Hurricane (Typhoon) — Pinellas, Florida
September 10, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
In Pinellas County, the highest winds reported from Hurricane Irma was a gust to 77 knots at Pier 60 Park. Rainfall was generally around 4 inches or greater, with the highest rain total 5.98 inches at the the GOES station BTRF1 in Tarpon Springs. The wind resulted in damage to numerous homes, as well as knocking over trees and power lines. Pinellas County Emergency Management reported that 77 homes or businesses were destroyed, 533 sustained major damage, 5761 had minor damage, and an additional 11,935 were affected by hurricane Irma throughout Pinellas County. ||The track of Irma resulted in a much stronger negative surge north of the eye, causing extremely low water levels in the Tampa Bay. No significant damage was reported from either the negative surge or the weak positive surge.||The
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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.