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Initially, forecasters predicted tides up to 14 feet (4.3 m) above normal along the East Coast of Florida, near the potential location of landfall. [2] However, the National Hurricane Center later noted that storm surge up to 10 feet (3.0 m) would occur along the East Coast of Florida, as high as 13 feet (4.0 m) in Biscayne Bay, and a height of 11 feet (3.4 m) of the West Coast of Florida.
The storm spawned a brief EF0 tornado near Barefoot Bay, which damaged a roof. [137] October 7 – Hurricane Matthew paralleled the east coast of Florida as a major hurricane, with the center remaining about 35 mi (55 km) offshore. The western edge of the eyewall passed over Cape Canaveral, producing wind gusts of 107 mph (172 km/h) there.
Hurricane Andrew was a compact, but very powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana in August 1992. It was the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Florida in terms of structures damaged or destroyed, and remained the costliest in financial terms until Hurricane Irma surpassed it 25 years later.
Video captured the roof of Tropicana Field, in St. Petersburg, Florida, tearing off due to Hurricane Milton.
When Hurricane Helene battered Florida’s Gulf Coast this week, one of the hardest-hit areas was the small town of Steinhatchee, which was overwhelmed by a 10-foot storm surge and 140 mph winds ...
It weakened slightly before making landfall on August 29, 2005. It struck the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 hurricane. [1] It moved ashore near the border of Louisiana and Mississippi and weakened as it moved inland, dissipating on August 31. In Florida, the storm affected the southern portion of the state and in the panhandle. While it was ...
Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast August 29, caused numerous deaths, severe property damage and power outages in that part of the region. Life-threatening storm surge
The highest recorded sustained wind in the state was a 1-minute measurement of 74 mph by a 7.4 foot (2.25 m) National Wind Institute probe in rural Suwannee County. [70] Many buildings in Live Oak had roof damage, and a Mesonet station near Dowling Park recorded a gust to 99 mph. [ 71 ] High winds in Madison tore roofs off of buildings, downed ...