Power Outage in Fleming Island, FL

A tree was blown down onto powerlines near the intersection of Holly Ridge Dr and Moody Ave. The downed tree also caused a power outage.

A medium size tree was blown down. A fence and pole barn were damaged by strong winds on the 700 block of Arthur Moore Drive. A large tree was down on power lines at Arthur Moore Drive and Branscomb Drive. A branch was blown into power lines in the 1000 block of Arthur Moore Drive.

A tree and power lines were blown down across Lake Asbury Drive west of Circuit Rider Road. This damage caused a partial road blockage. The time of damage was based on radar.

Two large trees were blown down across the southbound land of Henley Road. One tree fell onto power lines. The time of damage was based on radar.

Multiple lightning events were reported across northeastern Clay county Wednesday night. Two houses were hit by lightning on Azalea Fields Court and Claremont Drive. The houses did not catch fire. Lightning also caused a wildfire in the woods near the 4500 block of County Road 218. There was no estimate on the size of the fire. There were also transformer fires on Moody Avenue and Blanding Boulevard. About 1,500 Clay Electric customers were without power.

A power line was blown down across the road south of Green Cove Springs.

Six homes had major wind damage. Multiple trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Two people had minor injuries. At one point, over 43K resisdents across the county were without power.

A power line was blown down near Aurora Blvd and Blanding Blvd. Numerous tree limbs were blown down across the area. Port-o-Potty blown down by winds.

A tree fell onto power lines along Shotgun Court.

Trees were blown down onto power lines. A 12-ft flag pole was snapped about 4 miles est of Keystone Heights Airport. The Keystone Height airport measured a wind gust to 49 mph at 2:35 pm EDT.

This narrative is from the NWS Jacksonville Post Storm Report for Hurricane Irma which is a compiled list of reports from the storm survey, Emergency Management, private and public weather observation networks and broadcast media sources.||Clay County experienced widespread wind damage including trees down, power lines down, and structural damage due to tropical storm force winds. Rapid river rises and extremely heavy rainfall caused historic river flooding along the St. Johns River and Black Creek, as well as tributaries of these rivers. On Sept. 10th at 6:30 pm, a private weather station 18 ft above ground level in Keystone Heights measured a wind gust of 52 mph. On Sept. 11th at 3:04 am, 3 ft of storm surge above MHHW was reported at the Interstate 295 Bridge and the St. Johns River. Numerous river front homes lost property and had extensive dock and pier damage, including many structures and boats washed away from the surge. River waters rose to levels exceeding prior major stage records. Several helicopter rescues occurred along black creek. ||Black Creek at Middleburg (Blanding Blvd and State Road 21) sets record flood stage at 30.52 feet on 09/12 at 0130 EDT. Major flooding occurred at this level. The north fork Black Creek near Middleburg set an estimated record flood stage between 28 and 29 feet on Sept 12th. Major flooding occurred at this level. The south fork Black creek near Penney Farms set an estimated record flood stage between 28 and 29 feet on Sept 12th. Major flooding occurred at this level.||Storm total rainfall included 6.78 inches 3.5 miles ENE of Keystone Heights, 7.46 inches in Penny Farms, 8.55 inches 9 miles of Florahome and 10 mile NE of Penny Farms, 10.48 inches 2.6 miles WNW of Green Cove Springs, 11.03 inches 1.8 WSW of Orange Park, and 11.32 inches 8.8 inches E of Middleburg.

An extensive wind damage event occurred across Clay county associated with several long tracked severe downbursts. One downburst was the rear-flank downdraft of a tornadic supercell that produced an EF1 tornado in Lawtey, just west of the western Clay county line. As the RFD descended, a severe downburst raced across the northern tier o Clay county from about 10:08 pm local time through 10:35 pm local time which caused widespread wind damage to structures in Middleburg, Doctor's Inlet, Doctor's Lake, Fleming Island, and Orange Park. Another storm within the squall line impacted Keystone Heights where a wind gust of 50 mph was measured at 10:15 pm by the AWOS at the Keystone Airport. Peak wind gusts were estimated between 70-80 mph per Storm Surveys. Below is a timeline of wind damage reports across Clay county as reported to the NWS for this wind event. ||At 10:08 pm, Emergency Management reported multiple homes with trees down on them near Keystone Heights. At 10:15 pm, the general public reported numerous trees and power lines were blown down along State Road 100 and Twin Lakes Road, about 2 miles SE of Keystone Heights. There was also a report of a roof blown off of a home. Also around 10:15 pm, a NWS storm spotter about 6 miles NNE of Middleburg reported a large live oak tree was blown down and a small gazebo was destroyed. There was also small hail observed, but size was not reported. At 10:15, the public reported tree tops were snapped and damage near Asbury Lake with small hail (unknown size). At 10:20 pm, a HAM radio operator located 3 miles NE of Lakeside reported a tree was blown down and partially blocked Doctor's Lake Drive in Orange Park. A storm survey of this area later revealed extensive large tree damage and structural damage to homes, some uninhabitable due to the extent of damage. Many trees were over 1 ft in diameter, which included large live oaks and water oaks. Around this time, a spotter later relayed fence damage, a flag pole blown down and tree limb damage in Lakeside with wind gusts estimated at 70 mph. At 10:20 pm, a HAM radio operator about 5 miles SE of Lakeside reported another large tree was blown down which partially blocked the Woodlands Subdivision on Fleming Island. Around the same time, a large pine tree was reported blown down by the media along Cornell Road in Middleburg. Around this time, a spotter in Middleburg estimated 60 mph wind gusts. This tree damaged power lines. Another report from the media around this time indicated a tree was blown down on a home along Main Street about 3 miles ENE of Middleburg. At 10:25 pm, the media reported extensive tree down, fence damage, and patio furniture debris at the intersection of Kingsley Avenue and Doctor's Lake Drive in Orange Park Florida. At this same time, a NWS employee was driving into work along Highway 17 between Pace Island on Fleming Island and the Doctor's Lake Bridge. The employee experienced very strong westerly wind gusts of 60-70 mph. At 10:25 pm, the public reported tops of trees blown down and hail of unknown size about 6 miles SW of Lakeside. At 10:27 pm, tree damage was reported in Orange Park along U.S. Highway 17 between Stowe and Milwaukee Avenues.||There was one injury reported in Clay county with this event. A shelter was opened for residents. Extensive damage to homes occurred in Keystone Heights, Clay Hill and Orange Park. There was damage to homes in Fleming Island Plantation, including shingle damage, and wind damage to Fleming Island High School and Thunderbolt Elementary had street signs damage and large posts blown over.

Trees and power lines were blown down. Power outages resulted. The time of the event was based on radar.

Power outages with tree limbs down in NE Clay county.

Trees were significantly damaged by thunderstorm winds east of Keystone Heights. Trees were also blown down into the power lines.

Widespread tree and power line damaged impacted a small quarter mile radius from a west downburst between Hickory Drive and Hibernia Drive along Pine Avenue in east-central Fleming Island. An NWS employee estimated 60-70 mph downburst winds that occurred in waves during a 5 minute period. Pea size hail was also observed. Trees damaged at least 5 roofs in the Hibernia Oaks neighborhood.

Power lines were blown down in Middleburg.

A tree and power lines were blown down.

Power lines were blown down.

A large tree was blown down on a power line at the intersection of Moody Avenue and Suzanne Avenue. The cost of damage was estimated.

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout Lakeside. One oak tree was down on a home along Cedar Crest Drive. Power lines were blown down onto railroad tracks at Doctors Lake and Moody Drive.

A large tree was broken at the top and downed power lines which caused power outages in the area. The time of the event was based on radar.

Clay electric reported multiple sites with power lines downed by trees and large limbs across Clay and northern Putnam county.

Power lines were blown down in Keystone Heights.

Power lines were blown down along Pine Avenue between Hibernia and Water Oak Lane.

Numerous power outages due to tree debris on power lines were reported in Middleburg. Dime size hail was also reported.

Power lines were blown down in the Keystone Heights area.

Power lines were blown down per Clay Electric. The time of the event was based on radar.

A large tree and power lines were blown down across Oakridge Avenue south between Julia and Elsie Streets.

A power line was snapped near Sharron Road. The time of damage was based on radar.

Winds of 40 mph or stronger reported during the morning with branches down. A part of a tree was down across a power line knocking out power for about 45 minutes.

Several gusts above 50 mph, with a peak gust of 71 mph, was recorded on a private weather station. Five trees were snapped about 25 feet up the trees with the largest being 16 feet in diameter. A portion of the fencing was destroyed and they experienced a power outage of one and half hours.

Tropical Storm Fay moved slowly north out of Caribbean Sea, then cut across south and central Florida into the Atlantic Ocean. Fay then slowly curved west and made landfall in the vicinity for Flagler Beach and Daytona Beach on Aug 21st. As the storm made landfall sustained winds along the coast were between 40 and 50 mph with gusts in the 60 to 65 mph range. Storm Surge ranged from 2 to 4 feet along the open coast and about 1 to 2 feet on the St Johns River. Storm Surge Flooding occurred on the St Johns River on Thursday night August 21-22 in the Palatka area of Putnam County as northeasterly winds created a seiche effect driving river water southward. On Friday morning August 22nd the winds became more southeasterly along the river and river water was driven north in the San Marco and Riverside areas of Downtown Jacksonville flooding roadways and some structures. River water depths of 4 to 6 inches flooded the Park Lane Condominium in Riverside. A Ford Bronco in the street outside of the condo floated in the river water a short distance into Memorial Park. Flash flooding occurred on McCoys Creek on Thursday night and Moncrief Creek on Friday. Both creeks are in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. Several vehicles were stranded at Kings Road and McCoys Creek Blvd including one vehicle up to its roof. Areal flooding occurred over much of northeast Florida with roads and small creeks flooded. Minor flooding of structures occurred across the area. Numerous trees and power lines were downed with minor structural damage. High surf and beach erosion threatened five homes on the 3850 block of S Ponte Vedra Blvd in Vilano Beach, Florida. Several minor tornado touchdowns occurred in the area with no significant damage or injuries. Many north Florida creeks and Rivers experienced fresh water flooding with Black Creek, The St Marys River at McClenny, the St Johns River, south of Palatka, and the Sante Fe River experiencing the most significant flooding.

Trees were blown down at the Magnolia Point Country Club subdivision. Power outages were also reported to last for several hours.

A power line was down off of Longbranch Road.

Power lines were down near Kingsley Lake.

Power lines were blown down along U.S. Highway 17, north of the Putnam county line.

Clay Electric Cooperative reported numerous power lines were blown down in southwest Clay county near Keystone Heights. Over 6,500 customers were without power in Bradford, Clay and Alachua counties.

Large trees and power lines downed.

Two homes with roof damage. Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Tornado was mainly F0-F1. Large trees were uprooted and power lines were blown down. Two homes were destroyed, 4 with major damage, and 50 with minor damage. A total of 56 homes in the Highlands Avenue area were damaged.

Large trees and power lines were blown down. Several home with roof damage.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Hurricane "Frances"NWS Storm Survey found 7 power boats, 6 sailboats and 1 houseboat destroyed and sunk by a F1 tornado. A 32 ft. boat was picked up and put on top of a houseboat on the other side of the pier. The tornado crossed Black Creek and entered the woods across U.S. highway 17 and damaged trees.

Lightning strikes caused a couple of structure fires. Extent of damage unknown. Power outages were caused across the city by lightning strikes. Reports of power outages received from 3-5 pm.

Numerous trees and powerlines down in Orange Park and Fleming Island

Clay County Emergency Response center reported numerous powerlines down across the county from near Jennings State Forest along Highway 301 toward Orange Park and Green Cove Springs along Highway 17.