Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Flash Flood in Duval County, Florida

54

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$1.8M

Property damage

Flash Flood in Duval County, Florida: 54 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #550 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Flash Flood in Duval County, Florida: events per decade

Flash Flood in Duval County, Florida: recorded events per decade
Flash Flood in Duval County, Florida: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for flash flood in Duval County is the 2010s, when 21 of the county's 54 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Duval County archive, flash flood makes up 3.1% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #550 for this hazard and #10 within Florida, putting it in the 82.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
2Feb
0Mar
0Apr
3May
18Jun
5Jul
8Aug
14Sep
1Oct
2Nov
1Dec

Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Duval County with 18 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Jul 9, 2025SIMPSON YARD0$0
Jun 30, 2025CEDAR HILLS0$0
Jun 29, 2025BOWDEN0$0
Sep 5, 2024PLUMMERS0$0
Sep 4, 2024JACKSONVILLE0$0
Sep 4, 2024BOWDEN0$0
Aug 24, 2024MANHATTAN BEACH0$0
Jul 27, 2024CAMBON0$0
Jun 13, 2021CEDAR HILLS0$0
Aug 11, 2020JACKSONVILLE0$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many flash flood events are on record in Duval County, Florida?

54 flash flood events are recorded in Duval County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Duval County?

The strongest flash flood on record in Duval County measured 0.

Where does the flash flood data for Duval County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.

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“Flash Flood in Duval County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/duval-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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