Sep 15, 1999
The center of Hurricane Floyd passed about 115 statute miles off the coast of east central Florida on September 15th. The areas hardest hit were coastal sections of Brevard and Volusia counties. Both counties experienced widespread wind gusts to near 70 mph. Initial damage estimates in Volusia County were near $42 Million. About ten million of that was due to beach erosion. Three hundred thirty plus homes were damaged by wind or falling trees. Thousands of people were left without power. A larg
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5717614). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Volusia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.