Marine Tropical Storm — Lake Okeechobee, Atlantic South

2024-09-26 to 2024-09-27 · Lake Okeechobee, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Maximum sustained winds over Lake Okeechobee were in the 35 to 40 knot range. A peak wind gust of 44 knots / 51 mph was recorded at FSWN mesonet site at Lake Okeechobee Lock 7.

Wider weather episode

The center of Hurricane Helene passed about 200 miles west of Naples as a Category 3 hurricane moving N-NE over the eastern Gulf of Mexico around midday on Thursday, September 26th, then made landfall later that evening in the Florida Big Bend as a Category 4 hurricane. The large wind field around Helene and associated outer bands brought tropical storm force winds and gusts to the immediate Atlantic and Biscayne Bay coasts as well as Lake Okeechobee.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1217239. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.