Flash Flood in Florida, October 4, 2000

Name: Flash Flood in Florida, October 4, 2000
Start: 2000-10-04T14:45
End: 2000-10-04T17:00
Location: Florida

October 4, 2000 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $200,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Lee

When: October 4, 2:45 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Lee County, Lehigh Acres
Property damage: $200,000
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 26.625, -81.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall of eight to ten inches in less than six hours caused flooding of roadways and low-lying areas from Lehigh Acres southwest to Ft. Myers Beach in Lee county. A few homes in low-lying areas incurred water damage to the lowest levels of their homes in Lehigh Acres, San Carlos and Ft. Myers Beach. Also, several vehicles incurred water damage at low-lying intersections along U.S. Highway 41 in San Carlos Park and along State Road 82 near Lehigh Acres.

What these are

Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5160027.