Strong Wind — Coastal Flagler, Florida

2023-04-09 to 2023-04-10 · Coastal Flagler, Florida

Event narrative

Strong non-convective wind gusts between 40-50 mph caused minor wind damage in coastal Flagler county including many large tree limbs blown down, wind damage to shingles and fences blown down in Palm Coast. The highest measured wind gusts was 49 mph at the Marineland mesonet station at 6:10 pm on 4/9.

Wider weather episode

An unseasonal local Nor'Easter weather event developed April 9th into the 10th as an area of low pressure formed offshore of the central FL Atlantic coast along a lingering frontal zone as high pressure strengthened north of the region with an axis 'wedged' southward across inland GA. Strong NNE wind gusts range from 35 to 49 mph across coastal counties and the St. Johns River basin with the peak of the winds occurring during the evening of April 9th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1091724. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.