Storm Surge/Tide in Coastal Santa Rosa, Florida

Storm Surge/Tide September 1, 2008 · Coastal Santa Rosa, Florida

$100K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

As Gustav moved south and west of the area higher than normal tides caused beach erosion on Santa Rosa Sound. The storm tide height was estimated at 3-4 feet across the area with the surge height estimated at 2-3 feet. The high tide washed away part of the dunes on Navarre Beach. Damage estimates from the surge were $100K.

The wider storm

Gustav moved south and west of the northwest Florida coast and brought higher than normal tides to the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 134497. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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