72
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$35K
Property damage
Heavy Rain in Leon County, Florida: 72 recorded events between 2008 and 2012. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #46 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Heavy Rain in Leon County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for heavy rain in Leon County is the 2010s, when 71 of the county's 72 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 Leon County archive, heavy rain makes up 5.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #46 for this hazard and #7 within Florida, putting it in the 98.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Dec is the peak month for heavy rain in Leon County with 22 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
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2012 | GOVERNORS SQUARE MALL | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2012 | TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2012 | KILLEARN ESTATES | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2012 | LEVY PARK | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2012 | LAKE JACKSON | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2012 | ORCHARD POND | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2012 | LAKE JACKSON | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2012 | TALLAHASSEE MALL | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2012 | BLOXHAM | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2012 | (TLH)TALLAHASSEE RGNL ARPT | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Leon County
- Thunderstorm Wind 826
- Hail 136
- Flash Flood 98
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
WCTV reported that a large Red Oak tree greater than 100 feet tall fell onto a house on Sedona Road in Tallahassee around 3 am EST. The peak wind gust measured about 6 miles away on the Florida State University campus around that time was 28 mph. No other wind gusts higher than 28 mph were measured anywhere in the area. It is believed that heavy rainfall of 3 to 5 inches weakened the tree root system, and a wind gust near 30 mph pushed it over onto the house. No other reports of trees falling over or any other damage occurring elsewhere in the area were received. WCTV reported that the cost to remove the tree from the house was about 5,000 dollars. In addition to the tree removal, major roof damage occurred to the house with some water damage inside. The damage to the house itself was estimated. There were no injuries inside of the house.
A trained spotter reported water around 3 inches deep in spots in a corridor from the intersection of Apalachee Pkwy and Richview Rd eastward to Capital Circle SE. Rainfall estimates based on surrounding rain gauges were around 1.10 inches in one hour at the time of the report.
Law enforcement reported water covering the road on Centerville Rd as well as near the intersection of Thomasville Rd and Waverly Rd. Rainfall amounts were estimated at just over an inch in one hour based on surrounding rain gauges.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many heavy rain events are on record in Leon County, Florida?
72 heavy rain events are recorded in Leon County between 2008 and 2012, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Leon County?
The strongest heavy rain on record in Leon County measured 0.
Where does the heavy rain data for Leon 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.
Cite this page
“Heavy Rain in Leon County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/leon-county/heavy-rain/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.