Tropical Depression — Okeechobee, Florida

2020-11-08 to 2020-11-09 · Okeechobee, Florida

Event narrative

In Okeechobee County, sustained winds remained below tropical storm force with the strongest winds occurring in outer rain bands. The highest peak wind gust measured was at the Okeechobee County Airport (32 mph from the east at 2155LST on November 8).

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Eta moved across Cuba and into the Florida Straits on the morning of November 8. Eta tracked northwest through the day and then made landfall along the Central Florida Keys early in the morning of November 9. Outer rain bands on the northern side of Eta's circulation moved onshore of the east-central Florida coast producing sustained tropical storm force winds along the barrier islands from Brevard to Martin Counties, and gusts to tropical storm force west of the Intracoastal Waterway. There were no direct or indirect tropical storm-related fatalities, and little to no other impacts from Eta.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 925219. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.