Coastal Indian River storm history

Local media report that an 18 year old male from Indian River County drowned when he was caught in a rip current at Treasure Shores Beach Park.

Indian River County Emergency Management reported sporadic downed trees and powerlines as a result of the wind associated with Hurricane Milton, which surface observations indicate wind gusts reached between 50 to 70 mph. Rainfall totals ranged between 3 to 9 inches, locally up t…

Indian River County Emergency Management reported limited damage to vegetation and infrastructure. Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 40 to 50 mph and as high as 65 mph. Rainfall totals ranged between 0.5 to 1.5 inches.

Persistent onshore flow ahead of and during Nicole led to water level rises of 3 to 5 feet along the Indian River County coastline. Moderate to severe beach erosion along already weakened dunes left behind in the wake of Hurricane Ian led to additional failures of structures alon…

Hurricane Nicole's extensive wind field led to a period of tropical storm force winds and hurricane force wind gusts and heavy rain in Indian River County. Scattered reports of trees downed and some minor structural damage due to strong winds, which surface observations indicated…

Persistent onshore flow ahead of and during Ian led to water level rises of 1 to 2 feet along the Indian River County coastline. Moderate to severe beach erosion was sustained across the county.

Hurricane Ian's slow movement and large wind field led to a long period of tropical storm force winds across Indian River County. Surface observations indicated peak winds between 55 and 65 mph throughout the county. Emergency management officials indicated minimal damage to resi…

In Indian River County, sustained tropical storm force winds briefly affected the far northern barrier island, with gusts to tropical storm force in squalls that affected the rest of the county east of Interstate 95 from early morning through early afternoon on June 4. The highes…