Scattered to numerous damaging wind gusts and isolated flash flooding is likely from severe thunderstorms across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States into this evening. Large hail and damaging winds should also occur from southern Montana into western North Dakota. Excessive heat will continue over the southern U.S. today before another round of heat arrives over the central U.S. Monday. Read More >
POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE GUSTAV...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
418 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008
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 FOR GUSTAV.
COUNTIES INCLUDED...POINT COUPEE...IBERVILLE...ASSUMPTION...
TERREBONNE...WEST FELICIANA...EAST FELICIANA...WEST BATON ROUGE...
EAST BATON ROUGE...ASCENSION...ST. JAMES...LAFOURCHE...ST. HELENA...
LIVINGSTON...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. CHARLES...TANGIPAHOA...
JEFFERSON...PLAQUEMINES...ORLEANS...WASHINGTON...ST. TAMMANY...
ST. BERNARD...WILKINSON...AMITE...PIKE...WALTHALL...PEARL RIVER...
HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON
SEP 23...UPDATED FOR...DELETED ENTRIES FOR LSU AG STATIONS. WILL
UPDATE WITH COMPLETE AMD UP TO DATE WIND DATA.
OCT 08...UPDATED FOR...ADDED NONMETAR OBSERVATIONS...STORM SURGE AND
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
NOV 24...UPDATED REPORT FOR
NON METAR OBSERVATIONS - LSU AG STATIONS AND LUMCON
INLAND FLOODING...STORM IMPACTS...AND INLAND FLOODING.
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
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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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KBTR-BATON ROUGE AIRPORT
30.54 -91.15 982.1 01/1953 080/053 01/1941 060/079 01/1912
KMSY-NEW ORLEANS ARMSTRONG INTL AIRPORT
29.98 -90.25 989.2 01/1553 I 040/039 01/1014 I 040/055 01/1014 I
KMCB-MCCOMB AIRPORT
31.18 -90.47 998.3 01/2023 140/028 01/2339 130/047 01/1856
KASD-SLIDELL AIRPORT
30.35 -89.82 997.0 01/1232 I 110/025 01/1453 I 100/049 01/1329 I
KNEW-NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT
30.04 -90.03 995.9 01/1053 I 040/026 01/1103 I 050/047 01/1053 I
KBVE-BOOTHVILLE
29.33 -89.40 990.2 01/0851 I 060/039 01/0638 I 060/061 01/0638 I
KGPT-GULFPORT AIRPORT
30.40 -89.07 1000.7 01/1053 120/045 01/1439 120/064 01/1439
KPQL-PASCAGOULA AIRPORT
30.46 -88.53 1003.0 01/1053 130/027 01/1802 150/040 01/1808
KNBG-BELLE CHASSE NAVAL AIR STATION
29.82 -90.03 989.5 01/1352 130/043 01/1304 060/063 01/1304
KBIX-BILOXI AIR FORCE BASE
30.43 -88.92 1001.4 01/1114 110/039 01/1519 110/053 01/1442
KGAO-GALLIANO
29.44 -90.26 988.1 01/1020 I 010/043 01/1020 I 010/049 01/1000 I
KHDC-HAMMOND
30.48 -90.47 998.3 01/1315 I 030/019 01/0959 I 040/037 01/1315 I
REMARKS:
NON-METAR 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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GDXM6-GRAND BAY, MS (NERRS)
30.36 -88.42 1004.0 01/0745 120/033 01/1430 120/041 01/1500
10m
SHCM6-SANDHILL CRANE NWR, MS (RAWS)
30.45 -88.66 120/016 01/1551 120/037 01/1551
10m
MPAM6-PIKE COUNTY, MS (RAWS)
31.18 -90.48 115/027 02/0109 115/045 02/0109
10m
PRKNS-MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE GAUTIER, MS (URBANET)
30.39 -88.65 1002.0 01/1015 100/036 01/1414
10m
WLOXT-WLOX-TV-BILOXI, MS (URBANET)
30.39 -89.00 1001.0 01/1045 090/033 01/1415
10m
PCDL1 - BAYOU PETITE CAILLOU-DULC USGS
29.39 90.62 000/000 MSG I 100/087 01/1000
3M
DULL1 - HOUMA NAVIG CANAL -USGS
29.39 90.73 I 000/000 MSG I 040/102 01/1200
3
DCLL1 - CAILLOU LAKE - DULAC -USGS
29.25 90.92 951.6 01/1515 000/000 MSG I 020/063 01/1445
3M
SJCL1 - ST JAMES CANAL USGS
29.99 90.89 I 040/043 01/1500 I
3M
OFBM6 - OLD FORT BAYOU, MS USGS
30.42 -99.83 000/000 MSG 070/054 01/1515
3M
TTUHRT 101A GROSSE TETE, LA
30.41 91.43 I 065/037 01/1928 073/054 01/1929
02/01
TTUHRT 102B - 2SW PLAQUEMINE,LA
30.26 91.28 I 067/043 I 108/059 I
02/01
TTUHRT 103A RESERVE, LA
30.08 90.58 I 063/042 01/1833 038/058 01/1817
02/01
TTUHRT 104B THIBODAUX, LA
29.82 90.88 I 084/054 01/1641 087/069 01/1648
02/01
TTUHRT - 111A 3SW VACERIE, LA
29.96 90.78 I 084/046 01/1651 093/061 01/1753
02/01
BHEL1-BEN HUR FARM/CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION-BATON ROUGE, LA (LSU AG)
30.36 -91.17 974.7 01/1921 053/045 01/1814 MMM/068 01/1822 I
10/01
CRSL1- COASTAL RESEARCH STATION - PT SULPHUR (LSU AG)
29.58 89.82 985.0 01/1155 097/055 01/1221 MMM/065 01/1221 I
10/01
HUML1- HOUMA, LA SUGARCANE (LSU AG)
29.63 -90.84 959.9 01/1627 077/067 01/1604 MMM/081 01/1516 I
10/01
HMDL1 - HAMMOND RESARCH STATION (LSU AG)
30.50 90.37 992.9 01/1405 088/031 01/1735 MMM/045 01/1350
10/01
SGRL1-ST. GABRIEL, LA RESEARCH STATION (LSU AG)
30.26 -91.09 972.5 01/1744 065/055 01/1710 MMM/074 01/1906
10/01
PMPL1-PASS MANCHEC AT TURTLE COVE-NEAR PONTCHATOULA, LA (LSU AG)
30.29 -90.34 988.2 01/1754 097/058 01/1747 MMM/074 01/1813 I
10/01
REMARKS: TTHURT - TEXAS TECH UNIV HURRICANE RESEARCH TEAM MESONET
DATA - ANEMOMETER HGT 2.25M SUSTAINED WIND 1MIN AVG PEAK WIND 3SEC.
LSU AG STATIONS - ANEMOMTER HEIGHT 10M. SUSTAINED WIND ONE MINUTE
AVERAGE. PEAK WIND 3 SEC.
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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42007-NOAA BUOY MISSISSIPPI SOUND
30.09 -88.77 996.8 01/1050 130/042 01/1500 090/054 01/1009
5m
42040-NOAA BUOY MOBILE SOUTH
29.18 -88.29 993.7 01/0850 090/044 01/0600 080/056 01/0631
5m
GISL1-NOAA C-MAN GRAND ISLE
29.26 -89.96 976.7 01/1200 070/058 01/1048 070/075 01/1048
9.5m
PSTL1-PILOTS STAT E
28.93 -89.41 976.1 01/1000 100/079 01/0918 100/102 01/0906
24m
LABL1-BAYOU LEBRANCHE
30.05 -90.37 988.8 01/1642 120/052 01/1724 120/065 01/1730
9.1m
BYGL1-BAYOU GAUCHE
29.78 -90.42 980.8 01/1606 120/046 01/1642 100/066 01/1600
9.1m
MDLL1-NWS LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AT MID LAKE ON CAUSEWAY
30.15 -90.13 090/050 01/1659 090/060 01/1720
20m
NWCL1-NEW CANAL
30.03 -90.11 989.8 01/1418 070/052 01/1230 080/068 01/1318
11.9m
SHBL1-SHELL BEACH
29.87 -89.67 990.1 01/1312 060/052 01/1036 080/068 01/1048
10m
WYCM6-BAY WAVELAND YACHT CLUB
30.33 -89.33 997.7 01/1312 100/047 01/1442 100/058 01/1436
10m
MDVL1 MANDEVILLE 1SW - NWS
30.36 -90.09 994.9 01/1550 100/035 01/1659 120/048 01/1700
EGIL1 BARATARIA PASS USGS
29.28 -89.94 962.1 01/1215 000/000 MSG I 110/091 01/1215
WSLL1 - WEST LAKE PONTHARTRAIN
30.11 90.42 I 100/049 100/173 120/058 01/1800
RIGL1 RIGOLETS - LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
30.16 89.74 995.2 01/1400 100/039 01/400 I
NGIL1 - BARATARIA BAY N OF GRAND ISLE USGS
29.42 -89.95 070/068 01/1200
3 M
GRPL1 - GRAND PASS - MS SOUND USGS
30.12 -89.25 991.6 01/1145 080/056 `01/114 I
BGNL1 NE BAY GARDENE USGS
29.59 -89.61 982.6 01/1215 090/061 01/1200 I
3 M
BBM6 - BACK BAY OF BILOXI
30.42 -88.98 I 050/030 01/1445 060/044 01/1630
03 M
LUML1-LUMCON CENTER
29.25 -90.66 954.5 01/1754 MMM/MMM I MMM/MMM I
REMARKS:
C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0600 UTC AUG 31 UNTIL 0600 UTC SEP 04
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CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL
LAT LON (IN)
DEG DECIMAL
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BATON ROUGE EAST BATON ROUGE KBTR 7.28
30.44 -91.13
MCCOMB PIKE KMCB 7.59
31.24 -90.47
PASCAGOULA JACKSON KPQL 4.61
30.36 -88.55
LUTCHER - CO-OP ST. JAMES LUTL1 4.38
30.06 -90.71
DONALDSONVILLE -COOP ASCENSION DVDL1 4.43
30.09 -91.00
RESERVE - COOP ST. JOHN THE BAPTIS RSVL1 3.91
30.07 -90.56
ANGIE COOP WASHINGTON ANGL1 2.91
30.96 -89.81
BATON ROUGE COOP EAST BATON ROUGE SBRL1 7.55
30.44 -91.13
BRUSLY COOP WEST BATON ROUGE BRSL1 11.22
30.39 -91.25
SUN COOP ST. TAMMANY SUNL1 7.32
30.64 -89.90
CENTREVILLE COOP WILKINSON CENM6 9.33
31.08 -91.06
OCEAN SPRINGS JACKSON OCSM6 3.27
30.40 -88.80
SMITHDALE COOP AMITE 6.80
31.33 -90.68
MANDEVILLE ST. TAMMANY MDVL1 8.11
30.37 -90.08
6 NW SLIDELL ST. TAMMANY NWS WFO 6.97
30.34 -89.85
5 W HAMMOND - USGS TANGIPAHOA NRBL1 4.65
30.50 -90.54
AMITE TANGIPAHOA 6.00
30.73 -90.51
LIVINGSTON LIVINGSTON LVGL1 8.15
30.50 -90.75
ZACHARY - USGS EAST BATON ROUGE 7.98 7.98
30.66 -91.15
BOGALUSA USGS WASHINGTON PPBL1 6.62
30.78 -89.86
8 SSW CLINTON - OLIVE BR EAST FELICIANA OLVL1 9.05
30.74 -91.02
AMITE USGS TANGIPAHOA NRAL1 6.00
30.73 -90.51
MONTPELIER ST. HELENA MONL1 7.29
30.67 -90.65
COVINGTON USGS ST. TAMMANY CVEL1 6.33
30.47 -90.11
WOODVILLE USGS WILKINSON WOOM6 8.91
31.10 -91.30
KENNER JEFFERSON KMSY 5.89 I
29.98 -90.25
1 N OCEAN SPRINGS JACKSON TFBM6 RA 9.70
30.41 -88.80
1 S MCCOMB PIKE MPAM6 8.92
31.22 -90.47
10 NNE LACOMBE ST. TAMMANY BBNL1 9.31
30.45 -89.93
REMARKS: COOP - COOPERATIVE OBSERVERVATIONS RAINFALL TOTALS END ON
1200 UTC 09/04/08
D. INLAND FLOODING...
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EAST BATON ROUGE...MODERATE FLOODING ON COMITE RIVER.
JOOR RD -COMITE RIVER - FS 20.0FT - CREST 27.45 FT ON 09/04/08
LIVINGSTON...MODERATE FLOODING ON AMITE RIVER
DENHAM SPRING - AMITE RIVER FS 29.0FT CREST 36.23FT ON 09/5/08
ST. TAMMANY...MODERATE FLOODING ON BOGUE FALAYA RIVER
CAMP COVINGTON - FS 45.0 FT CREST 51.37FT ON 09/02/08
BOSTON ST -COVINGTON FS 6.0 FT CREST 12.98FT ON 09/02/08
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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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JACKSON PASCAGOULA NOAA 4.55 5.38 01/1300 UNKNOWN
DATUM MLLW
HANCOCK G BAY ST LOUIS - 9.86 10.92 01/1618 MODERATE
DATUM MLLW
ORLEANS G 17TH ST CANAL C 5.00 5.76 02/1730 UNKNOWN
DATUM NAVD88 STORM SURGE ESTIMATED
ST TAMMANY G RIGOLETS - SLID 5.00 5.76 02/1730 UNKNOWN
DATUM NAVD88 STORM SURGE ESTIMATED
PLAQUEMINE G BLACK BAY PSIL1 12.00 12.83 01/1300 UNKNOWN
NAVD88 STORM SURGE ESTIMATED
JEFFERSON G MID LAKE PONTCH 4.50 5.20 02/0720 UNKNOWN
NGVD29 STORM SURGE ESTIMATED
ORLEANS INDUSTRIAL CANA 10.50 12.06 01/1700 UNKNOWN
DATUM NAVD88 STORM SURGE ESTIMATED
LAFOURCHE GOLDEN MEADOW-B 6.00 7.32 01/1700 UNKNOWN
DATUM NAVD88 STORM SURGE ESTIMATED
ST BERNARD BAYOU DUPRE 9.50 10.90 01/1700 UNKNOWN
NAVD88 STORM ESTIMATED
HARRISON BILOXI BAY PT C 5.70 6.69 01/1315 UNKNOWN
NAVD88 STORM SURGE ESTIMATED
HANCOCK PEARLINGTON - E 8.00 8.90 01/1645 UNKNOWN
NAVD88 STORM SURGE ESTIMATED
HARRISON BILOXI BACK BAY 7.30 8.17 01/1645 UNKNOWN
NAVD88 STORM SURGE ESTIMATED
JEFFERSON G GRAND ISLE - NO 4.49 5.37 01/1618 MAJOR
DATUM MLLW
LAFOURCHE G PORT FOURCHON - 4.48 5.59 01/1654 MAJOR
DATUM MLLW
PLAQUEMINES G PILOT STATION - 4.48 5.59 01/1654 NONE
DATUM MLLW
TERREBONNE G BAYOU TERREBONN 7.50 8.26 01/1915 UNKNOWN
DATAUM NAVD88 STORM SURGE ESTIMATED
LAFOURCHE G LITTLE LAKE E O 4.00 4.59 01/2000 UNKNOWN
DATUM NAVD88 STORM SURGE ESTIMATED
TERREBONNE G CAILLOU LAKE NE 4.50 5.10 01/2100 UNKNOWN
DATUM NAVD88. STORM SURGE ESTIMATED.
PLAQUEMINES NE BAY GARDENE 12.50 13.63 01/1248 UNKNOWN
DATUM NAVD88. STORM SURGE ESTIMATED
PLAQUEMINES BLACK BAY 11.00 12.13 01/1400 UNKNOWN I
DATUM NAVD88. STORM SURGE ESTIMATED.
REMARKS: STORM TIDE IS THE HIGHEST TIDE GAGE READING. STORM SURGE IS
THE HEIGHT OF THE WATER ABOVE NORMAL PREDICTED TIDE LEVEL. EXCEPT
FOR NOAA GAGES...STORM SURGE IS ESTIMATED.
F. TORNADOES...
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(DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY DATE/ EF SCALE
LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL TIME(UTC) (IF KNOWN)
DESCRIPTION
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2 W ABITA SPRINGS ST. TAMMANY 02/1932 F0
30.47 -90.06
TWO METAL BUILDINGS DAMAGED AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. PATH LENGTH
SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS LONG
WESTWEGO JEFFERSON 02/2240 F1
29.90 -90.14
35 TO 40 STRUCTURES DAMAGED WITH 15 CLASSIFIED AS TOTAL LOSSES OR
DESTROYED. PATH LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES LONG. DAMAGE
INFORMATION FROM JEFFERSON PARISH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
1 SSE BUSH ST. TAMMANY 03/0115 F0
30.59 -89.90
HORSE STABLE DESTROYED AND TRAILERS OVERTURNED AND TREES BLOWN DOWN.
G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY...
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COUNTY DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS
DESCRIPTION
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EAST BATON ROUGE 2 1
TWO DIRECT FATALITIES REPORTED ON 09/01/08 WHEN HIGH WINDS TOPPLED A
LARGE TREE WHICH CRASHED INTO A HOUSE FATALLY INJURING TWO OF THE
OCCUPANTS AND INJURING A THIRD.
LIVINGSTON 1
A 45 YEAR OLD WOMAN LIVING IN A MOBILE HOME WAS KILLED WHEN A LARGE
TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AND CRUSHED THE MOBILE HOME.
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Legend:
I-Incomplete Data
E-Estimated
REVITTE/GRIGSBY/DESTRI
Note:
1 knot (kt) = 1.15 mph (for example, 50 kt = 57.5 mph)
090/053 = winds out of the east (90°) at 53 kt (61 mph)
UTC or Z-Time is 5 hours ahead of CDT (Central Daylight Time)
(for example, 0515 UTC = 12:15am CDT, 1830 UTC = 1:30pm CDT)
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