Coastal Sarasota storm history

Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 50 to 60 mph, with a maximum gust of 54 mph near North Sarasota at 6:20 PM EST, and Venice at 8 PM EST, each on August 4. Rainfall ranged from 10 to 20 inches, with a maximum total of 17.78 inches near Sarasota. As a…

The highest wind reported in Sarasota County from Hurricane Ian was a gust to 109 mph at Tarpon Point at 12:56 PM EST on September 28. Rainfall generally ranged from 8 to 12 inches over the northern third of the county, to 15 to 20 inches across central and southern locations, wh…

A man and a woman were swimming at Lido Key Beach after sunset when they were pulled out into deeper waters by a rip current. The woman swam against the current for an hour before reaching the shore. Rescue crews found the man's body, but were unable to revive him.

In coastal portions of Sarasota County, the highest wind reported from Hurricane Irma was a gust to 70 knots at the home weather station AP859 in Sarasota during the evening on the 10th. Rainfall was generally around 4 inches or greater, with the highest rain total of 10.32 inche…

Storm surge along Sarasota County Beaches generally only reached 2-3 feet above normal high tide, but was estimated to cause $4 million in damage from beach erosion at Lido Beach and Turtle Beach.

Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 80 to 100 mph, with a maximum gust of 97 mph at the Venice CMAN at 6:35 PM EST on October 9 and 102 mph at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport at 8:34 PM EST on October 9. Rainfall generally ranged from 4 to…

Storm surge flooding observed and reported west of Venice Gardens near South Venice.

Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 60 to 70 mph, with a maximum gust of 62 mph near Sarasota at 12:18 AM EST on August 30. Rainfall ranged from 4 to 7 inches, with a maximum total of 6.5 inches near Sarasota. A peak water level of 3.08 feet above MHHW…

The highest wind reported in Sarasota County from Hurricane Nicole was a gust to 54 mph at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport at 7:41 AM EST on November 10. Rainfall generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches with a maximum of 3.86 inches reported northeast of North Port.

AWOS located at the Venice Airport reported a strong wind gust.

Emergency Manager is reported 26 mobile homes damaged in the Holiday Park Community in North Port due to high gradient winds.

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…

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…

Emergency Manager reported flooding on Longboat Key that required evacuations of 50 to 100 residents by the fire department.

Ham radio reported a brush fire caused by a lightning strike along I-75 near Laurel road. Traffic was being stopped.

Tropical Storm Emily formed on the tail-end of a slow moving frontal boundary that was draped across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. A weak area of low pressure developed on the 30th and slowly drifted southeast towards the Florida peninsula. Early in the morning on the 31st, sa…

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 Big Bend region of Florida with a minimum central pressure of 1000 mb. In Coastal Sarasota County, the peak wind gust was 46 knots at the CMAN station in Venice (VENF1) on the afternoon of the 6th. Additionally, Sarasota County Emergency …

Storm surge from Tropical Storm Colin produced a maximum storm tide of between 3 to 5 feet MLLW along the Southwest Florida coastline on the afternoon and early evening of the 6th. Subtracting the predicted astronomical tide, the calculated highest storm surge ranged from 2 to 4 …

A 19 year old teenager was swimming in waste deep water when he was pulled out past the buoy line by a rip current and pulled under the water. He was rescued by a friend and needed to be resuscitated by CPR. The victim was then taken to a hospital but is expected to make a full r…