Eastern Putnum County, Florida
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2021 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
3
Floods since 1996
17
All events
3
Deaths
$505K
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.
Major river flooding of the St Johns River and its tributaries occurred due to trapped tides, strong tropical storm force winds and storm surge. Minor river flooding began on Wednesday 9/28 and as strong ENE winds increased around Ian into Thursday, the river rose into moderate f…
Drought Drought
Beneficial rainfall improved the Extreme (D3) drought to Severe (D2) on June 23rd.
Drought Drought
Despite some beneficial rainfall, Extreme (D3) drought conditions continued through the month of May.
Wildfire Wildfire
On April 19, 2026 at 8 PM EDT, Putnam County WP reported a 700 acre wildfire in Palatka which grew to become the Railroad Fire. On April 21st, the Florida Forest Service decided to combine the Crews Rd Fire in southeast Clay County and the Railroad Fire in northeast Putnam County…
Wildfire Wildfire
On April 19, 2026 around 530 PM EDT, Clay County EM reported a 100 acre wildfire in Green Cove Springs with 0% containment. Evacuations occurred at Varney Rd and Woodward Rd due to the wildfires located along Crews Rd in Clay County and north of Bostwick in Putnam County. The wil…
Drought Drought
Lack of beneficial rainfall in April continued the Extreme (D3) drought for the rest of the month.
Drought Drought
Lack of rainfall in March continued the Extreme (D3) drought for the rest of the month.
Drought Drought
Continued lack of rainfall combined with hard freeze events resulted in worsening drought conditions into Extreme (D3) with the February 10th drought monitor update, continuing through the rest of the Month of February.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Moderate tidal flooding impacted Putnam county along the St. Johns River and its tributaries, including Dunn Creek and Deep Creek. On 10/10 at 7:15 am, the tide gauge at Dunns Creek near Satsuma (DNSF1) reached 2.11 ft MHHW at high tide. Moderate tidal flooding begins at 2 ft at …
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
At 5 pm on 10/1, Putnam County EM reported tidal flooding affected multiple streets in the Welaka area. Nearby, the St. Johns River at Buffalo Bluff gauge measured a high tide of 1.53 ft MHHW in minor flood stage at 1230 PM. On 10/2 at 11:54 am, the county EM shared photos of min…
Wildfire Wildfire
First Coast News reports that the Perchman Wildfire, located along State Road 19 and Forest Road 74 in southern Putnam County to the northwest of Lake George that was initially started by a lightning strike, grew to 800 acres on Thursday afternoon.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Major to minor damage was reported across the county, both from wind damage as well as river and rainfall flooding. Many homes had significant wind damage to roofs, fences, and carports. Extensive flooding of streets and homes occurred for areas along the St. Johns River and its …
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Over 15,000 customers were without power during the peak outage and 14,000 (about 34% of the county) were without power after the storm passed early Friday Morning, the 27th. There is damage to a city dock south of the Memorial Bridge in Palatka. Dozens of homes were flooded alon…
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Widespread downed trees and powerlines were reported across the county. A tree fell on a home and caused unknown damage. A road was reported to be washed out. 4.56 inches of rainfall was measured by a CoCoRaHS observer in Hollister during Debby. The AWOS site at Palatka Airport (…
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Strong gradient winds with gusts of 45-55 mph were reported across NE FL in the afternoon trailing a departing surface low. Multiple trees and power lines were blown down across the county. The cost of damage was unknown and estimated for Storm Data.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Major river flooding occurred along the St. Johns River basin with numerous homes and structure flooded in Stephens Point and Welaka. Gusty tropical storm force winds across the county caused sporadic tree damage. On Wednesday Nov 9th around 6 pm, moderate tidal flooding was repo…
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
At 6:30 pm on Friday November 5th, the tide gauge at Dunns Creek near Satsuma (DNSF1) reached a peak water level of 1.72 ft MHHW datum. Minor tidal flooding for this location begins at 1.50 ft MHHW. On Saturday, November 6th around 7 am, the gauge reached 2.21 ft MHHW. Moderate t…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
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