Coastal Hernando storm history

In Hernando County, storm surge generally ranged from 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide. Damage was estimated at $7,800,000, with 128 properties with minor damage, and 65 with major damage. The storm tide flooded roads and stranded about 975 households in the Hernando Beach comm…

Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 60 to 70 mph, with an isolated maximum gust of 76 mph at Brooksville at 6:32 PM EST on October 9. Rainfall generally ranged from 5 to 10 inches, with an isolated maximum total of 14.15 inches near Trilby. Brooksville…

Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 50 to 60 mph, with a maximum gust of 52 mph at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport at 10:00 AM EST on August 5. Rainfall ranged from 5 to 10 inches, with a maximum total of 8.34 inches near Spring Hill. A peak wat…

Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 50 to 60 mph, with a maximum gust of 58 mph at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport at 6:03 AM EST on August 30. Rainfall ranged from 1 to 3 inches, with a maximum total of 2.88 inches near Spring Hill. Elevated wa…

The highest wind reported in Hernando County was a gust to 52 mph at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport at 8:16 AM EST on November 10. Rainfall ranged from 2 to 4 inches, with a maximum total of 3.5 inches southeast of Brooksville.

In Hernando County, maximum winds were estimated between 50 and 65 mph in gusts. Rainfall ranged from 1 to 3 inches, with a maximum total of 1.57 inches near Brooksville. Offshore winds caused below normal tides of 3 to 4 feet.

In Hernando County the highest wind reported from Hurricane Eta was a gust of 48 mph at a mesonet site in Weeki Wachee. Rainfall was below 5 inches across the area with the highest total being 3.18 inches at the Brooksville-Tampa Regional Airport. No significant damage was report…

In coastal portions of Hernando County, winds from Hurricane Irma were estimated to be around 34 to 50 knots, with the highest wind reported being a gust to 36 knots at the WeatherFlow station XWKI in Weeki Wachee. Rainfall was generally around 5 inches or greater, with the highe…

A mesonet station near Weeki Wachee measured a tropical storm force wind gust of 37 knots.

Hermine formed in the Florida Straits south of Key West on August 28th. It remained a very disorganized tropical depression for a few days before the environment around it gradually became more favorable and it became a tropical storm late in the day on the 30th. Hurricane Hermin…