Storm Surge/Tide — Coastal Collier County, Florida

2023-08-29 to 2023-08-30 · Coastal Collier County, Florida

Event narrative

A maximum storm tide of 3.04 ft above Mean Higher High Water (MHHW) was measured by the NOAA/NOS gauge at Naples Pier at 1:18 AM on August 30th, which was compounded by high astronomical tides. This resulted in street flooding of near-coastal areas in Naples and Everglades City during the high tide cycles of August 29th and 30th.

Wider weather episode

The center of Hurricane Idalia passed about 180 miles west of Naples as a Category 2 moving north over the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The outermost edge of Idalia's tropical storm force wind field skirted the SW Florida Gulf coast, and a few outer rain bands moved through South Florida on August 29th and 30th bringing brief tropical storm force wind gusts. A storm surge of about 3 feet, combined with high astronomical tides, led to minor coastal flooding in Collier County during the high tide cycles on August 29th and 30th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1131707. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.