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total of 18 tornadoes. Insured losses associated with this <br /> storm totaled $115 million. Total damage is estimated to be <br /> nearly$230 million. Readings taken in Ft. Pierce indicate that <br /> sustained winds reached 27 mph, and peak wind gusts were <br /> up to 37 mph. Rain meters in Ft. Pierce indicated 1.97 inches <br /> of rainfall during this period. <br /> Hurricane Frances of September 2004. This <br /> hurricane made landfall over the southern end of Hutchinson <br /> Island, Florida as a Category 2 hurricane. Frances gradually <br /> weakened as it moved slowly west-northwestward across the <br /> Florida Peninsula, and became a tropical storm just before <br /> emerging into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico near New Port <br /> Richey early on 6 September. The National Weather Service <br /> Melbourne Weather Forecast Office (WFO) estimated storm <br /> surge at 8 ft near Vero Beach and 6 ft around Cocoa Beach. <br /> Frances caused widespread heavy rains and associated <br /> freshwater flooding over much of the eastern United States. <br /> Storm-total rainfalls of 5-10 in were common elsewhere along <br /> Frances' track as a tropical cyclone. Frances caused an <br /> estimated $850 million in damage to insured property in Indian <br /> River County. The storm spawned a total of 101 tornadoes — <br /> 23 in Florida. Sustained winds reached 105 mph. There was <br /> one fatality recorded in Indian River County. <br /> Hurricane Jeanne of September 2004. Jeanne made <br /> landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on the east coast of Florida <br /> early on September 26 with the center crossing the coast at <br /> the southern end of Hutchinson Island just east of Stuart. <br /> Maximum winds at landfall are estimated at 121 mph. <br /> Widespread rainfall of up to 8 inches accompanied Hurricane <br /> Jeanne as it moved across eastern, central and northern <br /> Florida. A narrower band of 11 to 13 inches was observed in <br /> the vicinity of the eyewall track over Osceola, Broward and <br /> Indian River counties of east central Florida. Storm surge <br /> flooding of up to 6 ft above normal tides likely occurred along <br /> the Florida east coast from the vicinity of Melbourne southward <br /> to Ft. Pierce. Jeanne caused an estimated$2 billion in damage <br /> to insured property Indian River County. <br /> Hurricane Wilma of October 2005. Wilma made <br /> landfall in southwestern Florida near Cape Romano as a <br /> Category 3 hurricane on October 24 with sustained winds <br /> estimated to be around 120 mph. The hurricane crossed the <br /> Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 21 <br />