Oct 6, 2016
Major Hurricane Matthew moved northwest across the Central Bahamas during the day on October 6th, making it's closest approach to the East coast of South Florida during the early morning hours of October 7th. The hurricane brought tropical storm force gusts to Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties, resulting in scattered trees and power lines down that led to numerous power outages. High seas and storm surge also brought moderate beach erosion and pier damage in Broward and Palm Beach Cou
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 662862). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Coastal Palm Beach County County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.