Coastal Lee County, Florida
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2016 and 2024, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
2
Floods since 1996
17
All events
62
Deaths
$7.2B
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
The highest wind reported in Lee County from Hurricane Ian was a gust to 140 mph at a weatherSTEM station at the Cape Coral yacht club at 4:20 PM EST on September 28. Catastrophic damage was caused by the storm surge that most severely affected coastal areas. Surveys indicate a m…
Father rescued his 8-year-old daughter who was pulled offshore by a rip/tidal current. It is likely that a gust front from offshore storms briefly increased onshore winds and waves leading to the rip current. Also, the tide was going out of Redfish Pass so there may have been a t…
In coastal portions of Lee county, the highest wind reported from Hurricane Irma was a gust to 73 knots at the ASOS at Fort Myers Page Field during the late afternoon on the 10th. Rainfall was generally around 4 inches or greater, with the highest rain total being 10.60 inches at…
Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 70 to 80 mph, with a maximum gust of 78 mph at Sanibel Island at 10:17 PM EST. Rainfall ranged from 2 to 4 inches, with a maximum total of 4.52 inches near Fort Myers. A peak water level of 5.27 feet above MHHW was m…
Storm Surge/Tide Storm Surge/Tide
Storm surge flooding observed and reported along Bonita Beach and Barefoot Beach.
Storm Surge/Tide Storm Surge/Tide
Storm surge flooding observed and reported near Punta Rassa along Fort Myers Beach.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 45 to 55 mph, with a maximum gust of 55 mph at Tarpon Point at 5:27 PM EST on August 4. Rainfall ranged from 4 to 8 inches, with a maximum total of 8.11 inches near Fort Myers. A peak water level of 3.27 feet above M…
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Broadcast media relayed reports of multiple road closures due to flooding across downtown Fort Myers, including Park Avenue, Palm Beach Boulevard, and First Street.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 45 to 55 mph, with a maximum gust of 49 mph at Tarpon Point at 10:45 PM EST on August 29. Rainfall ranged from 2 to 5 inches, with a maximum total of 4.56 inches near Fort Myers. A peak water level of 3.2 feet above …
Tropical Depression Tropical Depression
The highest wind reported in Lee County from Hurricane Nicole was a gust to 37 mph at Page Field Airport at 6:02 PM EST on November 9. Rainfall generally ranged from 1 to 3 inches with a maximum of 2.98 inches reported southwest of Lehigh Acres.
Storm Surge/Tide Storm Surge/Tide
NOS site FMRF1 Fort Myers reported a maximum water level of 1.47 ft MHHW.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
In Lee County the highest wind reported from Hurricane Eta was a gust of 52 mph at the ASOS at Southwest Florida International Airport. Rainfall was generally below 5 inches, with the highest rain total being 4.77 at the Southwest Florida International Airport. The wind caused so…
High Wind High Wind
The WeatherFlow station near Boca Grande (XBCG) recorded a 55 knot gradient wind gust.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
A meteotsunami flooded the north end of Sanibel Island with up to 4 feet of water. A video of the event was available on YouTube. Water did enter a few cottages and cars in the parking lot had water mid way up the doors. Damage amount is unknown. Time estimated from the public.
Wildfire Wildfire
A 20 acre wildfire between Briarcliff Lane and Shamrock Street in Fort Myers destroyed 1 home, damaged another home, and destroyed 2 cars. Two pets were also lost to the fire. Another 50 homes were threatened, prompting temporary evacuation orders.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
A WeatherFlow station near Boca Grande measured a tropical storm force wind gust of 36 knots.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
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…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
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