Tropical Storm in Florida, September 20 to 21, 1999

Remnants of Tropical Storm Harvey moved parallel along the West Central coast of Florida and produced near tropical storm force wind gusts from Tampa south to Ft. Myers during the late evening of the 20th through the early morning hours of the 21st. Maximum observed wind gust observed along the West Central Florida coast was 36 mph in Sarasota at 2310 EST on the 20th.Tropical Storm Harvey produced storm surges of one to two feet from Levy south to Sarasota county and two to three feet along the coast of Charlotte and Lee counties.The minimum pressure observed along the West Central Florida coast was 1003.1 millibars.Twenty-four hour rainfall amounts were generally under an inch with isolated amounts up to 2.5 inches. Greatest twenty-four hour rainfall observed along the West Central Florida coast was 2.41 inches at Page Field in Ft. Myers. Minor beach erosion occurred from Siesta Key in Sarasota county south across Manasota Key in Charlotte county and continued to Sanibel Island in Lee county. Several hundred feet of Blind Pass Road along the extreme southern tip of Siesta Key was washed away by high waves and flood waters.