Aug 19, 2008
On the morning of August 19th, Tropical Storm Fay came onshore in southwest Florida, moving north-northeast toward Lake Okeechobee. Fay remained well formed and actually intensified over land, exhibiting a classical tropical cyclone eye as it reached peak intensity over the western shore of Lake Okeechobee. Wind gusts of 58 mph were reported in the town of Okeechobee. By the early morning of August 20th, Tropical Storm Fay had moved to southern Brevard County, producing widespread wind gusts ov
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 133806). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Okeechobee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.