Florida, 2001

Tropical Storm in Florida, September 13, 2001

September 13, 2001 · NWS EYW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tropical storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Monroe/Upper Keys

When
September 13, 1:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Monroe/Upper Keys forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Fatality was indirectly related to Tropical Storm Gabrielle. Investigation concluded that intoxication, engine trouble and strong winds/high seas caused the victim to fall off his boat and drown.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tropical Storm, Monroe/Upper Keys2001-09-1345MaleBoatDirect

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

More

Every storm in Florida in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, September 2001The 2001 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: 5263820.