Tropical Storm — Inland Bay, Florida

2021-08-16 · Inland Bay, Florida

Event narrative

Several trees and power lines were blown down. In addition, one home in the Derby Woods subdivision suffered major damage as the chimney was blown off and took part of the roof with it. Another home on Highway 77 and County Road 2321 sustained minor roof damage with some siding ripped off. Approximately 14,000 residents lost power.

Wider weather episode

After moving across the Greater Antilles and weakening, the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred strengthened into a tropical storm once again in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall near Cape San Blas with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph on August 16th. The storm brought flooding and strong winds to numerous areas of the tri-state region. Rainfall amounts were generally in the 3 to 9 inch range with the highest amounts in Bay and Washington counties. Inundation along the coast generally remained below 3 ft MHHW, except for Apalachicola which measured 3.37 ft MHHW. One man was injured when a tree fell onto his car in Millville in Bay county, and one indirect fatality of a 51 year old male occurred due to hydroplaning in Bay county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 980662. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.