Aug 29, 2023
The center of Hurricane Idalia passed about 180 miles west of Naples as a Category 2 moving north over the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The outermost edge of Idalia's tropical storm force wind field skirted the SW Florida Gulf coast, and a few outer rain bands moved through South Florida on August 29th and 30th bringing brief tropical storm force wind gusts. A storm surge of about 3 feet, combined with high astronomical tides, led to minor coastal flooding in Collier County during the high tide cycle
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1135157). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Metropolitan Miami-Dade County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.