Western Alachua storm history

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.