Sep 5, 2004
Hurricane Frances came ashore on the east coast of Florida near Sewall's Point during the early morning hours of September 5. Frances weakened as it crossed the central peninsula, and reemerged over the northeast Gulf of Mexico 24 hours later as a tropical storm. Frances made its second landfall near St. Marks, FL, around mid-afternoon on September 6. A maximum sustained wind of 53 knots was recorded at the USAF C-Tower, 20 miles southeast of Apalachicola, FL. A peak wind gust of 63 knots wa
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5422812). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lafayette County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.