High Surf, Brevard
- When
- November 15, 12:00 AM EST to November 16, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard forecast zone
High Surf in Florida, November 15 to 16, 1996
An area of high pressure off the Mid-Atlantic coast produced strong winds, heavy surf and beach erosion over coastal Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin counties.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MLB wrote it up.
An area of high pressure off the Mid-Atlantic coast produced strong winds, heavy surf and beach erosion over coastal Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin counties. In some areas as much as 10 feet of dune line was lost.
Event by event
4 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Indian River
- When
- November 15, 12:00 AM EST to November 16, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Indian River forecast zone
High Surf, St. Lucie
- When
- November 15, 12:00 AM EST to November 16, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- St. Lucie forecast zone
High Surf, Martin
- When
- November 15, 12:00 AM EST to November 16, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Martin forecast zone
What these are
- High Surf
- Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Utah, November 15 to 17, 1996
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, November 15, 1996
- Coastal Flood in Florida, November 15 to 16, 1996
- High Wind in Kansas, November 15, 1996
- High Wind in Florida, November 15, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 15 to 16, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, November 15 to 16, 1996
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, November 15, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nebraska, November 15 to 16, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, November 15 to 16, 1996
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, November 15 to 16, 1996
- Cold in West Virginia, November 15, 1996
More
Every storm in Florida in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, November 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5581948, 5581949, 5581950, 5581951.