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High Wind in Coastal Palm Beach, Florida
High Wind March 10, 1996 – March 12, 1996 · Coastal Palm Beach, Florida
The wider storm
A gale center formed off of the Florida southeast coast on March 10, moved slowly north, just offshore the Florida east coast on March 11, then accelerated northeast on March 12. Beach erosion along the southeast coast was mostly minor except locally moderate in Palm Beach County. The rough seas caused the Viking Princess cruise ship to become stranded between Palm Beach and Freeport, Bahamas for 32 hours making many passengers ill. Rainfall totals were 3 to 6 inches in Palm Beach county and 1 to 3 inches in Broward and Dade counties.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5540623. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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