Beaches with tropical storm force winds. Major to moderate storm surge flooding occurred within the St. Johns River basin including the Trout River. Tropical storm force winds and damage occurred. The …

Strong tropical storm force winds and storm surge impacted Duval county. On Wednesday 9/28 at 1:43 pm, a mesonet station at Huguenot Park measured a sustained speed of 41 mph with a wind gust to 51 mph. By 5:13 pm, the same station measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph. At 7:15 pm,…

The public reported tree limbs were blown down and knocked out power to homes off of University Blvd North. Wind gusts in the are were 45-55 mph. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

On Friday 11/5 at 10 am local time, the Mayport NOS tide gauge (MYPF1) reached a peak water level of 2.07 ft MHHW datum. Minor coastal flooding begins at 1.80 ft MHHW. At 10:42 am on 11/5, the tide gauge on the Dames Point Bridge (DMSF1) reached a peak water level of 1.85 ft MHHW…

A large tree was blown down across a yard and onto the front of a home. Damage occurred to a wooden fence and gutters. Peak wind gusts were estimated with gusts of 40-60 mph reported throughout the day. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the eve…

A total of 44 ocean rescues occurred for Jacksonville Beach Lifeguards from May 22 through May 23 due to surf and rip currents.

There was no significant damage reported across Duval County. Peak measured winds and wind gusts included the following observations: on 11/11 at 8:10 pm, a Weatherflow site on the St. Johns River downtown Terminal Channel recorded 40 mph (116 deg) with a peak guts of 50 mph. On …

High tide reach 1.58 ft MHHW at the downtown Jacksonville tide gauge on the St. Johns River. Minor flooding begins at 1.5 ft MHHW at this location.

The peak high tide was 1.84 ft MHHW datum at the Dames Point Bridge on the St. Johns River. Minor tidal flooding begins at 1.60 ft MHHW at this location. On 10/19 at 1224 pm, the high tide was 1.85 ft MHHW.

The peak high tide was 1.76 MHHW datum at the Mayport tide gauge. This was just below minor tidal flooding stage for the site at 1.8 ft MHHW. On 10/18 at 1036 am, the peak high tide was 1.99 ft. On 10/19 at 1124 am, the high tide was 2.0 ft MHHW.

The peak high tide was 2.0 MHHW datum at the Clapboard Creek tide gauge. Minor tidal flooding begins at 1.5 ft MHHW at this location. On 10/18 at 1145 am, the high tide was 2.23 ft MHHW. Moderate flooding begins at 2.0 ft MHHW at this location. On 10/19 at 1245 pm, the high tide …

The peak high tide was 1.65 MHHW datum at the Pottsburg Creek tide gauge at Beach Blvd. Minor tidal flooding begins at 1.5 ft MHHW at this location.

At 1708, Emergency Management reported water over-flowing the banks of Pottsburg Creek near Beach Blvd. Flood water had reach the door of a sporting goods store. The USGS tide gauge at Pottsburg Creek measured a high tide of 2.25 ft MHHW datum, in the moderate flood stage categor…

At 1300, a NWS employee reported River Road along Riverfront Park and near Landon Park including portions of San Marco Ave. were flooded in the Riverside area of Jacksonville. Wakes from vehicles driving through the tidal flooding impacted some structures. At 1345, a NWS employee…

At 1212, the tide gauge at Mayport measured a peak high tide of 2.44 ft MHHW datum. This was within the moderate flood level for this location. At 1324, the tide gauge at the Main Street bridge along the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville measured a peak high tide of 1.84 f…

Tropical Storm Isaias tracked northward and remained offshore of the local Atlantic coast and produced with broken squalls moving onshore over the local area. Impacts to the county were minimal and confined to the immediate coast where Jacksonville Beach lost about 5 feet of sand…

Tidal flooding within the St. Johns River flooded the steps of a pavilion along the River Walk near the FL Times Union Performing Arts Center. The tide gauge at the Acosta Bridge reported the river was in minor flood stage.

The NOS Tide Gage reached 1.80 ft MHHW. This is the level at which minor flooding begins. On 8/30 at 9:54 pm, the water levels reached 1.89 ft MHHW.

A wildfire of unknown size was started by lightning near Hunt Club Road and Biggin Church Road, just south of Beach Blvd.

Two wildfires started along U.S. Highway 17 near the Nassau River off of Yellow Bluff Road. On May 22 around 345 pm, one fire was 100% contained with only 25% on the larger southernmost fire which was estimated at 150 acres just north of Yellow Bluff Road. The Yellow Bluff fire s…

The Mayport C-Man station reported water level at 2.07 ft above MHHW around high tide.

Tidal flooding was observed along Beach Blvd and the Intracoastal Waterway. Water was over the road and across parking lots near Beach Marine. Observations were consistent with strong local Nor'easter events rising water levels into minor flood stage to low end moderate flood sta…

Coastal flooding occurred at morning high tide on 11/23 around 11:30 am and again on 11/24 at 12:30 pm along Hopkins Creek in Neptune Beach just off of the Intracoastal Waterway. Water topped the Kings Road Causeway.

Elevated water levels were reported at Jacksonville Beach with ocean waves pushing up tot the dune line.