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Tropical Storm Isaac (August 26-27, 2012). Persistent <br />heavy rainbands from Tropical Storm Isaac produced <br />widespread urban and lowland flooding across much of the <br />county. Rainfall from the morning of August 26 until the <br />evening of August 27 averaged 4 to 8 inches, with isolated <br />totals of 14 to 17 inches, most of which fell during the morning <br />and afternoon of August 27. The most significant impacts <br />occurred near the coast from Winter Beach to Vero Beach and <br />Florida Ridge. Twenty seven manufactured homes and two <br />single family homes were damaged by water intrusion and 20 <br />roads were temporarily closed due to standing water during the <br />height of the flooding. <br />Hurricane Sandy (October 26, 2012). Hurricane <br />Sandy moved slowly northwest, parallel to the Florida coast, <br />200-250 miles offshore. Due to the very expansive wind <br />fields associated with the hurricane, sustained tropical <br />storm winds reached the east -central Florida beaches and <br />adjacent portions of the barrier islands. Gusts to tropical <br />storm force occurred throughout the coastal counties, with <br />some interior counties also experiencing tropical storm <br />gusts, especially during passing squalls. Large and <br />pounding surf affected the beaches for six or more high tide <br />cycles, during a period of high astronomical tides. By the <br />end of the even, many of the beaches had sustained <br />moderate to major beach erosion. The erosion damaged <br />several home foundations/patios/pools, and endangered <br />many other beach -front residences and two businesses. <br />Numerous beach cross -overs and lifeguard towers were <br />damaged and sand was washed onto coastal roadways and <br />beach parking areas in several locations. Damage estimates <br />for the east -central Florida beaches totaled 46 million <br />dollars. <br />Hurricane Matthew (October 6-7, 2016). Matthew <br />battered the Bahamas on October 5th and 6th and passed <br />between Andros Island and New Providence at 10:00 a.m. <br />EST on October 6 with maximum sustained winds of 132 <br />mph, a Category 4 hurricane. Matthew approached the east <br />coast of Florida late Thursday, October 6, 2016, and <br />weakened into a Category 3 hurricane by 2:00 a.m. EST on <br />October 7th. The center of the eye was measured at only 35 <br />miles off our shore. A preliminary beach damage report <br />Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 25 <br />