Oct 10, 2018
Hurricane Michael developed as a tropical depression in the western Caribbean on October 7th and strengthened into a major hurricane as it moved north through the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall near Mexico Beach on October 10th. Across west central and southwest Florida, Hurricane Michael caused isolated spots of tropical storm force winds on the 9th and 10th, as well as some minor storm surge along the coast. The peak wind report in west central and southwest Florida was 46 knots at the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 782738). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Coastal Citrus County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.