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Coastal Flood in Coastal Lee, Florida
Coastal Flood December 21, 2018 · Coastal Lee, Florida
What the National Weather Service wrote
A meteotsunami flooded the north end of Sanibel Island with up to 4 feet of water. A video of the event was available on YouTube. Water did enter a few cottages and cars in the parking lot had water mid way up the doors. Damage amount is unknown. Time estimated from the public.
The wider storm
A strong cold front moved southeast through the eastern Gulf of Mexico and Florida Peninsula on the 20th, preceded by a squall line. The storms produced 4 tornadoes, and damaging wind gusts, in addition to strong gradient winds behind the front on the 21st. The strong onshore winds also produced coastal flooding along the coast and moderate to major beach erosion from Pinellas County to Lee County. .
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 791309. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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