Giving a resolve date of 12/31/24, but will resolve when we are provided with confirmation of storm surge by
https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/usgs-deploys-sensors-along-floridas-gulf-coast-measure-impacts-hurricane. NOAA AND NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER put out Tropical Cyclone storm surge reports based on sensors used by the US GEological Survey
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3.00@DanielHeinz @mods High water mark from their GIS system is showing 11.21 feet, I believe this should resolve NO.
@DanielHeinz The description suggests that resolution will wait for the official NHC tropical cyclone report, which is not yet out. They are still determining the official values “in the coming weeks” as of 10/10.
Powell was able to address the numbers in both Collier and Lee counties.
She said the coastal tide gauge stations at Naples and Fort Myers reached major flood stage and the peak surge did surpass levels seen during Helene:
5.08 feet at Naples (Helene peaked at 4.02 feet)
5.26 feet at Ft Myers (Helene peaked at 5.12 feet; the record here is 7.3 feet)
https://eu.news-press.com/story/news/2024/10/10/how-high-was-storm-surge-from-hurricane-milton-in-naples-fort-myers/75609298007/
But of course other places could have seen higher