Sep 17, 2000
Hurricane Gordon moved northeast across the eastern Gulf of Mexico and brought mainly 30 to 40 mph sustained winds and 50 to nearly 70 mph tropical storm force wind gusts to mainly coastal areas of Southwest and West Central Florida throughout the daylight hours of the 17th. Gordon's ill-defined center made landfall near the Suwannee River around midnight of the 18th. Official, maximum sustained winds of 53 mph, with gusts as high as 68 mph, were observed at the C-MAN automated weather sensor
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5157586). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Polk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.