Tropical Storm — Coastal Walton, Florida

2002-09-25 to 2002-09-27 · Coastal Walton, Florida

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Isidore came ashore near New Orleans, LA during the early morning hours of September 26. Maximum sustained winds reached 46 mph along the Panhandle coast. The lowest sea-level pressure recorded was 998 mb. Storm rainfall totals were several inches less than Tropical Storm Hanna, with amounts from two to six inches. The main impact from Isidore was storm surge flooding, beach erosion and tornadoes. Maximum storm surge heights ranged from four to seven feet along the Panhandle coast, to two to four feet along the Big Bend coast. Severe beach erosion occurred along coastal Walton and Bay counties where nearly a million cubic yards of sand was lost. Further east, minor to moderate beach erosion occurred. Several tornadoes spun up from Isidore's broad circulation, descended on Jackson, Holmes and coastal Walton counties. One man was injured when a roof collapsed on him near Graceville, FL. Santa Rosa Beach, Choctaw Beach and Sandestin, FL received the brunt of the tornadoes' fury with numerous mobile homes damaged, as well as downed trees and power lines.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5319921. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.