Tropical Depression — Metro Broward County, Florida

2018-09-03 · Metro Broward County, Florida

Event narrative

Sustained tropical depression winds of 28 knots were recorded by the mesonet site FTDST located in Sunrise. A maximum wind gust of 34 knots was also recorded at 823 AM EDT.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system moving across the tropical Atlantic into the Bahamas formed into Tropical Storm Gordon near the South Florida peninsula. Although the effects from Tropical Storm Gordon were fairly minor for South Florida, sustained Tropical Storm force winds were felt across portions of Miami-Dade and Broward County. Miami-Dade and Broward reported slightly higher amount of power outages than a typical day across the region. Due to some heavy rainbands Miami-Dade county experienced some street flooding that led to partial lane closures. However, no structural flooding was reported with all flood impacts relatively minor.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 787378. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.