Event narrative (NOAA)
Water accumulated under strong onshore flow for a couple of days within the river basin ahead of Hurricane Matthew, and when the storm surge combined with high tide and strong northerly flow coincided over the St. Johns Friday, river flooding was extensive.||Peak wind gusts included 48 mph on 10/7 at 3:05 pm 3 miles SE of Welaka and 44 mph on 10/7 at 11:29 am 4 miles NW of Interlachen. ||Storm total 48 hour rainfall amounts included: 7.22 inches 3 miles WNW of Orange Mills; 6.60 inches 3 miles NW of Florahome; 6.01 inches 3 miles WNW of Hastings; 4.72 inches 2 miles SW of San Mateo; 3.89 inches 3 miles SE of Welaka; 3.85 inches 2 mile N of Crescent City; 3.60 inches 1 mile SW of Interlachen; 2.58 inches 4 miles NNE of Florahome; and 2.04 inches 4 miles NW of Interlachen. ||Maximum storm su
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.