Sep 14, 2001
Tropical Storm Gabrielle began to affect the Southwest Florida coast during the pre-dawn hours of September 14th with sustained winds of 40 to 50 mph along the coasts of Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and Lee counties. By sunrise, high end tropical storm force wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were common from the mouth of Tampa Bay south to Charlotte Harbor. Gabrielle continued to move northeast and made landfall, south of Venice, in Sarasota county, between 6:45 and 7:00 a.m. EST. The lowest sea lev
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5269207). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hardee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.