Western 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.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
12
All events
1
Deaths
$8K
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.
Tropical cyclone winds impacted the county on 8/30. Trees and power lines were blown down. At 0600, a 59-year-old man died when he crashed into a tree near State Road 20 and Southeast 60th Terrace, in Gainesville due to heavy rainfall. At 0710, a spotter reported a large tree and…
Drought Drought
Beneficial rainfall improved the Exceptional Drought (D4) to Extreme (D3) on June 9th.
Drought Drought
Despite some beneficial rainfall, Exceptional (D4) drought conditions continued through the month of May.
Drought Drought
Lack of beneficial rainfall in April continued the Exceptional (D4) drought for the rest of the month.
Drought Drought
Lack of rainfall in March continued the Extreme (D3) drought. Conditions worsened through the month with the county being upgraded to Exceptional (D4) drought on March 24, 2026. Exceptional drought then continued 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.
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.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
The media reported tens of thousands of residents lost power. Downed trees blocked major roads including eastbound Newberry Road west of Interstate 75. Power lines were damaged across the county. Trees fell on homes.
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. Around 2 am on 8/5, the EM reported a tree do…
Strong Wind Strong Wind
State warning point relayed a report of a tree down on top of a home near 2812 NW 107th Street in Gainesville due to strong gusty winds. The original report stated from thunderstorm winds, but the thunderstorm activity was during the morning hours, not the afternoon at the time o…
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
At 11 am EDT, Alachua County Fire Rescue reported a tree was blown down in High Springs that blocked the road at NW 237 Street and NW 183 Place. Peak wind gusts during TS Elsa across Alachua county included 44 mph by the ASOS at the Gainesville Regional Airport at 1:01 pm EDT. Th…
High Wind High Wind
Widespread wind reports of 40-47 mph occurred across the county. By 1:30 pm, EM reported numerous trees down and power line damage including in the Newberry and Alachua city limits. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of this event in Storm Data.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
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