Power Outage in Palatka, FL

A tree and power line were blown down along School Street. The cost of damage was included in Storm Data and estimated.

Trees were blown down onto power lines.

Trees and power lines were blown down across western portions of the county.

Widespread tree and power line damage in the city limits of Palatka.

Power lines were blown down at 109 Ashley Drive.

Power lines were blown down at 106 Vermont Avenue.

Power lines were blown down on South County Road 21 West of Interlachen.

Tree limbs were blown down onto power lines and large hail (size unknown) was reported.

Numerous trees were blown down and there were about 1000 residents without power.

A tree and power line was blown down along Saint Johns Avenue.

The main impacts across the county were due to heavy rainfall and gusty winds in squalls. County average storm total rainfall amounts were 4-7 inches with isolated higher amounts near Bostwick. Several power lines were damaged and several trees or tree limbs were blown down which blocked roads across the county. Some ground truth storm total rainfall amounts included 6.17 inches about 3 miles north of Georgetown, 5.13 inches about 5 miles south of Putnam Hall, and 4.76 inches about 1 mile NW of Georgetown. About 4 miles SE of Crescent City 3.57 inches was measured.

A tree limb fell on a power line which caused a transformer to blow. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.

Widespread tree and structural damage was observed off of Browns Fish Camp Road to Jimmie Road in Crescent City. The most extensive damage was along Jimmie Road which included damage to a screened porch, with debris from the porch scattered across the neighborhood which caused damaged to other structures. Two power poles were damaged, one was snapped. The damage along Browns Fish Camp Road included wind damage to a boat house where roofing material was blown loose into a tree. EM reported straight line wind damage. Cost of damage was unknown.

Trees and power lines were blown down near Silver Lake Road. The time of damage was based on radar.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from Palatka to Satsuma. Small hail was also reported of unknown size.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along State Road 19 near Silver Lake Drive. The time of damage was based on radar.

Severe strength winds produced damaged along Federal Point. Two homes had minor structural damage and numerous trees blown down. Out buildings were damaged and power lines were blown down.

Power lines were blown down at Orange Springs Cutoff Road and South County Road 21 in West Putnam.

Power lines were blown down on Paniel Road.

Trees were blown down across power lines along County Road 309 near Satsuma.

Several barns were damaged and one was destroyed along Highway 207A. Trees and power lines were reported near San Mateo.

Trees and power lines were blown down along County road 207A.

Power lines were blown down near 18th Street in East Palatka. The time of the event was based on radar.

A power line was blown down at Interlachen Estates on Walker Drive. The time was approximated based on radar.

Trees were blown down onto power lines. The time of the event was based on radar.

A Clay Electric line supervisor reported widespread thunderstorm wind damage to trees and power lines from Palatka to Georgetown. Approximately 400 customers in the Palatka service area were without power.

Trees were blown down on power lines near Salt Springs.

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.

Clay Electric Utility Company reported several power lines blown down near Interlachen.

A spotter reported trees down on roads and power lines along Highway 20 and Magnolia Road.

Power lines were blown down along U.S. Highway 17 and River Road in Palatka.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down about 1 mile west of Palatka.

Two power lines down with poles broken at south 15th street.

Pea sized hail and one tree down across power lines.

TS Gabrielle downed trees and power lines. Several homes were damaged and more than 11,000 businesses and homes were without power.

Large trees and power lines were blown down near Espranza Shores.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

426 pm EDT: Powerlines were blown down and a shed was destroyed in East Palatka. 430 pm EDT: Law enforcement repored numerous trees broken off 10 ft above the ground and twisted in Palatka. 430 pm EDT: Law enforcement reported numerous trees down 4 NE Palatka with nickel size hail.

The emergency respone center received numerous reported of trees and powerlines down:810 pm EDT: Powerlines down in Palatka. 834 pm EDT: Tree limbs down in Palatka.

Trees and powerlines down through Palatka and East Palatka.

Numerous powerlines down across the city

Numerous trees and powerlines down across the area. Reports recevied from 1700 LST to 1730 LST.

Public reported to 911 center that powerlines were down.

Wet microburst leveled trees across highways 19 and 20 in Palatka and powerlines downed on a gas station. Hourly rainfall accumulation was around 2-3 inches with a large downpour and burst of wind reported around the time the trees were leveled.

Numerous trees down and homes damaged in the Estates community. EM surveyed and reported that damaged resulted from downburst winds. Community had power outages due to a tree falling on a powerline.