Power Outage in Starke, FL

The Whiskey River Saloon in Starke had lost a portion of its roof and had major water damage inside. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county including in the Starke City limits. The time of damage was based on radar.

A tree was blown down onto a power line on NW 93rd Place. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.

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.||The county experienced widespread tree and power line damage due to tropical storm force winds. ||The county EM team reported that about 300 homes where flooded in the cities of Starke, Sampson and Crosby Lake. Two apartment complexes were flooded. Three weeks after the storm, residents of Sampson and Crosby Lake were still taking boats to get to their homes. Initial road damage estimates were up to $4 million dollars. ||Storm total rainfall included 11.74 inches measured 0.9 miles ESE of Starke. At 10:35 am on 9/10, Alligator Creek in Starke started rising up to the bridge level at Laura Street. This occurred in conjunction with major flood stage reported at the Alligator Creek gauge located just downstream at U.S. Highway 301. Alligator Creek at Starke set a record flood stage at 147.98 feet on 09/11 at 1100 EDT. The Santa Fe River near Graham set a record flood stage at 118.98 feet on 09/11 at 0945 EDT. Hampton Lake near Hampton crested at 131.03 feet on Sept 13th at 1200 EDT. Moderate flooding occurred at this level. Lake Sampson near Starke set a record flood stage at 135.34 feet on Sept 15th at 2000 EDT. Major flooding occurred at this level. New River near Lake Butler set a record flood stage at 98.55 feet on Sept 12th at 0815 EDT. Major flooding occurred at this level. Sampson River at Sampson City set a record flood stage at 135.09 feet on Sept 15th at 1900 EDT. Major flooding occurred at this level.

Several trees were blown down near County Road 18 along both sides of U.S. Highway 301 in Hampton. A few trees feel onto power lines. The cost of damage was estimated.

Widespread tree damage occurred across the county which caused power line and tree damage. Reports of power line damage started to come into the county 911 call center around 8:40 am on 10/7 and calls of wires down continued through mid-morning on 10/8. Reports of road obstructions, which included mostly trees and large limbs, started to be reported to the county 911 call center around 5 am on 10/7 and continued through late morning on 10/8. Most the damage reports were from within the Stark and Branford city limits. ||Storm total 48 hour rainfall included 2.97 inches 1 mile ESE of Starke.

Scattered trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Storm total rainfall amounts ranged from 3.21 inches 1 mile ESE of Starke to 3.01 inches 2 miles NE New River.

A tree was blown down onto 2 power lines along Polk Avenue. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.

Trees were blown down across power lines near Lakeshore Drive and Lakewood Drive. One tree also fell onto a power pole, which knocked the pole down across the road.

Power lines were blown down in Starke one near State Road 100 and Laura Street.

A tree and power line were blown down near NW County Road 225. The cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in StormData.

Power lines were down in the roadway. The cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in StormData.

Trees were blown down onto power lines and a car near Theressa. An outdoor shed was also blown over. The time of damage was based on radar.

Power lines were blown down near Brownley and Weldon Street in Starke.

Power lines were blown down. An awning was blown off of a school near Pratt and Todd Roads. A large tree was blown down on Broadway and Pratt.

Trees and power lines were blown down and blocking State Route 100 at the SE 81st Street in Theressa. The time of the event was based on radar.

A large tree was blown down which knocked down power lines.

A tree and power line were blown down on State Road 16 in Heilborn Springs. The time was estimated based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated.

A tree limb was down on power lines on North Epperson Street. The cost of damage removal was estimated.

Trees were blown down across power lines along SW County Road 100A.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

Several trees and power lines were blown down. Power outages were reported at the Sante Fe Community College.

Power lines and trees were blown down about 3 miles west-northwest of Starke on County Road 225. The power line damage was near 19276 Northwest 63rd Place.

A trained spotter west of Starke reported trees down on State Roads 229 and 235, as well as at his residence 10 miles west of Starke. Emergency Management reported Bradford County had about 30 roads closed due to trees or power lines across the roadway. One tree fell on a house and they had 315 customers of Clay Electric without power and 188 customers of Florida Power & Light out of power.

Florida State Warning Point relayed a report of a tree that was blown down in Starke and power lines that were blown down across Bradford county. One power line fell on a home at 19475 Northwest 44th Avenue in Starke.

A tree limb fell through a home one mile east of Starke on State Road 100 due to thunderstorm winds. Another tree limb fell through the roof at the Pine Forest Apartments in Starke. At the time of the damage report, over 1,000 people were without power in the Starke area due to damaged power lines.

Around 5 pm on 10/4, Emergency Management reported water covering roads about 4-5 inches deep about 6 miles northwest of Starke at the intersection of State Road 16 and Highway 225. Water was approaching some homes and power outage occurred. Around 510 pm, a one mile stretch of U.S. Highway 301 was closed in Starke due to flooding between State Road 16 and State Road 100. Water was up to 3 ft in some places. At 257 pm on 10/5, emergency management reported that State Road 100 was flooded but still passable near the Bradford-Clay county line. The county public works put caution signs near flooded areas. ||water is covering the road about 4 to 5 inches deep near intersection of highway 16 and highway 225. water is near some houses. power outages were also reported.

Several trees were blown down onto power lines along County Road 229A, about six miles northwest of Starke.

Large trees and power lines down.

Large trees down on house and power lines down. Crosby Lake Subdivision. Trees down crossing 160th Street.

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.