Tropical Storm — Coastal Volusia County, Florida

Event narrative (NOAA)

Volusia County Emergency Management reported numerous downed trees and powerlines throughout the county as a result of Hurricane Milton���s winds, which surface observations indicate wind gusts peaked between 50 to 60 mph inland, and 70 to 90 mph east of I-95. An observation near Ponce Inlet recorded a gust to 99 mph. Rainfall totals ranged between 7 to 15 inches, locally as high as 16 inches, which led to extensive freshwater flooding across large portions of the county. The St. Johns River quickly entered major flood stage at both Astor and Deland, with the river cresting at a new (preliminary) record of 4.8 ft. at Astor on Sat. Oct. 12. A preliminary damage assessment reported a total of 3158 structures affected, 1606 with minor damage, 332 with major damage, and 6 destroyed, with a cum

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