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Storm Surge/Tide — Coastal Franklin, FL

Aug 28, 2012

For the most part, Hurricane Isaac missed the eastern Panhandle and Big Bend of Florida. However, the outer remnants of Hurricane Isaac spawned a couple of funnel clouds and tornadoes, and some coastal flooding did occur across portions of Wakulla, Franklin, Gulf, and Bay counties in association with the storm surge. ||Significant erosion occurred across Franklin county with estimates of around $500K in damage from erosion from a WCTV news article. The storm surge was measured at 3.45 feet at

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 396977). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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