Coastal Collier County storm history

Significant to major storm surge flooding covered almost all of Collier County south and west of Tamiami Trail from Everglades City to the Lee County line. Major storm surge flooding was noted within a mile of the Gulf coast, both at the beachfront and the Intracoastal Waterways.…

Hurricane Irma produced maximum sustained winds near 115 mph at landfall in Marco Island and 80-100 mph across the rest of Coastal Collier County. Wind gusts were in excess of 100 mph, with a peak gust of 142 mph near Naples Regional Airport at 435 PM in association with the east…

North Collier Fire Rescue rescued 1 adult and five children for a total of six people from rough surf and rip currents during the morning hours at Wiggins Pass State Park. The victims were transported by Collier County EMS to local hospitals and later released.

Maximum sustained winds were in the 35 to 45 mph range across coastal Collier County. The strongest winds of tropical storm force occurred on October 9th. The highest wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at Naples Municipal Airport on October 9th at 1:53 PM as a rainband of Hurricane…

Widespread moderate to major coastal flooding from storm surge occurred along the length of the Collier County coast. The first flooding episode, of up to moderate levels, occurred with the high tide on the morning and midday of September 26th when the initial storm surge from He…

Wind gusts of 100-110 mph were measured at about 100-150 feet above ground level over western Collier county at the Naples Grande Resort, at Kalea Bay, and at Naples Municipal Airport. Peak near-surface wind gusts were likely in the 80-90 mph range. Wind damage was mainly confine…

Severe beach erosion and coastal flooding occurred on Monday, August 27th as the center of Tropical Storm Isaac moved into the Gulf of Mexico. A storm surge of 2.05 feet was measured at the Naples pier. Farther east along the coast, inundation depths as high as 3 feet were report…

Gulf Coast News reporter shared video of flooded sidewalks due to tidal flooding in Naples.

Coastal Collier County began the month of June in an extreme (D3) drought which lingered until rainfall activity allowed improvement to moderate (D1) drought.

Coastal Collier County began May with widespread extreme (D3) drought which lingered through the month despite limited rainfall.

Lack of significant rainfall led to the development and expansion of severe drought (D2) across coastal Collier County, which began in April. By the end of April, the drought conditions intensified to extreme drought (D3). Locations within coastal Collier County had received appr…

Moderate to major coastal flooding occurred along most of the Collier County coast, mainly on October 9th from late morning through the overnight. The NWS Storm Survey team determined that inundation above ground was in the two to four foot range across much of the beach and bayf…

Sustained tropical storm force winds around 40 mph were observed across much of coastal Collier County on September 26th. A highest wind gust of 58 kts / 67 mph was recorded at Naples Municipal Airport at 3:08 PM. Wind damage was primarily to trees, although some weaker structure…

An Everglades National Park ranger reported minor saltwater flooding in Everglades City during the high tide cycles. Standing water was less than 1 foot on several roads. Streets affected included Begonia Street, Camellia Street, Buckner Avenue, Kumquat Street, and Starter Avenue…

A maximum storm tide of 3.11 ft above Mean Higher High Water (MHHW) was measured by the NOAA/NOS gauge at Naples Pier at 2:06 PM on August 4th. This resulted in street flooding and closure of numerous near-coastal areas in Collier County during the high tide cycles of August 4th …

Maximum sustained winds were in the 30 to 35 mph range across coastal Collier County. Occasional wind gusts of tropical storm force occurred mainly on August 3rd and 4th. Highest wind gust of 50 mph was recorded at Naples Municipal Airport at 6:38 AM on August 4th. There was mino…

A maximum storm tide of 3.04 ft above Mean Higher High Water (MHHW) was measured by the NOAA/NOS gauge at Naples Pier at 1:18 AM on August 30th, which was compounded by high astronomical tides. This resulted in street flooding of near-coastal areas in Naples and Everglades City d…

Maximum sustained winds were in the 25 to 35 mph range, with gusts reaching 40-50 mph, across coastal Collier County. Highest wind gust of 50 mph was recorded in Ochopee at 3:03 pm on August 29th. Wind damage was minimal.

Increasing rainfall which began in April, continued during the first part of the month across Southwest Florida. As a result, lingering dryness from the spring drought came to an end at the beginning of May as groundwater levels and soil moisture increased.

Lack of significant rainfall over the previous 3 months led to the continuation of extreme drought (D3) conditions over the western half Collier County in the beginning of April. Less than 2 inches of rain was measured in many areas from January 1st through March 31st. This was a…

After a record dry February with no measurable rainfall in Naples and Marco Island, March remained dry with only 0.30 inches of rain measured at Naples Municipal Airport and 0.84 in Marco Island. These prolonged dry conditions led to the designation of severe drought (D2) by the …

LANDSPOUT. Location: 26.224N, 81.818W. A landspout was observed on video. It started as a waterspout over the water which briefly touched shore near Clam Pass. Some sand was lifted by the landspout before lifting. No damage was observed.

Much below normal rainfall persisted into early May across coastal sections of Collier County, leading to the continuation of severe drought (D2) conditions which began in April. Periods of heavy rainfall during the first week of May led to gradually improving conditions.

Lack of significant rainfall over the previous 4 months led to the development of severe drought (D2) conditions over the western half Collier County. Only 1.62 of rain was measured in Marco Island and 2.65 at Naples Airport from December 1st through March 31st. This was approxim…

As TS Elsa moved westward near the FL Straits and then northward once in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, outer rain bands produced maximum sustained winds generally between 25-35 mph. An earlier rain band moved across coastal Collier County, with peak wind gusts of 41 mph/36 knots re…

A peak water level of 2.29 feet above mean higher high water was observed at Naples Pier at 11:06 AM EST on November 11th, with a peak surge of 3.39 feet above the predicted astronomical tide. Inundation was generally between 1-2 feet. Main impacts from storm surge was flooding a…

As TS Eta moved westward across the Florida Keys and towards the Gulf of Mexico, rain bands produced maximum sustained winds generally between 25-50 mph across coastal Collier County. A wind gust of 53 mph/46 knots was measured by the ASOS at Naples Municipal Airport at 11:10 AM …

As TD Nineteen moved westward across South Florida and into the Gulf waters, rain bands produced maximum sustained winds generally between 25-35 mph. A rain band moved across coastal Collier County during the early afternoon of September 12th into the early morning hours of Septe…

Less than a quarter of an inch of rain fell during the first half of May across most of Collier County, leading to the continuation of severe drought conditions. Surface and underground water levels dropped to around 10% of normal in some areas, and burn bans were in effect. Rain…

Naples Municipal Airport recorded only a trace of rainfall for the entire month of March, and only 0.81 inches through the first 3 weeks of April. This led to the development of severe drought conditions across all of Collier County.

Photos relayed via Naples Daily News show several areas of waves breaching the dune line and flooding adjacent parking lots and roads in the Port Royal area of Naples. Time is approximated based on highest water level observations at nearby pier.

NBC2 in Fort Myers reported water covering County Road 92A between Marco Island and Goodland.

Video received via social media shows abnormally high tide moving into and above the sand dunes at Naples Beach.

Photo received via social media shows water over topping the seawall and approaching the backs of residences in the Isles of Capri neighborhood at high tide.

The very dry conditions affecting Southwest Florida since February lingered into May. Only 25 to 50% of the normal rainfall had occurred since February, leading to very low groundwater levels. The onset of heavy rainfall associated with the rainy season put a quick end to the sev…

The very dry conditions affecting inland portions of SW Florida eventually made to the the coastal sections of Collier County, where only 25 to 50% of the normal rainfall had occurred since February. This led to the spreading of severe drought conditions to the coastal sections o…

Flooding during high tide lead to 8 to 12 inches of water along the street in the Palm River Mobile Home Park in North Naples. Additional flooding occurred in East Naples along Danford Street and Frederick Street. Reports were received from Law Enforcement and social media.

Storm surge across Collier County ranged from 4 to 8 feet, highest in the Chokoloskee and Everglades City area and lowest at the northern Collier County coast. Impacts were most severe in Chokoloskee, Everglades City, Plantation Island and Goodland where numerous homes were flood…

The severe drought which began the month in Collier County was downgraded to a moderate drought on June 6th as heavy rains affected the area. The drought was completely eliminated by the next drought monitor update on June 13th.

Although more rain fell in May compared to the previous months across SW Florida, it was still too sporadic to alleviate drought conditions. Coastal portions of Collier County remained in D2 (severe drought) conditions. A burn ban was in effect for the entire county.

Severe drought (D2) conditions expanded across all of Coastal Collier County as the month progressed. Total monthly rainfall ranged between 1 and 2 inches. A burn ban was in effect for the entire county.

Less than an inch of rain was recorded over northern portions of Coastal Collier County County in March. Severe drought conditions spread south across the area by March 28th.

Storm surge and residual higher than normal tides with the passage of Tropical Storm Colin led to 1 to 2 feet of seawater submerging several places in Goodland on Marco Island in Collier County, adjacent to Goodland Bay. Portions of State Route 92 on the mainland between US 41 an…

Naples Fire Rescue and Police Departments reported approximately 1 foot of standing water and floating debris at the southern end of Gordon Drive. Up to 1.5 feet of standing water was also reported along 17th Ave South, east of 4th Street South, making the roads impassable. Water…

The center of Tropical Storm Isaac moved over the Florida Straits south of the Florida Keys on Sunday, August 26th, passing just south of Key West. Rain bands and winds on the north side of the circulation of Isaac affected Southeast Florida throughout the day of the 26th and par…

Persistent and strong southerly winds pushed water onshore over southern Collier County in the Everglades City area. Minor flooding occurred over several consecutive high tide cycles beginning on June 23rd, with the highest water levels occurring during the high tide cycle of the…

Drought conditions lessened over coastal Collier County as July rainfall was near to above average over the county. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. Nevertheless, abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions remained over the are…

June continued the streak of below normal rainfall over most of South Florida. Little rain fell during the first 10 days of the month, with the rainy season not starting until around June 8th. Almost all the rain across the area fell in the last 2 weeks of the months. Total rainf…

The prolonged dry period over southern Florida continued through May, with the October 2010 to May 2011 period being the driest October to May on record at West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Naples. Total rainfall amounts for the month of May ranged from just over a quarter of …

Below normal rainfall fell over most of South Florida during the month of April. Rainfall amounts ranged from a quarter of an inch to about 1 inch over interior and western sections of the South Florida peninsula, to about 1 to 3 inches on average over the eastern half of the pen…