Inland Palm Beach County storm history

The center of Tropical Storm Fay moved across Key West early in the evening of the 18th and into the mainland of South Florida at Cape Romano shortly before 5 AM on the 19th. Minimum central pressure was 989 MB at landfall, but continued to decrease after landfall to 986 MB at Mo…

Rainfall in the month of September allowed the drought condition to improve to moderate (D1) drought.

LANDSPOUT. Location: 26.780N, 80.640W. Social media video depicts a landspout in rural Palm Beach County near Pahokee. No damage was reported as it remained over rural farmland and was short-lived. Rating is EF-U.

Florida Forest Service reported that the Rattlesnake Wildfire burned 3,700 acres of inland Palm Beach County from August 1st to 4th.

A large portion of inland Palm Beach County began the month of August in a moderate (D1) to severe (D2) drought which lingered until rainfall activity early in the month allowed slight improvement to moderate (D1) drought over much of the area except the easternmost portion.

The 13 Mile Wildfire burned 13,000 acres in rural southwestern Palm Beach County from early to mid July 2025.

Most of inland Palm Beach County began the month of July in a severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought which lingered until rainfall activity early in the month allowed slight improvement to moderate (D1) to severe (D2) drought.

Most of inland Palm Beach County began the month of June in a severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought which lingered until rainfall activity early in the month allowed slight improvement to moderate (D1) to severe (D2) drought. A lack of rainfall later in the month allowed the drough…

LANDSPOUT. Location: 26.8611, -80.6. A member of the public shared an image on social media depicting a landspout associated with a thunderstorm northeast of Canal Point.

Most of inland Palm Beach County began the month of May in a severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought which lingered until rainfall activity mid month allowed slight improvement to moderate (D1) to severe (D2) drought. Some areas of moderate (D3) drought returned by the month's end.

Lack of significant rainfall led to the continuation of severe drought (D2) across inland Palm Beach County, which began in March. By the mid-April, the drought conditions intensified to extreme drought (D3) throughout a majority of inland Palm Beach County. Locations had receive…

Lack of significant rainfall over the previous 3 months led to the continuation and expansion of severe drought (D2) conditions over inland Palm Beach County which begin mid-February. Less than 5 inches of rain was measured in many areas throughout the winter. This was approximat…

Lack of significant rainfall over the previous 3 months led to the development of severe drought (D2) conditions over interior Palm Beach County which begin mid-February. Less than 5 inches of rain was measured in many areas throughout the winter. This was approximately 50% of th…

Maximum sustained winds were in the 35 to 45 mph range across inland Palm Beach County. The strongest winds of tropical storm force occurred late October 9th into early October 10th. The highest wind gust of 68 mph was recorded in Wellington at 1:00 AM on October 10th. There was …

Maximum sustained winds were in the 25 to 30 mph range, with gusts reaching 40 to 50 mph, across inland Palm Beach County. Wind damage was minimal.

Maximum sustained winds were in the 25 to 30 mph range across inland Palm Beach County. Brief wind gusts of tropical storm force occurred mainly on August 3rd and 4th. Highest wind gust of 41 mph was recorded in Belle Glade at 1:34 PM on August 4th. Wind damage was minimal.

Lack of significant rainfall over the previous 2 months led to the development of severe drought (D2) conditions over inland Palm Beach County, persisting through mid-June. Less than 3 inches of rain was measured in many areas from April 1st through May 31st. This was approximate…

Maximum sustained winds were in the 25 to 30 mph range, with gusts 40-50 mph, across inland Palm Beach County. Wind damage was minimal.

Lack of significant rainfall over the previous 3 months led to the continuation of severe drought (D2) conditions over inland Palm Beach County in the beginning of April. Less than 3 inches of rain was measured in many areas from January 1st through March 31st. This was approxima…

After a dry January and February, below normal rainfall continued over inland Palm Beach County in March. These prolonged dry conditions led to the designation of severe drought (D2) by the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Temperatures fell to as low as 33F at the Belle Glade FAWN location, with unofficial readings near ground level as low as 28-30F both early Sunday morning January 15th, and early Monday morning January 16th. Crop damage was mainly confined to the Everglades Agricultural Area of w…

Maximum sustained winds were in the 25 to 35 mph range across inland Palm Beach County. Highest wind gust of 43 mph was recorded in Wellington at 11:45 PM on November 9th. Wind damage was minimal. Information on power outages for Palm Beach County is contained in the Tropical Sto…

Highest sustained winds across inland Palm Beach County were in the 35-40 mph range, with gusts of 50-60 mph. Wind damage was minor and confined to trees and fences. Number of customers without power for the entire county is included in the Coastal Palm Beach County event narrati…

Much below normal rainfall persisted into mid-May across western Palm Beach County, leading to the continuation of severe drought (D2) conditions which began in April. Periods of heavy rainfall during the first half of May led to gradually improving conditions.

Very dry conditions over the past 4 months led to severe drought conditions over western Palm Beach County. Rainfall across that area was 4 inches or less since December 1st, which was about 10-25% of normal.

A total of about 1 hour of freezing temperatures were registered in western sections of Palm Beach County on the morning of January 31st. The lowest recorded temperature was 32 degrees at the Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) site in Belle Glade. Crop damage is included in…

A total of 1-2 hours of freezing temperatures were registered in western sections of Palm Beach County on the morning of January 30th. The lowest recorded temperature was 32 degrees at the Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) site in Belle Glade. The sweet corn and green bean…

As TS Elsa moved westward near the FL Straits and then northward once in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, outer rain bands produced maximum sustained winds generally between 25-35 mph. An earlier rain band moved across Palm Beach County, with peak wind gusts 39 mph/34 knots recorded b…

Widespread frost produced light to moderate damage to crops in western Palm Beach County. Crops impacted were: green beans, sweet corn, and sugarcane. Temperatures at the 6 foot level were in the mid 30s, however temperatures just off the ground were at least 5-7 degrees lower du…

As TS Eta moved westward across the Florida Keys and towards the Gulf of Mexico, rain bands produced maximum sustained winds generally between 25-30 mph across Inland Palm Beach County, with gusts of 40-50 mph. A peak wind gust of 40 mph/35 knots was measured at Loxahatchee Natio…

As Isaias moved offshore across the South Florida waters, outer rain bands produced produced maximum sustained winds generally between 25-30 mph. A tropical storm-force wind gust of 39 mph / 34 knots was measured by the AWOS station KF45 North Palm Beach was recorded at 4:25 PM E…

The outer rain bands of Hurricane Dorian produced maximum sustained winds generally between 25-30 mph. Wind gusts to tropical storm force were measured as high as 40-45 mph. Wind impacts were minor. The lowest observed sea level pressure was 1001.7 mb at North Palm Beach County A…

An extended period of below normal rainfall affected Palm Beach County during the first part of the winter. Rainfall deficits began accumulating in October 2018 and peaked in mid-January. Percent of normal rainfall since October 1, 2018 in West Palm Beach was only 35%, which was …

Precipitation totals since February were only at 25 percent of normal levels over the Everglades of Broward and far southwestern Palm Beach counties, encompassing the Water Conservation Area 2 which was at very low levels.

Hurricane Irma produced maximum sustained winds generally between 50 and 65 mph with gusts of hurricane force as high as 90 mph across Inland Palm Beach County. These winds produced widespread tree and fence damage. Death toll, estimates of damage and customers without power is c…

Hurricane Matthew produced maximum sustained winds generally between 25 and 35 mph across interior Palm Beach County throughout the afternoon and evening hours of October 6th and into the early morning hours of October 7th. A peak gust of 43 mph was measured at an AWS station, WS…

Temperatures dropped to below freezing over interior sections of Palm Beach County near Lake Okeechobee on the early morning of January 19th. Temperatures just outside Belle Glade at the FAWN station dropped to 30 degrees, with unofficial readings in the mid to upper 20s from Sou…

Temperatures in the low to mid 30s in western Palm Beach County led to frost formation during the early morning hours of March 4th, leading to some crop damage. Damage was mainly to corn, with less than 20% of the crop damaged. Crop damage is estimated and based on total number o…

The center of Tropical Storm Isaac moved over the Florida Straits south of the Florida Keys on Sunday, August 26th, passing just south of Key West. Rain bands and winds on the north side of the circulation of Isaac affected Southeast Florida throughout the day of the 26th and par…

A dry start to May was followed by an early start to the South Florida wet season which began during the second week of May. More frequent rains from this point forward led to drought conditions improving from severe to moderate.

April started very dry over interior sections of south Florida as high pressure continued to dominate the local weather. Decreasing ground water levels led to the continuation of severe drought conditions. The second half of April was significantly wetter across the area, resulti…

Temperatures dropped to below freezing for 8 to 10 hours over parts of western Palm Beach County on the night of January 3rd and morning of January 4th. Damage to crops mostly to vegetables with little impact on citrus.

Rainfall amounts in August ranged from 4 to 6 inches over parts of interior southwest Florida to over 10 inches over parts of southeast Florida. Overall, rainfall averaged near to above average over most areas, leading to gradually improving drought conditions. Lake Okeechobee re…

Drought conditions lessened over the area as July rainfall was near to above average. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. The level of Lake Okeechobee increased to over 10 feet, but was still over 3 feet below normal levels. Severe d…

June continued the streak of below normal rainfall over most of South Florida. Little rain fell during the first 10 days of the month, with the rainy season not starting until around June 8th. Almost all the rain across the area fell in the last 2 weeks of the months. Total rainf…

The prolonged dry period over southern Florida continued through May, with the October 2010 to May 2011 period being the driest October to May on record at West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Naples. Total rainfall amounts for the month of May ranged from just over a quarter of …

Below normal rainfall fell over most of South Florida during the month of April. Rainfall amounts ranged from a quarter of an inch to about 1 inch over interior and western sections of the South Florida peninsula, to about 1 to 3 inches on average over the eastern half of the pen…

March rainfall totals were anywhere from 1 to 3 inches below normal across South Florida. This led to a decrease in soil moisture and underground water levels, with most areas at only 10 to 30 percent of water levels. The level of Lake Okeechobee decreased from 12.15 feet at the …

February was a very dry month over south Florida as high pressure dominated the region's weather pattern. Monthly rainfall totals were less than 1 inch, except for isolated locations in Palm Beach and Hendry counties where between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain were recorded. Over most…

Rainfall totals in January were near to below normal over most areas, resulting in the continuation of severe drought (D2) conditions across the Lake Okeechobee area. Rainfall deficits since October over these areas were in the 3 to 6 inch range. Most wells across the area were r…