Salute!
Agree with the comment concerning "sub-tropical" storm. We had a "sub-tropical" storm in the gulf back in '93 and it was as bad as a Cat 1 hurricane - the so called "storm of the century", and good reading for we storm nerds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Storm_of_the_CenturyOne thing stood out to me besides the very strong winds we had in the Panhandle, and it was the storm surge in "big bend" country. And I quote:
"A substantial storm surge was also generated along the gulf coast from Apalachee Bay in the Florida Panhandle to north of Tampa Bay. Due to the angle of the coast relative to the approaching squall, Taylor County along the eastern portion of Apalachee Bay and Hernando County north of Tampa were especially hard-hit.[4]
Storm surges in those areas reached up to 12 feet (3.7 m),[25] higher than many hurricanes. With little advance warning of incoming severe conditions, some coastal residents were awakened in the early morning of March 13 by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico rushing into their homes.[27] More people died from drowning in this storm than during Hurricanes Hugo and Andrew combined.[5] Overall, the storm's surge, winds, and tornadoes damaged or destroyed 18,000 homes.[28] A total of 47 lives were lost in Florida due to this storm.[4]
Go see Ozello Florida for a true "end of the road" place ( try Google Maps road view and drive) and I stopped by a bar/grill/marina there later that year. The owner said there was no official warning as they get with hurricanes. Folks were sipping a brew, eating , having a good time when the water started up and they thankfully had a second floor to retreat.
Gums sends...
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