Strong Wind in Metro Palm Beach County, Florida

Sustained easterly winds of 25-30 mph persisted for over 2 days, with frequent gusts of 35-40 mph. Pompano Beach recorded a peak wind gust of 47 mph at 8 AM on November 9th. Other peak gusts include Virginia Key at 45 mph, Opa-Locka Airport at 40 mph and Palm Beach International Airport and Miami International Airport at 39 mph.

These winds produced power outages to approximately 3,000 customers across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Some trees were reported to have toppled and/or uprooted, with the only confirmed report being a snapped pine tree which fell onto a car in Dania Beach, producing damage. Moderate beach erosion was also reported along some southeast Florida beaches.

A tight pressure gradient between high pressure off the southeast United States coast and Hurricane Ida over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and the southeast Gulf of Mexico produced strong winds over south Florida.