Hurricane Mitch

November 5, 1998 at landfall: Cape Coral
Tropical storm at landfall

Winds: 55 kts
Surge height:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1998mitch.html


I couldn’t find anything else but this on storm surge however I have no idea what this means
Damage description:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1998mitch.html

·         Mitch also claimed two lives in Monroe County, Florida. Both deaths were drowning-related incidents resulting from a fishing boat capsizing.

·         The Florida tornadoes injured 65 people and damaged or destroyed 645 homes

·         Insured property damage supplied by the Florida insurance Council puts the insured damage estimate for Florida at $20 million. These estimates exclude storm surge damage.