Flood of June 9, 1957, at Perry, Florida
Floods occurred on streams in the vicinity of Perry,Taylor County, Florida, on June 9, 1957, as a result of heavyrains from atropical disturbance. Serious flooding occurredin Perry along Spring and Pimple creeks as outlined by theshaded area in figure 1, requiring the evacuation of aboutZOO families from the lowland area. No loss of life wasreported. The damages to residential and commercial propertieswere estimated at several million dollars. Most ofthe damage was confined to residential areas (fig. 2); however,several stores in the area were damaged by floodwaters (fig. 3).This report presents data pertaining to the rainfallaccompanying this storm and peak flows of Spring and Pimplecreeks in Perry. It contains flood elevations at severalpoints, and peak discharges of the two creeks flowing throughPerry. The report also contains a discussion of the rainfallassociated with the flood and a description of the generalfeatures of the flood. (PDF contains 16 pages.)
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dig-aquadocs-1834-194002021-07-08T03:16:48Z Flood of June 9, 1957, at Perry, Florida Musgrove, R. H. Atmospheric Sciences Limnology Floods stream flow Perry Florida Floods occurred on streams in the vicinity of Perry,Taylor County, Florida, on June 9, 1957, as a result of heavyrains from atropical disturbance. Serious flooding occurredin Perry along Spring and Pimple creeks as outlined by theshaded area in figure 1, requiring the evacuation of aboutZOO families from the lowland area. No loss of life wasreported. The damages to residential and commercial propertieswere estimated at several million dollars. Most ofthe damage was confined to residential areas (fig. 2); however,several stores in the area were damaged by floodwaters (fig. 3).This report presents data pertaining to the rainfallaccompanying this storm and peak flows of Spring and Pimplecreeks in Perry. It contains flood elevations at severalpoints, and peak discharges of the two creeks flowing throughPerry. The report also contains a discussion of the rainfallassociated with the flood and a description of the generalfeatures of the flood. (PDF contains 16 pages.) 2021-06-24T15:10:23Z 2021-06-24T15:10:23Z 1958 monograph http://hdl.handle.net/1834/19400 en Information Circular (Florida Geological Survey) application/pdf application/pdf Florida Geological Survey Tallahassee, FL http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/1534 3 2011-09-29 20:20:12 1534 Florida Geological Survey |
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Floods occurred on streams in the vicinity of Perry,Taylor County, Florida, on June 9, 1957, as a result of heavyrains from atropical disturbance. Serious flooding occurredin Perry along Spring and Pimple creeks as outlined by theshaded area in figure 1, requiring the evacuation of aboutZOO families from the lowland area. No loss of life wasreported. The damages to residential and commercial propertieswere estimated at several million dollars. Most ofthe damage was confined to residential areas (fig. 2); however,several stores in the area were damaged by floodwaters (fig. 3).This report presents data pertaining to the rainfallaccompanying this storm and peak flows of Spring and Pimplecreeks in Perry. It contains flood elevations at severalpoints, and peak discharges of the two creeks flowing throughPerry. The report also contains a discussion of the rainfallassociated with the flood and a description of the generalfeatures of the flood. (PDF contains 16 pages.) |
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