Tropical Storm, Coastal Broward
- When
- September 16, 10:00 AM EST to September 17, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Broward forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tropical Storm in Florida, September 16 to 17, 2000
Tropical Storm Gordon formed in the Gulf of Mexico about 375 miles west of Naples late on September 15. It moved northeast, brieflly intensified to hurricane strength, then moved ashore in the Big Bend area of Florida as a tropical storm late on September 17.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 MFL wrote it up.
Tropical Storm Gordon formed in the Gulf of Mexico about 375 miles west of Naples late on September 15. It moved northeast, brieflly intensified to hurricane strength, then moved ashore in the Big Bend area of Florida as a tropical storm late on September 17. The outer fringes of Gordon moved across south Florida producing 3-6 inches of rain, numerous funnel clouds and waterspouts and at least three tornadoes.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Tropical Storm, Coastal Palm Beach
- When
- September 16, 10:00 AM EST to September 17, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Palm Beach forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 26.648, -80.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tropical Storm, Coastal Collier
- When
- September 16, 10:00 AM EST to September 17, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Collier forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 26.099, -81.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tropical Storm, Glades
- When
- September 16, 10:00 AM EST to September 17, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Glades forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 26.957, -81.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tropical Storm, Inland Palm Beach
- When
- September 16, 10:00 AM EST to September 17, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Palm Beach forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 26.648, -80.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Tropical Storm
- A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 16, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, September 16, 2000
- Wildfire in Idaho, September 16 to 19, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, September 16, 2000
- Waterspout in Florida, September 16, 2000
- Waterspout in Florida, September 16, 2000
- Heat in Colorado, September 16, 2000
- Waterspout in Florida, September 16, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, September 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Florida in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, September 2000The 2000 hurricane season
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: 5156480, 5156481, 5156482, 5156483, 5156484.