Coastal St. Johns storm history

A male drowned in a rip current on Sunday, 10/12 at Mickler's Landing.

St Johns County Marine Rescue reported a rip current drowning about 1.5 miles north of the Fort Matanzas Beach access area. There were 3 others there were rescued and transported to a hospital. There was a large rip current in the area. Surf was about 1-2 feet and semi-choppy. NW…

St. Johns County Ocean Rescue received a call at 7 pm (guards are off duty at 6 pm) of two people drowning just north of Mickler's Landing in St. Johns County. One was a 42-year-old male and the other a juvenile. The adult was a fatality. The child was believed to be taken to the…

Two swimmers were in distress about 1 mile south of St. Augustine Beach near the A Street beach access location. One swimmer was rescued by surfers. The 2nd victim become submerged. Surf heights were 1-2 feet. A moderately strong rip current was observed about 100 yards near wher…

St. Johns County Ocean Rescue reported a make in his mid 20s drowned due to rip currents. Stated that seasoned lifeguards had trouble in the hazardous waters on that day.

A 22 year old male drowned due to surf, not rip currents.

Ocean rescue and local media reported an 18 yr old male from Lowdes county GA drowned due to a rip current in St. Augustine Beach. The time of the fatality was unknown, but it occurred that afternoon per media reports.

Highest wind gusts measured ranged from 50-70 mph in the St. Augustine, Vilano Beach, and Ponte Vedra Beach areas, where widespread power outages and trees down were reported, as well as significant damage to barns. Winds begin to ramp up in the evening of Oct. 9th with peak wind…

Storm surge damage and tropical storm force winds impact the county. Estimated storm surge and wind damage loss was around $34.1 million dollars. An estimated 600,000 cubic yards of beach sand and approximately 400,000 cubic yards of dune sand were lost, from county maintained be…

Local broadcast media reported that St Johns County Fire Rescue pulled a woman from out of the ocean near the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club. The woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Many reports of downed trees and power lines across the county. About 20,000 lost without power. Peak sustained winds were 45-60 mph with gusts 55-70 mph. High surf eroded portions of the beach near the St. Augustine Pier creating escarpments as high as 7 ft high. A total of 9 pe…

Wind gusts between 50-58 mph were observed during Debby and 7.28 inches of rainfall was measured by a CoCoRaHS observer at Sawgrass 0.0 E during Debby. On 8/4 at 9:10 pm local time, the mesonet station in downtown St. Augustine measured a wind gust of 44 mph in an outer rainband.

A large brush fire developed near County Road 214. Roads were shut down in the area and localized evacuations were done. CR 214 was shut down from Lexington Street to a dirt road east of Power Line Road due to the fire.

Tropical cyclone winds impacted the county on 8/30. FPL reported a large tree fell on power lines near St. Augustine. A mesonet site in Summerhouse measured a wind gust of 42 mph on 8/30 at 0644. At 0700, a mesonet site in the City of Saint Augustine measured a wind gust of 41 mp…

Coastal flooding impacted the St. Augustine area near Lincolnville. About 6 inches to 1 ft of water inundation was observed in the streets. Pictures of flooding showed water depth up to the base of some vehicles. The time of flooding was based on the time of high tide at the city…

About 1 ft of coastal flood water was across portions of the Lewis Speedway near State Road 16.

About 1 ft of coastal flood water was across portions of the Lewis Speedway near State Road 16.

Over-wash occurred at the Blue House along A1A just south of Carcaba Road.

St. Johns county experienced strong tropical storm force winds with gusts near hurricane force, storm surge inundation and freshwater rainfall flooding as a result of Hurricane Ian. The county sheriff reported less than 40 rescues were made during the storm. Emergency resources r…

St. Johns County lifeguards reported 64 water rescues were performed at St. Augustine Beach from Monday June 8 to Wednesday June 10. Nearly all rescues were rip current related.

A sailboat broke loose from a dock in St. Augustine and started taking on water. The boat became wedged under the Bridge of Lions. There were no injuries. The report was shared via Social Media. The cost of damage was estimated.

A tree branch fell onto powerlines which caused the powerlines to fall down near Josiah Street. The cost of damage was estimated.

Historic downtown St. Augustine and Anastasia Island had coastal flooding impacts. On Friday, November 5th, at 10:15 am, broadcast media reported that Cordova Street and St. George Street where submerged and appeared impassable due to coastal flooding. There was a social media vi…

Four people were rescued from the surf by at least 7 lifeguards near Ocean Hammock Park. It took 20 minutes to rescue everyone. One person needed medical attention and was transported to a hospital.

Significant damage was not reported across St. Johns county. On 11/12 at 6:53 am, the Weatherflow sensor at Summerhouse in Crescent Beach measured a peak wind of 30 mph (146 deg) with a peak gust of 38 mph (145 deg) at 6:33 am. On 11/12 at 6:54 am, the AWOS at the St. Augustine A…

At 1158, a NWS employee reported a foot of water at the intersection of State Road 16 and Lewis Speedway across the street from the San Sebastian River. At 1226, the Emergency Manager reported significant coastal flooding around the Maria Sanchez Lake in downtown St. Augustine bu…

King Street was closed due to tidal flooding in Historic St. Augustine near the Bridge of Lions to Malaga Street near the San Sebastian River.

TS Isaias tracked north, offshore of the local coast. Broken rain bands moved onshore with brief squalls. At 5:27 am on 8/3, the AWOS at St. Augustine airport measured a peak wind of 21 mph from the north. A peak gust of 32 mph from the NNE was measured at 5:59 am. The St. August…

The public reported sea water approaching the level of A1A about 1 mile SSE of Crescent Beach. Water levels at tide gages along the coast where generally 1.5-2 ft above MHHW with this event reaching the 'Minor Flooding' threshold.

Minor tidal flooding was reported along portions of King Street in downtown St. Augustine near the San Sebastian Inlet.

The public reported minor inundation at the intersection of State Road 16 and Lewis Speedway along the San Sebastian River during high tide.

At 115 am on 9/4, the St. Augustine Pier reported a sustained wind of 44 mph with a gust to 52 mph. At 155 pm, a storm surge value of 3.16 ft MHHW datum was measured at the temporarily deployed USGS Tidal Gauge along the Tolomoto River near St. Augustine. Coastal flooding for thi…

The USGS tide gage along the Tolomato River reached 1.99 ft MHHW. Minor flooding begins at 1.6 ft MHHW. On 8/30 at 9:30 pm, the tide gage measured 2.04 ft MHHW.

The northbound lane of Avenida Menendez near the Bridge of Lions was flooded with about 1 foot of water due to coastal flooding.

St. Johns County declared a local state of emergency for Porpoise Point area due to washed out roads from coastal flooding.

A1A flooded along the Matanzas River in historic St. Augustine. The nearest tide gage along the Tolomoto River measured water level 3.67 ft MHHW as of 8:54 am, reaching moderate flooding thresholds. Thus far, this level tied the 9th highest historic crest for the site, previously…