Inland Lee storm history

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. Three tornadoes were confirmed in Lee County in …

A small wildfire started near the Southwest Florida International Airport, and spread to a grassy rental car overflow lot. The fire destroyed 3516 vehicles before being extinguished, out of the more than 7300 vehicles present. Around 300 firefighters responded to the incident. No…

In inland portions of Lee county, the highest wind reported from Hurricane Irma was a gust to 77 knots at the ASOS at Southwest Florida International Airport during the late afternoon on the 10th. Rainfall was generally around 5 inches or greater, with the highest rain total bein…

State emergency management and broadcast media reported that a wildfire in Lehigh Acres damaged 13 homes, with 5 of them being a total loss. Additionally 21 vehicles and several sheds were lost to the fire. Investigators determined that the fire was started by a lit cigarette on …

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.

ASOS site KRSW Southwest Florida International Airport reported a 59 mph wind gust.

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 …

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.

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. Rainfall generally r…

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 Eta formed in the central Caribbean Sea on October 31st and moved through the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico making four separate landfalls. The first landfall was in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua before re emerging and making landfall in Cuba and the Florida Keys. Et…

Hurricane Eta formed in the central Caribbean Sea on October 31st and moved through the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico making four separate landfalls. The first landfall was in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua before re emerging and making landfall in Cuba and the Florida Keys. Et…

The ASOS at Fort Myers Page Field (KFMY) recorded a 51 knot gradient wind gust.

A fire that was initially started by children became out of control on the afternoon of the 5th and damaged 6 residences, and destroyed 3 vehicles and 2 boats. Fire crews got the fire under control later that evening, after a total of 405 acres were burned.

The ASOS at Fort Myers, Page Field, measured a tropical storm force wind gust of 41 knots.

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…