Home / Gulf of Mexico / Bayside and Gulfside From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge

Marine Tropical Storm · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Tropical Storm August 29, 2023 · Bayside and Gulfside From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge, Gulf of Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tropical storm force wind gusts associated the passage of rain bands well to the east of Hurricane Idalia's center, occurred over Florida Bay. Maximum sustained winds were measured at 28 knots with gusts to 39 knots at Long Key Light.

The wider storm

The center of Hurricane Idalia passed about 165 nautical miles to the west of Key West on a northward path through the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Tropical storm-force sustained winds occurred during the passage of rain bands through the Straits of Florida. Maximum sustained winds generally in the 35 to 40 knot range with isolated gusts in excess of 50 knots occurred along the Florida Keys reef tract.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1138554. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.