Marine Tropical Storm — Deerfield Beach To Ocean Reef Fl, Atlantic South

2024-09-26 to 2024-09-27 · Deerfield Beach To Ocean Reef Fl, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Maximum sustained winds over the nearshore waters off Miami-Dade and Broward Counties were in the 35 to 40 knot range. A peak wind gust of 56 knots / 65 mph was recorded at the Government Cut mesonet station, with a peak wind gust of 49 knots / 56 mph at Port Everglades mesonet station.

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 1217242. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.