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Hurricane (Typhoon) — Coastal Franklin, FL

Sep 1, 2016

Hurricane Hermine impacted the Florida big bend in early September with significant storm surge along the coast and strong winds inland which downed numerous trees and power lines, resulting in extended power outages in Tallahassee. The following inundation values (height above mean higher high water) were estimated along the coast. Panama City Beach: 1.71 ft, Panama City Marina: 1.60 ft, Apalachicola: 3.04 ft, Curtis Mill (US-319): 5.29 ft, Spring Creek Entrance: 5.91 ft, Town of Saint M

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 655883). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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