Oct 7, 1996
Tropical Storm Josephine moved northeast across the Gulf of Mexico and brought low to moderate range tropical storm force winds to mainly coastal areas of West Central and Southwest Florida. Maximum sustained winds of 45 mph with gusts as high as 71 mph were observed at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge at the mouth of Tampa Bay.Tropical Storm Josephine moved onshore in the Big Bend area of Florida and caused storm surges of 8 to 9 feet at Cedar Key in Levy county shortly after midnight on the 8th. S
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5580071). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pinellas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.