Marine Tropical Storm — Chokoloskee To Bonita Beach Fl Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

2024-08-03 to 2024-08-04 · Chokoloskee To Bonita Beach Fl Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

Data from hurricane hunter aircraft suggested that sustained tropical storm force winds occurred over the coastal waters of Collier County on August 3rd and 4th as Tropical Storm Debby moved north over the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Wider weather episode

The center of Debby passed about 140 miles west of Naples as a tropical storm moving north-northwest over the eastern Gulf of Mexico around 8 AM EDT on August 4th. Tropical Storm Debby intensified into a hurricane as it passed southwest of Tampa late August 4th before making landfall in the Florida Big Bend area as a Category 1 hurricane on the morning of August 5th. The outermost edge of Debby's tropical storm force wind field skirted the southwestern Florida Gulf coast on August 3rd and 4th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1214630. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.