Eastern Alachua County, Florida
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2020 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
21
All events
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Deaths
$32K
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Drought Drought
Beneficial rainfall improved the Exceptional Drought (D4) to Extreme (D3) on June 9th.
Wildfire Wildfire
On May 4th, FEEM Emergency Services reported a Wildfire of unknown acres and containment that caused the Road Closures of CR-346 and CR-325 in Hawthorne, FL. On May 5th, per FFS, the fire was at 100 acres with 30% containment. The fire quickly grew to 956 acres with 65% containme…
Drought Drought
Despite some beneficial rainfall, Exceptional (D4) drought conditions continued through the month of May.
Wildfire Wildfire
On March 21st, a brushfire developed near Cross Creek, FL and caused evacuations. For much of May, the fire remained unchanged at 134 acres at 90% containment. On May 23rd, the fire was 100% contained.
Drought Drought
Lack of beneficial rainfall in April continued the Extreme (D3) drought for the rest of the month.
Wildfire Wildfire
A wildfire near Cross Creek, FL of 134 acres remained ongoing during the month of April, increasing containment to approximately 75% by the end of the month.
Wildfire Wildfire
On March 23rd, Alachua County Sheriff's Office reported that a small brush fire that ignited near S County Road 325 near Cross Creek. This fire quickly grew in size to 134 acres by the end of the month thanks to very favorable fire weather conditions.
Drought Drought
Lack of rainfall in March continued the Extreme (D3) drought for the rest of the month.
Drought Drought
Lack of rainfall during February combined with multiple hard freeze events resulted in continuing Extreme Drought (D3) conditions. A wildfire in Gainesville caused all lanes of CR-232 (NE 53rd St) to close between N Main St and NE 15th St.
Drought Drought
Lack of rainfall during January combined with multiple freeze events resulted in worsening drought conditions into Extreme (D3) drought by the end of January.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
A road closure of NW 16th Ave at NW 34th St occurred due to a downed tree in Gainesville. Gusty winds to around 30 mph were recorded in shower activity. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
Wildfire Wildfire
Per the Florida State Watch Office, the Alachua County Sheriffs Office reports that the East County Road 225 Wildfire near the Santa Fe River in northern Alachua County is currently 236 acres and is 90% contained.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
The highest wind gusts in Alachua county were 49 mph in Gainesville, and 47 mph at the University of Florida main campus. The 49 mph was measured at 1:53 am on 10/10 by the KGNV Gainesville Regional Airport ASOS. Widespread 2-3 inches were reported across the county. Two public s…
The media reported tens of thousands of residents lost power. Downed trees blocked major roads. Power lines were damaged across the county. Trees fell on homes. A tree crushed through a home along SW 99th St in the Willow Bend neighborhood of Gainesville where a family resided ca…
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Multiple road closures were reported due to downed trees and powerlines across roadways. Measured gusts ranged from 40-54 mph between 2 am on 8/5 through 7 am on 8/5. Wind damage started to impact the county during the evening of 8/4. At 8 pm local time, a tree was blown down nea…
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Wind gusts to tropical storm force were reported in Alachua county. At 5:44 am on Thursday September 29, the GNV ASOS at the Gainesville Regional Airport measured a wind gust to 52 mph. At 9:53 am, the GNV ASOS measured a wind gust of 54 mph. At 11:09 am on 9/29, the GNV ASOS mea…
High Wind High Wind
FL State Watch office reported a road closure on SR-26, locally University Ave, due to a tree down across the west bound lanes. Nearby ASOS KGNV reported a gust of 58 MPH at 1:44 PM EST.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Florida State Warning point relayed that all northbound lanes of Interstate 75 were closed in Gainesville due to a downed tree. Wind gusts around the time of this report were 40-50 mph across SE Georgia and NE Florida. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for this…
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Significant damage was not reported across Alachua county. On 11/12 at 2:53 am, the Gainesville Regional Airport ASOS measured peak winds of 27 mph (150 deg) with a peak gust of 43 mph (150 deg). At 4 am on 11/12, a FAWN mesonet site in the city of Alachua measured a wind gust of…
Wildfire Wildfire
Around 312 pm, a brush fire started when an unauthorized pile burn became out of control and burned 17 acres and burned a tractor at 20505 NE 22nd Lane. The fire was 100% contained at 17.5 acres. Three house sustained damage of unknown severity and Alachua Sheriff conducted door-…
High Wind High Wind
Strong gradient (non-thunderstorm) winds began during the late morning and continued through mid- afternoon across Alachua County. At 12:40 pm a mesonet sensor near the University of Florida measured a gust of 47 mph from the SSW. At 12:53 pm the Gainesville Airport ASOS measured…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
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