High Surf in Florida, October 20 to 22, 2005

Name: High Surf in Florida, October 20 to 22, 2005
Start: 2005-10-20T00:00
End: 2005-10-22T00:00
Location: Florida

October 20 to 22, 2005 · NWS TAE · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

High swells from Hurricane Wilma caused minor beach erosion at Cape San Blas, St. George Island, Dog Island, and Alligator Point.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 TAE wrote it up.

High swells from Hurricane Wilma caused minor beach erosion at Cape San Blas, St. George Island, Dog Island, and Alligator Point. After years of punishment from past tropical cyclones, the 153-year-old brick lighthouse on Little St. George Island fell to the beach and Gulf of Mexico, and was discovered broken apart. The lighthouse was used until 1994, when it was taken out of service by the Coast Guard.

The radar

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Event by event

2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, Gulf

When: October 20, 12:00 AM EST to October 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Gulf forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 29.909, -85.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Surf, Franklin

When: October 20, 12:00 AM EST to October 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 29.812, -84.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Surf: Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, October 2005

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5477068, 5477069.