Sep 20, 2020
A frontal boundary is draped over the Atlantic waters off the eastern sea board of the United States and across central Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico. Aloft, high pressure retreats into the central Gulf and western Caribbean with a mid-level trough amplifying across the peninsula. Additionally, a mesolow has developed along the frontal boundary off the Space Coast before pushing over the Lake Okeechobee region and into the Atlantic waters. This setup combined with increasing amounts of av
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 920192). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hendry County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.