A disturbed area of weather formed in the western Caribbean sea on October 6th. The system moved slowly
northward, becoming a tropical storm in the Yucatan Channel on the 8th. The system turned northeast and
nearly intensified to hurricane strength before striking Florida north of Fort Myers at 11 a.m. on the 9th.
Heavy rains fell primarily near and north of its track, which exacerbated flooding from previous rains in
Florida, and led to the highest stage ever measured along the St. John's River, flooding six miles of roadway
between Melbourne and Kissimmee. Data for the rainfall graphics below was provided by the National Climatic
Data Center in Ashveille, North Carolina.
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