NOAA just release the official report for Hurricane Ean. I had done a previous post on the measured storm surge in Fort Myers. The NOAA report notes: “Peak storm surge inundation levels of 10 to 15 ft above ground level (AGL) occurred in Fort Myers Beach” and “Maximum inundation levels of 5 to 8 ft AGL occurred up the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers. The NOS tide gauge near downtown Fort Myers measured 7.26 ft above MHHW”. Further south: “Elsewhere, maximum inundation levels of 9 to 13 ft AGL occurred on the eastern portion of Sanibel Island.” Where as to the north: “The majority of the sensors placed in Port Charlotte and Englewood, as well as northward through Tampa Bay, remained dry and did not measure storm surge due to offshore winds. Water levels in Tampa Bay receded below normal levels, where the NOS tide gauge at Old Port Tampa measured a minimum water level of 4.38 ft below Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).”
REMEMBER…HIDE FROM WIND, RUN FROM WATER.
