Hurricane (Typhoon) — Inland Lee, Florida
September 10, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
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 being 11.59 inches at a mesonet site at the waste plant on Buckingham Road in Fort Myers. The wind resulted in damage to numerous homes, as well as knocking over trees and power lines, while heavy rain also causing flood damage to many homes. Lee County Emergency Management reported that 92 homes or businesses were destroyed by Irma, 2088 sustained major damage, 1721 had minor damage, and an additional 20426 were affected throughout Lee County. ||The total property damage from Irma in Lee County was estimated at $826.2
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.