High Wind in Coastal Palm Beach, Florida

High Wind November 15, 1996 · Coastal Palm Beach, Florida

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The wider storm

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST UNITED STATES COUPLED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN CARIBBEAN RESULTED IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS FLORIDA. HIGHEST EASTERLY WINDS WERE ALONG THE FLORIDA SOUTHEAST COAST. 15 TO 30 FEET OF BEACH ERODED AND 3 TO 4 FEET OF TOP SAND WAS LOST.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5579058. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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