Tropical Storm Fiona (Bob's Scenario)

Tropical Storm Fiona was a very weak and disorganized but very destructive tropical cyclone that brought over 2 feet of rain to the Big Bend region of Florida in August 2016. It formed from a trough of low pressure on August 8, 2016, and meandered around before making landfall in extreme northwestern Florida on August 10.

Meteorological History
On August 5, the National Hurricane Center noted the possibility of a trough in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico developing into a tropical cyclone if it remained stationary. The trough began to slowly improve its organization, and began developing a low-level surface circulation by August 7. On August 8, an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft was able to identify a small closed circulation and the NHC initiated advisories on Tropical Depression Six. Six struggled to greatly intensify due to moderate wind shear. However, the next day while moving very slowly northwestward, the depression briefly strengthened into Tropical Storm Fiona. Fiona then made landfall in extreme northwestern Florida as a minimal tropical storm. The weak and very disorganized cyclone caused torrential rains throughout the southeastern United States, including up to 26" of rain reported near Tallahassee, Florida. Several floods took place in much of the southeastern United States, especially in Florida's Big Bend region.

Impact
Fiona caused 39 total fatalities and $1.5 billion in damage. Due to its severe flooding, fatalities and damage, the name Fiona was retired by the WMO in April 2017 and replaced with the name Freda for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. This made Fiona only the third tropical storm to have a retired name, and the second in two years.