Coastal Levy storm history

In Levy County, storm surge generally ranged from 6 to 8 feet above normal high tide. At Cedar Key, the peak surge was 7.5 feet late in the evening of the 1st. When added to the normal astronomical tide cycle, the storm tide was 7.64 feet NAVD88. Surge was 5 to 8 feet MSL (4.7 to…

Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 50 to 60 mph, with a maximum gust of 52 mph at Cedar Key at 11:18 PM EST on October 9. Rainfall ranged from 3 to 6 inches, with an isolated maximum total of 7.28 inches near Chiefland. A peak water level of 0.62 feet…

Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 50 to 60 mph, with a maximum gust of 58 mph at Cedar Key at 12:48 AM EST on August 5. Rainfall ranged from 6 to 10 inches, with a maximum total of 9.67 inches near the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. A peak …

Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 60 to 70 mph, with a maximum gust of 69 mph at Cedar Key at 5:32 AM EST on August 30. Rainfall ranged from 1 to 3 inches, with a maximum total of 2.34 inches near Archer. The peak recorded water level of 6.89 feet ab…

The highest wind reported in Levy County was a gust to 42 mph at Cedar Key at 9:54 AM EST on November 10. Rainfall ranged from 2 to 4 inches, with a maximum total of 2.57 inches northwest of Chiefland. A peak reported water level of 1.93 feet above MHHW was reported at Cedar Key …

In Levy County, maximum winds were estimated between 40 and 50 mph in gusts. Rainfall was generally an inch or less. Offshore winds caused below normal tides of 3 to 4 feet, and Cedar Key observed its 3rd lowest water level of -3.59 feet below MLLW at 9:48 PM EST on September 28.

Hurricane Elsa originated from a tropical depression that formed in the central Atlantic east of the Windward Islands on June 30th. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Elsa on July 1st and strengthened to a hurricane on July 2nd while moving westward across the Windwa…

Site CKYF1 Cedar Key reported a maximum water level of 2.68 ft MHHW.

In Levy County the highest wind reported from Hurricane Eta was a gust of 50 mph at a mesonet site on Cedar Key. Rainfall was below 5 inches across the area with no significant damage being reported. The maximum storm surge was 2.10 ft MHHW in Cedar Key.

The maximum storm surge at Cedar Key was measured to be 4.52 feet MHHW at 10:36 am EDT on the 10th. This surge on top of the normal tide cycle resulted in a maximum water level of 4.09 feet MHHW at 3:54 pm EDT. The surge resulted in several road closures across the county. Water …

In coastal portions of Levy County, winds from Hurricane Irma were estimated to be around 34 to 50 knots, with the highest wind reported being a gust to 48 knots at the RAWS station SWNF1 near Yellow Jacket. Rainfall was generally around 4 inches or greater, with the highest rain…

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…

Tropical Storm Colin moved onshore in the Florida Big Bend region with a minimum central pressure of 1000 mb. In Coastal Levy County, the peak wind measured was 36 knots from the Cedar Key CMAN. Radar estimated rainfall totals for the event ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

The tide gauge at Cedar Key measured a peak tide of 7.43 feet MLLW on the afternoon of the 6th. Subtracting the predicted astronomical tide, the calculated highest storm surge was 4.37 feet on the evening of the 6th. Levy County emergency management reported that the surge caused…