Coastal Martin storm history

A 48-year-old female and 51-year-old male were pulled from the rough surf in an unguarded portion of Stuart Beach, FL near the intersection of SE Macarthur Blvd. and NE Tradewind Ln. Martin County Ocean Rescue Lifeguards performed CPR on the victims before the two were transporte…

A 17 year-old boy from St Lucie County died when he drowned in a rip current swimming at Sea Turtle Beach in Jensen Beach.

Martin County Emergency Management reported a few downed trees and powerlines as a result of the wind associated with Hurricane Milton, which surface observations indicate wind gusts reached between 40 to 60 mph, and locally 70-75 mph, especially along the coast. Five tornadoes w…

Martin County Emergency Management reported sporadic damage to vegetation or infrastructure, mainly in the form of a few fallen trees and power lines. A home in Stuart suffered major damage when a large tree fell on top of the property. Surface observations indicate peak wind gus…

Persistent onshore flow ahead of and during Nicole led to water level rises of 3 to 5 feet along the Martin 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 along the …

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

Persistent onshore flow ahead of and during Ian led to water level rises of 1 to 2 feet along the Martin 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 Martin County. Surface observations indicated peak winds between 50 and 60 mph throughout the county. Emergency management officials indicated minimal damage to residentia…

In Martin County, sustained winds remained below tropical storm force with the strongest winds occurring in outer rain bands along the barrier islands and Intracoastal Waterway. The highest peak wind gust measured was at Jensen Beach (44 mph from the east at 0905LST on June 4).