Editing Indian River County, Florida (section)

==Hurricane History==
Indian River County's location in East [[Central Florida]] makes it a very prone location to impacts from Hurricanes. 

=== 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season ===
{{see also|Hurricane Frances}} {{see also|Hurricane Jeanne}}
Indian River County experienced devastating effects from the [[2004 Atlantic hurricane season|2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season]].  

On September 5, 2004, the county was affected by the category 2 landfall of [[Hurricane Frances]]. [https://www.weather.gov/media/mlb/surveys/frances.pdf] There was wide spread power outages, flooding, and high winds. 

Only 21 days later, on September 26, 2004, [[Hurricane Jeanne]] made landfall near Indian River County as a category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds. A special Tornado Warning was issued (precursor to the [[Extreme wind warning|Extreme Wind Warning]]) for Indian River County due to the right eye wall of the storm striking hitting the county. A 122 mph wind gust was reported in [[Vero Beach, Florida|Vero Beach]], and 116 mph wind gust was reported in [[Sebastian, Florida|Sebastian]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Kelly |title=Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne left an indelible mark on the Treasure Coast |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2019/08/29/hurricanes-frances-and-jeanne-left-indelible-mark-treasure-coast/2030467001/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Treasure Coast |language=en-US}}</ref> 
[[File:FEMA - 11375 - Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 09-28-2004 in Florida.jpg |thumb|right|300px| Extreme Beach Erosion in Vero Beach due to Hurricane Jeanne]]“Catastrophic” beach erosion occurred on the beaches of the county after 6-8 feet of [[storm surge]] was caused by Jeanne.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Kelly |title=Hurricane Jeanne was part of historic 2004 hurricane season in Florida |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2019/08/29/hurricane-jeanne-part-historic-2004-hurricane-season-florida/2086166001/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Treasure Coast |language=en-US}}</ref> Widespread flooding occurred, which  resulted in the closure of all barrier island bridges being closed. One fatality was caused when an elderly woman was attempting to evacuate her home in [[Indian River Shores, Florida|Indian River Shores.]] An F1 tornado touched down in [[West Vero Corridor, Florida|West Vero Corridor]] causing $34,000 (2025 USD) in damage. 

A staggering $3.4 billion+ (2025 USD) of damage was inflicted on Indian River County alone, easily making the storm the costliest and most destructive hurricane in Indian River County history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-05-19 |title=NCDC: Event Details |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519233641/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~529480 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>

=== 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season === 
{{see also|Hurricane Nicole (2022)}}
On November 10, 2022, [[Hurricane Nicole (2022)|Hurricane Nicole]] made landfall near Vero Beach as a [[Saffir–Simpson scale|Category 1 hurricane]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Hurricane Nicole - November 2022 |url=https://www.weather.gov/tbw/HurricaneNicole#:~:text=At%203:00AM%20on%20November,the%20east%20central%20Florida%20coast. |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref> Mostly minor damage was reported, however, the iconic Jaycee Beach and Humiston Beach boardwalks sustained significant damage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-14 |title=Vero Beach still waiting to repair boardwalks year after Hurricane Nicole |url=https://www.wptv.com/news/region-indian-river-county/vero-beach/vero-beach-still-waiting-to-repair-boardwalks-year-after-hurricane-nicole |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm |language=en}}</ref>

=== Hurricane Milton ===
{{see also|Hurricane Milton tornado outbreak}}
[[File:Milton 2024-10-09 1624-1642Z KTBW radar loop.gif|thumb|right|300px| Hurricane Milton spawning tornado outbreak in Florida on October 9]]
On October 9, 2024, as [[Hurricane Milton]] approached Florida, Indian River County was part of a prolific [[Hurricane Milton tornado outbreak|tornado outbreak]] spawned by Milton. 
Several strong tornadoes hit the county including the [[Lakewood Park, Florida|Lakewood Park]] - Vero Beach EF3 tornado. Severe damage occurred in the Bethel Creek neighborhood of Vero Beach with homes sustaining heavy damage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Hurricane Milton Impacts to East Central Florida |url=https://www.weather.gov/mlb/HurricaneMilton_Impacts |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilt |first=Adam L. Neal and Jacob |title=See damage to Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties by tornadoes, Milton |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-county/2024/10/10/hurricane-milton-tornado-damange-vero-beach-sebastian-fellsmere-florida/75588766007/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Treasure Coast |language=en-US}}</ref> Numerous other tornadoes also touched down in the county, with two EF1 tornadoes hitting Downtown Vero Beach within the span of 20 minutes, causing extensive damage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samuel |first=Nick |date=2024-10-18 |title=Meteorologists confirm 6 tornadoes hit Indian River County last week |url=https://veronews.com/2024/10/18/meteorologists-confirm-6-tornadoes-hit-indian-river-county-last-week/#:~:text=The%20tornado%20had%20peak%20winds,and%20during%20the%20storm%20survey.%E2%80%9D |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Vero News |language=en-CA}}</ref> An EF2 tornado touched down farther west near [[Blue Cypress Lake]]. In total, six tornadoes struck the county.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Hurricane Milton Impacts to East Central Florida |url=https://www.weather.gov/mlb/HurricaneMilton_Impacts |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref> [[File:Flooding from Hurricane Milton in Vero Beach, Florida.webm|thumb|right|300px| Flash Flooding in Vero Beach]]
==== Flooding from Hurricane Milton ====
Torrential rainfall also occurred from Milton, causing [[Flash flood|flash flooding]] in the county.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrell |first=Gershon |date=2024-10-09 |title=Downed powerlines, flooding disrupt Indian River County |url=https://cbs12.com/news/local/hurricane-milton-approaches-downed-powerlines-flooded-roads-indian-river-county-florida-october-9-2024 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=WPEC |language=en}}</ref> According to preliminary reports, 9.41 inches of rain fell in around 3 hours in Vero Beach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samuel |first=Nick |date=2024-10-10 |title=No fatalities for IRC after 4 tornadoes touched down Wednesday |url=https://veronews.com/2024/10/10/please-be-prepared-irc-emergency-services-prepped-for-hurricane-milton/#:~:text=Meteorologists%2520said%2520Vero%2520Beach%2520received,in%2520the%2520evening%2520and%2520overnight.%E2%80%9D |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Vero News |language=en-CA}}</ref> A [[flash flood warning]] was issued at 7PM EDT for most of eastern Indian River County due to ongoing flooding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sangalang |first=Jeffrey Meesey, Thomas Bender, Andrew West, Kaila Jones, Rick Neale, Rob Landers, Tim Shortt, Sara Paulson, Malcolm Denemark and Jennifer |title=Hurricane Milton damage photos in Florida, drone images of Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Vero Beach |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2024/10/11/hurricane-milton-damage-aerial-photos-tampa-sarasota-myers-florida/75625970007/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Florida Today |language=en-US}}</ref>