Hurricane in Florida, September 25 to 27, 1998

Hurricane Georges, a Cape Verde hurricane, moved through the Florida Straights then continued northwest across the central and northern Gulf of Mexico and brought low end tropical storm force wind gusts from Pasco county south to Lee county along the West Central Florida coastline. Damage from "Georges" was consider minor. However, cumulative damage estimates from fifteen counties of West Central and Southwest Florida yielded a value around a quarter million dollars.Storm total rainfall amounts were generally under one inch with a few isolated amounts around three inches in De Soto county. Beach erosion was minor. Wind damage was minor. However, Georges did spawn six F0 tornadoes across West Central Florida.Although the eye of Hurricane Georges moved onshore near Mobile, Alabama, storm tide was experienced along the entire west coast of Florida.COUNTY STORM TIDE VALUE (MSL) TIME (EST) DATE======= ===================== ========= =====Levy 2 to 4 feet 0200-1000 09/27Citrus 1 to 3 feet 0200-1000 09/27Hernando 2 to 3 feet 1900-0300 09/26-27Pasco 1 foot 1700-1900 09/26Pinellas 2 to 3 feet 1500-2100 09/26Hillsborough 2 to 3 feet 1600-2200 09/26Manatee 3 feet 1500-2100 09/26Sarasota 3 to 4 feet 0200-0500 09/27Charlotte 4 to 5 feet 1100-0700 09/26-27Lee 2 to 3 feet 1100-0700 09/26-27Max wind gust: 48 mph - Punta Gorda, Charlotte Co. 1316EST 09/25Lowest pressure: 1007.7 mb - Ft Myers, Lee Co. 1153EST 09/25Max rainfall: 3.02 in - Arcadia, De Soto Co. 0100-0100 09/25-27