Aug 19, 2008
On August 19th Tropical Storm Fay came on shore in south west Florida moving north northeast toward Lake Okeechobee. By the early morning of August 20th Tropical Storm Fay had moved to southern Brevard County producing rainfall amounts ranging from 10 to 15 inches in Martin, Saint Lucie, Okeechobee, and Indian River counties. Okeechobee reported 69 homes damaged by flood waters and a total of $1.2 million. Indian River and St. Lucie counties reported a combined loss in citrus of $10 million. One
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 134653). 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.