November 16, 1994 at landfall: Cape Coral
Tropical storm at landfall
Winds: 45 kts
Storm surge: (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1994gordon.html) Storm total
rainfall amounts of 6 to 9 inches occurred over most of the eastern third of
the peninsula, with totals to almost 11 inches in Volusia county, 12 or 13
inches over portions of southern and northern Dade county and as high as 15 or
16 inches in some locations in Broward county.
Damage description:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-gordon-is-born
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About 500,000 residents of southern Florida lost
electrical power because of Gordon and the region's strawberry crop was
virtually wiped out
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1994gordon.html
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There was a total of 8 deaths in Florida directly
attributable to Gordon
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This tornado also caused 40 injuries (six people
hospitalized, two serious injuries).
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Most of Gordon's damage was due to fresh water
flooding of agricultural areas (vegetables and tropical fruits were the most
severely affected crops) in Dade and Collier Counties
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Gordon caused an estimated $275 million in
agricultural losses in Florida. Insured property damage, not including that
covered by the Federal Flood Insurance Program, is estimated at $60 million
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