Hurricane (Typhoon) — De Soto, Florida
September 28, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
The highest wind estimated in DeSoto County were gusts between 70 and 110 mph, although scarce instrumentation limited verifiable data. Rainfall generally ranged from 5 to 10 inches across the southeastern third of the county, to 10 to 20 inches across the northwestern two thirds of the county, with a maximum total of 17.59 inches near Pine Level. The Peace River in Arcadia reached a record high level of 23.7 feet at 6 AM EST on October 1, closing parts of highways 17, 70, and 72 near Arcadia. Horse Creek near Arcadia reached a record flood level of 21.24 feet at 4 AM EST on September 29. There was one fatality directly attributed to Hurricane Ian by the medical examiner.
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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.