Nov 6, 2024
Hurricane Rafael moved northwest from the northwestern Caribbean Sea, crossing western Cuba, and continuing northwest across the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. The center of Rafael passed 125 miles southwest of Key West during the evening of November 6, 2024 as a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Lower-end tropical storm force winds impacted mainly portions of the Lower Florida Keys producing isolated small tree limb damage. Minor coastal flooding and Atlantic-side w
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1225482). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Monroe/middle Keys County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.