Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Florida, October 7 to 8, 2017

Name: Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Florida, October 7 to 8, 2017
Start: 2017-10-07T13:00
End: 2017-10-08T10:00
Location: Florida

October 7 to 8, 2017 · NWS TAE · 13 events in 10 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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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Heat and drought
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $320,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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.

Impacts from Tropical Storm Nate to the Florida Panhandle and southeast Alabama in the NWS Tallahassee County Warning Area began Saturday afternoon on Oct 7th and lasted into Sunday. Trees and power lines were downed resulting in power outages across many of the counties in the Tropical Storm Warning. In addition, rainfall amounts of 4-5 inches (up to 5.55 near Elba, AL) resulted in flash flooding across Coffee County with water covering Highway 189, Highway 203 North and Troy Highway. During the flash flood event, water came close to entering a residence near Elba. Another impact from Hurricane Nate was coastal flooding across the Panhandle and Big Bend coast with around 2-3 feet of inundation at the coast that resulted in minor to moderate coastal erosion. In Gulf county erosion was observed on west facing properties on Cape San Blas. Wave action was responsible for the damage which included beach erosion and destruction of a few stairs from structures down to the beach level. In Wakulla County, a few roads and a dock had water over them with a few inches of water entering two businesses. In Bay County, storm surge damaged the Mexico Beach pier and flooded the campground at St. Andrews Bay Lagoon. In Walton County minor flooding occurred at the boat ramps at Santa Rosa Beach on the Choctawhatchee Bay side.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 7, 9:25 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 9:25 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes before

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The radar

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

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Event by event

8 tropical storm, 5 storm surge/tide. Local standard time, as filed.

Storm Surge/Tide, Coastal Wakulla

When: October 7, 1:00 PM EST to October 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Coastal Wakulla forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.148, -84.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm Surge/Tide, Coastal Franklin

When: October 7, 1:00 PM EST to October 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Coastal Franklin forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 29.812, -84.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm Surge/Tide, Coastal Gulf

When: October 7, 1:00 PM EST to October 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Coastal Gulf forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 29.909, -85.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm Surge/Tide, Coastal Bay

When: October 7, 1:00 PM EST to October 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Coastal Bay forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm Surge/Tide, South Walton

When: October 7, 1:00 PM EST to October 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where: South Walton forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.619, -86.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Coastal Gulf

When: October 8, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Coastal Gulf forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 29.909, -85.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Coastal Bay

When: October 8, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Coastal Bay forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Inland Bay

When: October 8, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Inland Bay forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Washington

When: October 8, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.611, -85.665 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Holmes

When: October 8, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Holmes forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.868, -85.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Central Walton

When: October 8, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Central Walton forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.619, -86.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, North Walton

When: October 8, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: North Walton forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tropical Storm, South Walton

When: October 8, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: South Walton forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.619, -86.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Storm Surge/Tide: Water pushed ashore above the normal tide by a storm’s winds and low pressure.
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

Every storm in Florida in 2017 Every state in 2017 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, October 2017 The 2017 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 718757, 718758, 718759, 718760, 718761, 718777, 718778, 718779, 718780, 718781, 718782, 718783, 718784.