Storm Surge/Tide in Charlotte, Florida

Storm Surge/Tide September 6, 2004 · Charlotte, Florida

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

Tropical storm force winds from the southwest produced tides one to five feet above normal from New Port Richey south to Punta Gorda as Hurricane Frances moved northwest just north of downtown Tampa. One foot of water was found in downtown Punta Gorda as tides in Charlotte Harbor reached five feet above normal. Tides were two to three feet above normal elsewhere and produced moderate beach erosion from Venice to Clearwater and flooding low lying homes near downtown Saint Petersburg.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5427713. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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