Aug 13, 2004
On August 12, Hurricane Charley, after moving through the northwest Caribbean Sea, turned north and accelerated cross the western end of Cuba, and just west of the lower Florida Keys. Early on August 13, the hurricane intensified to Category 4 status and turned to a north northeast direction before making landfall near Port Charlotte around 3 PM EDT. The first outer rainband, with wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph, impacted the south Florida Peninsula between midnight and 2 AM EDT In Collier C
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5413248). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hendry County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.