Tropical Storm — Lafayette, Florida

2019-10-19 · Lafayette, Florida

Event narrative

Tropical Storm Nestor impacted portions of the Florida panhandle and big bend on October 19th. A few trees and power lines were blown down. Wind gusts reached 50 mph along the Franklin county coast as measured by the St George Island bridge WeatherSTEM site. Rainfall amounts were limited to 1-3 inches.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Nestor impacted portions of the Florida panhandle and big bend on October 19th. The system was a minimal tropical storm with impacts mainly limited to along the coast. Some coastal flooding occurred with a few trees and power lines blown down as well. Wind gusts reached 50 mph along the Franklin county coast as measured by the St George Island bridge WeatherSTEM site. Rainfall amounts were limited to 1-3 inches, mainly across portions of the Florida panhandle, big bend, and extending into southeast Alabama. Amounts remained mainly below 1 inch across southwest Georgia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 862015. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.