Jun 6, 2017
A disturbance meandering across the Gulf of Mexico in combination with an upper level system across the western Gulf of Mexico lead to nearly a week of heavy rainfall across South Florida. The heaviest rainfall fell in the corridor from Marco Island and southern Collier county northeast into Broward and southern Palm Beach counties. Many locations in this swath saw rainfall amounts in excess of 9 to 10 inches in a single day, and as high as almost 15 inches on the heaviest day, resulting in even
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 710254). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Collier County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.