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Oct 28-30 2012
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...HURRICANE SANDY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
359 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012
NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE ARE PRELIMINARY....AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES
AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. THIS REPORT INCLUDES EVENTS OCCURRING
WHEN WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT...OR WHEN SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY OR ITS REMNANTS WAS AFFECTING THE AREA.
A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS
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METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES
LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
KRIC-RICHMOND INTL AIRPORT - VA
37.51 -77.31 982.0 30/0154 230/019 30/0528 230/030 30/0334
KSBY-SALISBURY-WICOMICO AIRPORT - MD
38.34 -75.50 967.2 29/2154 280/030 29/2033 270/047 29/1954
KORF-NORFOLK INTL AIRPORT - VA
36.91 -76.20 982.6 29/2151 020/034 29/0125 020/044 29/0125
KECG-ELIZABETH CITY USCG - NC
36.26 -76.17 986.5 29/2054 360/030 28/1754 360/044 28/1754
KPHF-NEWPORT NEWS/PATRICK HENRY - VA
37.14 -76.50 982.0 29/2254 250/028 30/0054 250/041 29/2245
KWAL-WALLOPS ISLAND - VA
37.97 -75.47 969.5 29/2154 300/037 29/2037 300/059 29/2052
KOXB - OCEAN CITY AIRPORT - MD
38.31 -75.12 963.4 29/2053 270/031 29/2206 280/050 29/2206
KLFI-LANGLEY AFB - VA
37.09 -76.35 982.2 29/2226 250/025 29/2355 020/044 29/0022
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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KNGU-NAS NORFOLK - VA
36.96 -76.29 983.2 29/2159 030/035 28/2259 030/043 28/2259
KNTU-NAS OCEANA - VA
36.83 -76.03 982.4 29/2156 010/033 29/0007 030/048 28/2105
KOFP-ASHLAND-HANOVER AIRPORT - VA
37.70 -77.43 980.8 30/0254 290/019 29/1825 240/030 29/2345
KAKQ-WAKEFIELD AIRPORT - VA
36.99 -77.00 984.7 29/2354 240/016 30/0122 220/029 30/0119
KFAF-FORT EUSTIS - VA
37.14 -76.62 982.2 29/2255 300/027 29/1840 300/040 29/1815
KLKU-LOUISA AIRPORT - VA
38.01 -77.98 9999.0 / I 280/017 29/1955 280/028 30/0055
KFVX-FARMVILLE AIRPORT - VA
37.35 -78.43 9999.0 / I 020/017 28/1635 020/022 28/1635
KPTB-PETERSBURG/DINWIDDIE AIRPORT - VA
37.19 -77.52 9999.0 / I 240/019 30/0335 250/028 29/2155
KAVC-SOUTH HILL - VA
36.69 -78.05 9999.0 / I 250/017 30/0815 240/028 29/2355
KEMV-EMPORIA/GREENSVILLE AIRPORT - VA
36.69 -77.48 9999.0 / 230/017 30/0015 230/026 30/0015
KFKN-FRANKLIN AIRPORT - VA
36.70 -76.90 9999.0 / I 260/029 29/1955 270/021 29/1955
KJGG-JAMES CITY/WILLIAMSBURG AIRPORT - VA
37.24 -76.72 9999.0 / 280/024 29/2215 280/040 29/2155
KFJY-WEST POINT AIRPORT - VA
37.52 -76.77 I 240/026 30/0335 240/034 30/0055
KEDE-EDENTON - NC
36.03 -76.57 9999.0 / 220/023 30/1235 270/030 29/2155
KXSA-TAPPAHANNOCK AIRPORT - VA
37.86 -76.89 230/017 30/0035 220/025 30/0335
KMFV-ACCOMACK AIRPORT - VA
37.65 -75.77 9999.0 / I 290/039 29/1916 290/053 29/1954
B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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CHYV2-CAPE HENRY VA
36.91 -75.78 979.0 29/2110 030/039 28/1920 360/055 28/2315
SANDBRIDGE VA (WEATHERFLOW)
36.70 -75.93 984.0 29/1830 350/036 29/0005 360/043 29/0000
44009-15 NM EAST OF FENWICK ISLAND, DE
38.46 -74.70 956.0 29/2050 300/045 29/1950 300/058 29/1950
CHLV2-CHESAPEAKE LIGHT STN
36.91 -75.71 979.0 29/2300 270/049 29/2100 270/057 29/2200
DUKN7-DUCK PIER NC
36.18 -75.75 985.0 29/1836 270/038 29/2336 270/048 29/2218
RPLV2-RAPPAHANNOCK LIGHT TOWER VA
37.54 -76.02 975.0 29/2224 300/045 29/2000 300/057 29/2012
LYNNHAVEN PIER/VIRGINIA BEACH VA (WEATHERFLOW)
36.92 -76.08 981.0 29/2205 002/028 29/0903 269/042 29/1748
LAFAYETTE RIVER/NORFOLK VA (WEATHERFLOW)
36.89 -76.32 I 007/024 29/0125 011/039 29/0055
HAMPTON FLATS/HAMPTON VA (WEATHERFLOW)
36.98 -76.35 983.0 29/2050 251/032 30/0105 251/046 30/0300
THIMBLE SHOALS/CHESAPEAKE BAY VA (WEATHERFLOW)
37.05 -76.26 983.0 30/0110 020/029 29/0910 020/043 29/0915
3RD ISLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL VA (WEATHERFLOW)
37.03 -76.08 979.0 29/2120 320/042 29/1655 300/058 29/1945
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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NEW POINT COMFORT VA (WEATHERFLOW)
37.33 -76.27 977.0 29/2350 023/037 29/0712 250/045 30/0215
PLANTATION FLATS/CAPE CHARLES VA (WEATHERFLOW)
37.26 -76.03 980.0 29/2229 249/030 30/0015 264/045 29/2144
DELTAVILLE VA (WEATHERFLOW)
37.56 -76.30 979.0 29/2316 297/025 29/1637 280/040 29/2036
GREAT WICOMICO LIGHT VA (WEATHERFLOW)
37.80 -76.27 975.0 30/0100 250/030 30/0130 305/045 29/2058
ONANCOCK VA (WEATHERFLOW)
37.66 -75.87 974.0 29/2156 295/037 29/1950 295/054 29/1950
BISHOPS HEAD MD (WEATHERFLOW)
38.22 -76.04 971.0 29/2041 336/043 29/2012 326/062 29/2143
WILLOUGHBY DEGAUSSING STATION VA
36.96 -76.33 980.0 29/2206 999/999 I 275/050 29/2012
KPTV2-KIPTOPEKE VA
37.17 -75.99 999/999 291/052 29/2154
YKTV2-YORKTOWN USCG STATION
37.23 -76.48 980.0 29/2230 999/999 I 264/041 29/2054
WAHV2-WACHAPREAGUE VA
37.61 -75.69 972.0 29/2345 999/999 I 293/045 29/2015
DOMV2-DOMINION TERMINAL VA
36.96 -76.42 982.0 29/2230 285/035 29/1930 278/044 29/2248
CBBV2-CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL VA
36.97 -76.11 981.0 29/2136 244/042 29/2230 245/050 29/2118
MNPV2-MONEY POINT VA
36.78 -76.30 984.0 29/2200 251/020 30/0012 251/033 30/0012
YKTV2-YORKTOWN USCG STATION
37.23 -76.48 978.0 29/2212 045/044 28/2336 279/051 29/2212
C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0200 UTC OCT 27 UNTIL 1800 UTC OCT 30
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CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL
LAT LON (IN)
DEG DECIMAL
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PUNGO CITY OF VIRGINIA BE 9.58
0.1 S CASHVILLE ACCOMACK 9.38
OCEANA CITY OF VIRGINIA BE KNTU 9.38
8.0 SSW WHITE STONE MIDDLESEX 8.96
0.4 WNW GREENBACKVILLE ACCOMACK 8.64
1.00 SE PORT HAYWOOD MATHEWS 8.59
0.6 SE ONLEY ACCOMACK 8.47
3.90 SW ONANCOCK ACCOMACK 8.39
WALLOPS ISLAND ACCOMACK KWAL 8.23
1.70 NE VIRGINIA BEACH ------ 7.99
5.80 NE NEWPORT NEWS YORK VA-YR-1 7.63
SALISBURY WICOMICO KSBY 7.41
NEWPORT NEWS/PATRICK HEN CITY OF NEWPORT NEW KPHF 7.39
LANGLEY AFB CITY OF HAMPTON KLFI 7.29
OCEAN CITY WORCESTER KOXB 7.20
8.10 W HAMPTON NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTO VA-HMC-7 6.91
2.30 NNE LOTTSBURG ------ VA-ND-2 6.77
2.70 ESE NEWPORT NEWS NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTO VA-NNC-7 6.74
2.0 SE SMITHFIELD ISLE OF WIGHT 6.25
6.20 NNE URBANNA LANCASTER 6.20
1.40 ENE WILLIAMSBURG JAMES CITY 6.12
NORFOLK INTL AIRPORT NORFOLK KORF 5.93
30 S CITY OF NOROLK 5.77
0.2 NE GLOUCESTER COURTH GLOUCESTER 5.64
1.90 NW HAMPTON NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTO 5.59
13 NE SUFFOLK 5.54
1.30 SSW WILLIAMSBURG JAMES CITY 5.33
ELIZABETH CITY PASQUOTANK KECG 3.44
WAKEFIELD SUSSEX KAKQ 3.18
HANOVER HANOVER KOFP 3.13
SANDSTON HENRICO KRIC 2.66
4.60 W GLEN ALLEN HENRICO 2.45
CHESTER CHESTERFIELD 2.25
EURE GATES 2.10
E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
OFFICIAL TIDE GAUGES NOTED WITH LEADING G
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COUNTY CITY/TOWN SURGE TIDE DATE/ BEACH
OR LOCATION (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION
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NORTHAMPTON KIPTOPEKE 3.76 6.82 29/1248 UNKNOWN
CITY OF NORFOL CBBT 4.36 7.13 29/1248 UNKNOWN
CITY OF NORFOL SEWELLS POINT 4.58 6.81 29/1324 UNKNOWN
CITY OF PORTSM MONEY POINT 4.80 7.29 29/1400 UNKNOWN
YORK YORKTOWN 3.85 6.02 29/1330 UNKNOWN
LANCASTER WINDMILL POINT 2.77 4.38 29/1400 UNKNOWN
WORCESTER OCEAN CITY 4.34 6.06 29/1342 UNKNOWN
ACCOMACK WACHAPREAGUE 4.92 8.40 29/1212 UNKNOWN
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