Marine Tropical Storm — Bonita Beach To Englewood Fl 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico

2018-10-09 · Bonita Beach To Englewood Fl 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

The WeatherFlow station XDUN on Honeymoon Island recorded a 40 knot wind gust.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Michael developed as a tropical depression in the western Caribbean on October 7th and strengthened into a major hurricane as it moved north through the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall near Mexico Beach on October 10th. Across west central and southwest Florida, Hurricane Michael caused isolated spots of tropical storm force winds on the 9th and 10th, as well as some minor storm surge along the coast. The peak wind report in west central and southwest Florida was 46 knots at the NOS station in Cedar Key on the afternoon of the 10th. Storm total rainfall was less than 2 inches across the area. At least 4 waterspouts developed in the outer rain bands, one of which made landfall as a brief tornado in Sarasota County. The total damage cost across west central and southwest Florida was estimated to be around $100,000, mostly from storm surge.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 782461. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.