Tropical Storm — Coastal St. Johns, Florida
October 9, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Highest wind gusts measured ranged from 50-70 mph in the St. Augustine, Vilano Beach, and Ponte Vedra Beach areas, where widespread power outages and trees down were reported, as well as significant damage to barns. Winds begin to ramp up in the evening of Oct. 9th with peak winds occurring on Oct. 10th between 1-4 AM EDT. On 10/9 at 9:20 PM, FSWN St. Johns County Fire Station reported wind gusts of 51 mph with sustained winds of 40 mph. At 11 pm, the C-man station SAUF1 measured sustained winds of 44 mph with gusts to 49 mph. At 11:20 pm, a mesonet site at JFRD fire station reported sustained winds of 44 mph with gusts to 60 mph. At 11:20 pm, a mesonet site in the City of St. Augustine measured a wind gust of 52 mph. At 11:56 pm, the AWOS at the St. Augustine Airport measured a wind gust
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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.