Tropical Storm — Coastal Nassau, Florida

2016-09-01 to 2016-09-03 · Coastal Nassau, Florida

Event narrative

Peak wind gusts included 46 mph at the Fernandina Beach airport on Sept. 2nd at 8:55 am and 39 mph at the Fernandina Beach NOS Station on the 2nd at 6:42 am. Storm total rainfall amounts included 1.15 inches measured 1 mile west of Fernandina Beach. Storm surge data included 1.3 ft (3.88 ft tide) at Fernandina Beach.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Hermine impacted northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia during the afternoon of Sept. 1st through Sept. 2nd as the storm tracked inland near Cedar Key Florida as a Category 1 hurricane Thursday night, then tracked northward across SE Georgia through early Friday morning. The left front quadrant of the storm impacted the local area as well as widespread rainfall with wind gusts generally around 35-55 mph in squalls. Storm total rainfall (1200 UTC Sep. 1st through 1200 UTC Sep. 3rd) was 4-6 inches across the Suwannee River Valley to 1-3 inches toward the Atlantic coast. Storm surge values were 0.5 ft to 2 ft along the coast and within the St. Johns River basin. For county specific impacts, please read county specifics in the Storm Data report.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 658092. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.