Tropical Storm — Coastal Indian River, Florida

2022-06-04 · Coastal Indian River, Florida

Event narrative

In Indian River County, sustained tropical storm force winds briefly affected the far northern barrier island, with gusts to tropical storm force in squalls that affected the rest of the county east of Interstate 95 from early morning through early afternoon on June 4. The highest sustained wind was measured at North Beach (39 mph from the southeast at 1245LST on June 4) and the peak gust was at Indian River Shores (45 mph from the east at 0850LST on June 4).

Wider weather episode

Potential Tropical Cyclone One (PTC1) developed near the Yucatan Peninsula on June 2, and tracked across the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on June 3. PTC1 crossed the southern Florida peninsula from late evening on June 3 through the late afternoon on June 2. Outer rain bands from PTC1 brought gusts to tropical storm force to the barrier islands and Intracoastal Waterway of the Treasure Coast and far southern Brevard County from late evening on June 4 through late afternoon on June 5. Sustained winds briefly reached sustained tropical storm force along the barrier island of far northern Indian River County. There were no direct or indirect tropical storm-related fatalities, and little to no other impacts from PTC1.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1021622. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.