Aug 21, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay made its first of four Florida landfalls at Key West shortly before 5 PM on Monday, August 18th. Maximum sustained winds were 60 mph and the minimum pressure was 998 MB. Fay made its first peninsular landfall at Cape Romano shortly before 5 AM on Tuesday, August 19th with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and lowest pressure of 989 MB. The center of the storm moved over the southeastern corner of Highlands County then northeast into the Atlantic where it stalled on the 20th o
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 130142). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sumter County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.