Flash Flood, Lee
- When
- September 17, 5:30 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lee County, Bonita Beach
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 26.625, -81.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Florida, September 17, 2000
Eastern rain bands associated with Hurricane Gordon produced six to eight inches of rain in less than 18 hours over parts of Lee and Charlotte counties in Southwest Florida on the 17th. Two to four inches of rain in less than 18 hours was common over parts of Sarasota, Manatee, Hardee, De Soto and southern Highlands counties with isolated amouts of up nine inches reported near Sebring in…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $795,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 TBW wrote it up.
Eastern rain bands associated with Hurricane Gordon produced six to eight inches of rain in less than 18 hours over parts of Lee and Charlotte counties in Southwest Florida on the 17th. Two to four inches of rain in less than 18 hours was common over parts of Sarasota, Manatee, Hardee, De Soto and southern Highlands counties with isolated amouts of up nine inches reported near Sebring in Highlands county. Lessor rain amounts associated with Hurricane Gordon of 1 to 3 inches were common over southern portions of Pinellas, Hillsborough and Polk counties.Several homes in low-lying and poor drainage areas incurred damage from the floodwaters over parts of Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota, Hardee, De Soto, Manatee and extreme southern Highlands and Pinellas counties. Several vehicles in Lee and Charlotte county incurred damage from floodwaters, mainly at flooded intersections and low-lying roadways.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Charlotte
- When
- September 17, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Charlotte County, Punta Gorda
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 26.900, -81.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Sarasota
- When
- September 17, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sarasota County, Sarasota
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 27.183, -82.365 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Highlands
- When
- September 17, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Highlands County, Venus
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 27.343, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Manatee
- When
- September 17, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Manatee County, Bradenton
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 27.478, -82.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, De Soto
- When
- September 17, 7:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- De Soto County, Arcadia
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 27.186, -81.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Hardee
- When
- September 17, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hardee County, Wauchula
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 27.493, -81.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Hillsborough
- When
- September 17, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, Apollo Beach
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Pinellas
- When
- September 17, 8:00 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Pinellas County, Pinellas Park
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 27.903, -82.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Polk
- When
- September 17, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Bartow
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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: 5158355, 5158356, 5158364, 5158359, 5158361, 5158357, 5158358, 5158360, 5158362, 5158363.