Tropical Depression — Glades, Florida

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

Event narrative

Maximum sustained winds were in the 25 to 30 mph range across Glades County. Highest wind gust of 45 mph was recorded in Brighton at 4 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 1131790. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.