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The strong winds left widespread wind damage, with fallen trees and power lines, damaged roofs, and lost crops. About 98% of South Florida lost power during the storm. A significant storm surge – estimated around 9 ft (2.7 m) near Marathon – inundated the Florida Keys. Rainfall during the storm reached 13.26 in (337 mm) at Kennedy Space Center.
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Heavy rains fell in some areas, with a peak total of 12.7 in (320 mm) in Fernandina Beach. Tides along the coast reached 6.34 ft (1.93 m) above normal in Fernandina Beach. Inland, storm surge and abnormally high tides caused the St. Marys River to crest at 3.57 ft (1.09 m) at Interstate 95, which is minor flood stage. [42]
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With the storm making landfall in Southwest Florida on September 28 as a strong Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h), [52] the National Weather Service in Tampa issued multiple extreme wind warnings, indicating the likelihood for damage caused by sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) or greater. [66]
A dust storm in central Illinois Monday morning, May 1 created "zero visibility" conditions, triggering a fiery 72-vehicle pileup on Interstate 55 that killed seven people and injured more than 35 ...
Damage between the two totaled $1.9 million. Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier experienced some damage and was temporarily closed. [56] Approximately 800 sea turtle nests monitored by the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Palm Beach County were lost during the storm. [57] Severe erosion relocated up to 75 feet (23 m) of sand in Miami Beach.