Tropical Depression — Hendry, Florida

2023-08-29 to 2023-08-30 · Hendry, Florida

Event narrative

Maximum sustained winds were in the 25 to 30 mph range across Hendry County. Highest wind gust of 45 mph was recorded at Airglades Airport outside Clewiston at 3:30 PM. Wind damage was minimal.

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 1131709. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.