Nassau County, Florida
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1961 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
31
Tornado reports
96
Hail reports
29
Floods since 1996
532
All events
8
Deaths
$7.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Nassau County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 29 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
The media reported a drowning about 1 mile or less from the St. Mary River inlet. The cause of drowning death was either due to tidal currents or rip currents.
A 16-year old male drowned due to rip current at Fernandina Beach. The time of death was approximated; a specific time during Friday afternoon was not given in the media report.
Tropical Storm Fay moved slowly north out of Caribbean Sea, then cut across south and central Florida into the Atlantic Ocean. Fay then slowly curved west and made landfall in the vicinity for Flagler Beach and Daytona Beach on Aug 21st. As the storm made landfall sustained winds…
Fernandina Beach, Florida...a Stone Mountain, Georgia man visiting the area drowned when attempting to rescue his seven year old son from high surf and rip currents. A northeast flow of 20 to 30 mph had generated high surf and his son was swept offshore. The gentleman and two oth…
Tourist drowned when caught in rip current at an unguarded beach. Rough surf from Hurricane Isabel was developing and the Jacksonville surf forecast indicated a "moderate risk of rip currents" for the day with increasing surf later in the week. Nassau County Beach Patrol reported…
Tourist, caught in Rip Current drowned approximately 200 yards off the beach.
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Nassau County 911/Dispatch reported that a tree was downed by strong wind gusts near the intersection of Kings Ferry Road and Haddock Road. Time of event based on radar data.
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Trees on powerlines reported in Callahan. Time of event based on radar.
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A tree fell along Ratliff road. A photo was shared via social media. Time was estimated by radar.
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Tree reported down near Harts Road and U.S. 17. Time estimated from radar.
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Tree and branches down near Sadler Road and Bonnieview Road. Time estimated from radar.
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Personal Weather Station CasaVerdie - KFLBRYCE33 measured 2.1 inches of rainfall. Rain began at 7:59 pm EDT.
Hail Hail
Nickel size hail was reported along Musselwhite Road near Callahan. Time was estimated by radar.
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Several Large Trees were reported down on a property along Musselwhite Road near Callahan. Time was estimated by radar.
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Nassau County EM reported a gas pump awning structure was blown over in Hilliard, FL. Time was estimated by radar.
Flood Flood
Fernandina Beach Police Department reported road closures along South Fletcher Ave between Atlantic Ave to Sadler Road and road closures on South 3rd Street between Elm Street and Gum Street.
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Mesonet station FW5640 Fernandina Beach 2.5 inches of rain in one hour.
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A personal weather station KFLFERNA8 measured 3.11 inches of rain in about an hour.
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A personal weather station KFLFERNA237 measured 4.22 inches of rain in about one hour. Several sites showed 3 to 4 inches in the area.
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A mesonet station FW5640 Fernandina Beach measured 4.39 inches of rain. Rain began around 1030 AM.
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A personal weather station in Hilliard measured over 2.5 inches of rain in an hour.
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A private weather station Callahan KFLCALLA70 measured 2.03 inches of rainfall in 50 minutes. The rain began at 2:24 pm EDT.
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Between 4 and 5 pm today personal weather station KFLBRYCE24 measured 2.5 inches of rain.
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A personal weather station KFLFERNA237 measured 2.98 inches of rain in the past hour.
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A personal weather station KFLFERNA260 measured 3.81 inches of rain in the past hour.
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A personal weather station KFLFERNA260 measured 4.58 inches of rain since 6:30 pm EDT.
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Mesonet station GW4436 HILLIARD received over 2 inches of rain in the past hour.
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A tree was blown down onto power lines. The time of damage was based on radar.
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A photo via social media of a large branch down in Italia. The time of damage was estimated via radar.
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Nassau County Dispatch/911 reported trees down in the vicinity of Yulee. The time of damage based on radar data.
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Nassau County 911/Dispatch reported large trees were down on powerlines in the vicinity of Fernandina Beach. The time of damage based on radar data.
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A public weather station in Yulee measured 5.36 inches of rain in about 4 hours. Several other gauges nearby reported between 4-5 inches of rain in the same period.
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A public weather station in Fernandina Beach measured 5.79 inches of rain over the past 12 hours. Several surrounding gauges measured 5+ inches of rain in a similar time frame.
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The AWOS station KFHB in Fernandina Beach measured 5.6 inches of rainfall in 12 hours.
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A personal weather station Island Time - KFLFERNA100 measured 4.06 inches of rain. Rain began around 545 AM. About 3 inches fell between 545 AM and 745 AM.
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A public rain gauge located along the Nassau River just west of Amelia Island measured 3.14 inches storm total rainfalll.
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A mesonet station FW5640 Fernandina Beach measured 5.63 inches of rain. About 2 inches fell between 630 and 730 am.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A waterspout moved onshore as a landspout on Amelia Island. There was some debris lofted near oceanfront homes, likely from the roofs, as the landspout moved inland. The location is approximated.
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A public rain gauge report near Yulee measured 3.15 inches of storm total rainfall. The duration was unknown.
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A station measured 4.12 inches in 3 hours.
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A tree was blown down near Olive Street. 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.
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Power lines were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar.
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Trees were snapped and powerlines were downed along Ford Rd, Church Ave, and Thomas Trails Rd in Bryceville. OREMC and FPL had about 3,000 customers temporarily without power in Nassau County. The time of damage was based on nearby wind gusts observations.
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A power line was blown down across Buccaneer Trail near McArthur Estates. 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.
Hail Hail
Multiple reports of half-dollar size hail near Ratliff and Callahan areas.
Flood Flood
Mutiple roads were flooded across western Nassau County. Ford Rd washed out causing a culvert to fail. Hamp Hicks Rd was closed due to flooding at 2:30 p.m. A section of Bismark Rd was closed. Canal Road was under water but passable. Zidelle Rd, at 4:30 pm, was impassable by cars…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 1 |
| 2023 | 26 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | 21 | 2 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 2 |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | 1 |
| 2007 | 22 | 1 |
| 2006 | 28 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24 | 0 |
| 2004 | 36 | 0 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 2 |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 2 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 1 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | 5 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 | 1 |
| 1984 | 4 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 2 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 4 | 4 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 |
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