POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE IDA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 122 PM CST WED NOV 18 2009 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 IDA. COUNTIES INCLUDED...JACKSON...HANCOCK...HARRISON...PEARL RIVER... ST. BERNARD...ST. TAMMANY...ORLEANS...PLAQUEMINES...JEFFERSON... TANGIPAHOA...ST. CHARLES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...LAFOURCHE... TERREBONNE NOV 18...CORRECTED FOR...NON-METAR OBSERVATIONS FROM LSU AG SITES. PREVIOUS ISSUANCES INCLUDED SOME WIND GUSTS AS SUSTAINED WIND ENTRIES. NOV 14...UPDATED FOR...ADD ANEMOMETER HEIGHT FOR MARINE SITE PSTL1. ALSO...TO CLARIFY REMARKS FOR MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE AND TO ADD BAY GARDENE SURGE DATA. A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- KBVE-BOOTHVILLE 29.33 -89.40 1004.7 10/0351 030/032 09/2351 020/050 09/2351 KGPT-GULFPORT AIRPORT 30.40 -89.07 1005.8 10/1014 360/027 10/1201 010/042 10/1014 KBIX-BILOXI AIR FORCE BASE 30.43 -88.92 1006.1 10/1000 020/026 10/0255 010/042 10/0432 KNEW-NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT 30.04 -90.03 1009.5 10/0853 050/032 09/2142 040/039 09/2141 KPQL-PASCAGOULA AIRPORT 30.46 -88.53 1004.7 10/1055 030/025 10/0433 020/039 10/0432 KNBG-BELLE CHASSE NAVAL AIR STATION 29.82 -90.03 1009.9 10/0755 040/021 09/2255 040/038 09/2119 KMSY-NEW ORLEANS ARMSTRONG INTL AIRPORT 29.98 -90.25 1010.8 10/0916 020/025 10/0047 050/036 09/2129 KASD-SLIDELL AIRPORT 30.35 -89.82 1008.8 10/0843 360/022 10/0414 010/028 10/0413 KHUM-HOUMA 29.57 -90.66 020/020 09/2250 020/030 09/2250 REMARKS: WIND OBSERVATIONS ARE IN THE FORMAT DDD/SSS WHERE DDD IS THE DIRECTION AND SSS IS THE SPEED. SLIDELL ASOS...KASD RECORDED HIGHER PEAK WINDS WERE AFTER 10/1200. NON-METAR OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- CRSL1- COASTAL RESEARCH STATION - PT SULPHUR (LSU AG) 29.58 89.82 059/035 10/0021 057/047 10/0622 10M HUML1 - HOUMA, LA SUGARCANE RESEARCH STATION (LSU AG) 29.63 -90.84 053/021 09/2227 053/027 10/0719 HMDL1 - HAMMOND RESEARCH STATION (LSU AG) 30.50 90.37 333/017 10/1540 057/027 10/0914 SGRL1-ST. GABRIEL, LA RESEARCH STATION (LSU AG) 30.26 -91.09 356/028 10/1900 JACKSON COUNTY EOC 30.34 -88.57 1008.8 10/0554 049/033 10/0541 049/041 10/0541 15M REMARKS: WIND OBSERVATIONS ARE IN THE FORMAT DDD/SSS WHERE DDD IS THE DIRECTION AND SSS IS THE SPEED. GUSTS REPORTED AT LSU AG SITES ARE INSTANTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS AND MAY BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN A 3 SECOND WIND GUST. JACKSON COUNTY EOC RECORDED LOWER PRESSURE OF 1006.2 AFTER 10/1200. B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- PSTL1-PILOTS STAT E 28.93 -89.41 1003.9 09/2236 059/052 09/2236 055/064 09/2224 24M 24.0M BURL1-NOAA C-MAN SW PASS 28.90 -89.43 1004.5 09/2200 050/050 09/2100 050/058 09/2100 30.5M SHBL1-SHELL BEACH NOAA NOS 29.87 -89.67 1007.4 10/0630 050/043 10/0012 050/055 10/0012 10.0M PTBM6-PETIT BOIS ISLAND MS 30.21 -88.50 1002.0 10/0942 034/040 10/0454 028/051 10/0418 8.2M WYCM6-BAY WAVELAND YACHT CLUB 30.33 -89.33 1006.1 10/0900 002/038 10/0736 003/048 10/0748 10.0M GPOM6-GULFPORT OUTER RANGE 30.23 -88.00 1004.2 10/1000 018/037 10/0242 019/045 10/0318 13.7M 42007-NOAA BUOY MISSISSIPPI SOUND 30.09 -88.77 1002.4 10/0920 020/037 10/0320 020/045 10/0320 5.0M SPLL1-SOUTH PELTO BLOCK 28.87 -90.48 050/035 09/2100 050/041 09/2100 40.4M GWPM6-GULFPORT WEST PIER 30.35 -89.09 1005.5 10/1006 020/034 10/0306 020/046 10/0412 13.8M GISL1-NOAA C-MAN GRAND ISLE 29.26 -89.96 1007.9 09/2130 050/033 09/2354 040/044 10/0018 9.4M NWCL1-NEW CANAL -NOAA NOS 30.03 -90.11 1010.0 10/0730 052/030 09/2130 052/036 09/2130 11.9M GDXM6-GRAND BAY 30.36 -88.42 050/029 10/0445 5.0M RARM6-PASCAGOULA RANGE A REAR 30.34 -88.51 1003.4 10/0924 010/026 10/2142 010/037 10/2142 25.9M DKCM6-PASCAGOULA DOCK C 30.36 -88.57 1003.4 10/1006 350/025 10/1206 350/034 10/2106 3.6M TRBL1-TERREBONNE BAY 29.17 -90.58 1013.2 10/2100 010/022 210/220 010/027 10/2200 13.9M TAML1-TAMBOUR BAY 29.19 -90.67 030/021 10/0000 030/028 10/0000 10.0M LKPL1-WESTERN LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN 30.31 -90.28 1009.5 10/0900 350/021 10/1000 350/027 10/1000 13.0M LUML1-LUMCON CENTER 29.25 -90.66 1010.5 09/2200 050/018 09/2200 050/025 09/2200 13.2M LABL1-BAYOU LEBRANCHE 30.05 -90.37 1011.1 10/0906 348/015 10/0748 344/026 10/1000 9.1M REMARKS: WIND OBSERVATIONS ARE IN THE FORMAT DDD/SSS WHERE DDD IS THE DIRECTION AND SSS IS THE SPEED. C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0600 UTC NOV 09 UNTIL 0600 UTC NOV 11 --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL LAT LON (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- PASCAGOULA CO-OP JACKSON 3.42 30.36 -88.55 OCEAN SPRINGS CO-OP JACKSON OCSM6 2.83 30.40 -88.80 GULFPORT HARRISON KGPT 2.49 30.38 -89.07 7 W GULFPORT HARRISON GLFM6 1.70 30.38 -89.07 KILN HANCOCK 1.48 30.41 -89.43 BOOTHVILLE PLAQUEMINES KBVE 1.16 29.33 -89.40 PORT SULPHUR PLAQUEMINES CRSL1 0.42 29.49 -89.71 6 NW SLIDELL ST. TAMMANY NWS WFO 0.36 30.34 -89.85 NEW ORLEANS - AUDUBON ORLEANS KAUD 0.12 29.97 -90.08 NEW ORLEANS - LAKEFRONT ORLEANS KNEW 0.12 29.97 -90.08 DONALDSONVILLE CO-OP ASCENSION DVDL1 0.09 30.09 -91.00 REMARKS: D. INLAND FLOODING... --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OFFICIAL TIDE GAUGES NOTED WITH LEADING G --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY CITY/TOWN SURGE TIDE DATE/ BEACH OR LOCATION (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION --------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAQUEMINES G BAY GARDENE 6.53 7.33 09/0006 UNKNOWN USGS GAUGE. SURGE ESTIMATED. ST BERNARD G SHELL BEACH 5.62 6.09 10/0318 UNKNOWN NOS GAUGE. ST. BERNARD G GRAND PASS 2.95 5.55 10/0700 UNKNOWN USACOE GAUGE. SURGE ESTIMATED. ST. BERNARD G BAYOU DUPRE 4.18 5.43 10/0200 UNKNOWN USACOE GAUGE. SURGE ESTIMATED. ST. BERNARD G BAYOU BIENVENUE 3.57 5.07 10/0200 UNKNOWN USACOE GAUGE. SURGE ESTIMATED. JACKSON G DOCK E PASCAGOU 3.59 4.98 10/0824 UNKNOWN NOS GAUGE. HANCOCK G BAY WAVELAND 3.19 4.66 10/0718 MINOR NOS GAUGE. MAXIMUM SURGE OF 3.76 FT RECORDED 09/2042. JACKSON G NOAA LAB PASCAG 3.17 4.46 10/0812 UNKNOWN NOS GAUGE. MAXIMUM SURGE OF 3.19 FT RECORDED 10/0724. ORLEANS G CHEF PASS 2.24 4.04 10/1000 UNKNOWN USACOE GAUGE. SURGE ESTIMATED. ST. TAMMANY G RIGOLETS 2.44 3.84 10/1000 UNKNOWN USACOE GAUGE. SURGE ESTIMATED. ORLEANS G LAKEFRONT AIRPO 2.35 3.75 10/1600 UNKNOWN USACOE GAUGE. SURGE ESTIMATED. ORLEANS G 17TH ST CANAL 2.28 3.68 10/1100 UNKNOWN USACOE GAUGE. SURGE ESTIMATED. PLAQUEMINES G PILOTS STATION 2.35 3.62 10/0554 UNKNOWN NOS GAUGE. MAXIMUM SURGE OF 2.50 FT RECORDED 09/2324. ORLEANS G ORLEANS AVE CAN 2.22 3.52 10/1300 UNKNOWN USACOE GAUGE. SURGE ESTIMATED. ORLEANS G NEW CANAL 3.21 3.50 10/1342 UNKNOWN NOS GAUGE. MAXIMUM SURGE OF 3.23 FT RECORDED 10/0730. ORLEANS G WEST END 2.00 3.50 10/1300 UNKNOWN USACOE GAUGE. SURGE ESTIMATED. ST. TAMMANY G MANDEVILLE 1.90 3.40 10/1300 UNKNOWN USACOE GAUGE. SURGE ESTIMATED. ST. CHARLES G BONNET CARRE 2.05 3.30 10/1500 UNKNOWN USACOE GAUGE. SURGE ESTIMATED. LAFOURCHE G PORT FOURCHON 1.76 3.11 10/0836 UNKNOWN NOS GAUGE. MAXIMUM SURGE OF 1.84 FT RECORDED 10/1112. JEFFERSON G GRAND ISLE 1.57 2.60 10/1112 MODERATE NOS GAUGE. MAXIMUM SURGE OF 2.22 FT RECORDED 09/2212. ST. CHARLES G BAYOU LABRANCHE 2.26 2.59 10/1712 UNKNOWN NOS GAUGE. MAXIMUM SURGE OF 2.32 FT RECORDED 10/0836. REMARKS: USACOE GAUGES ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. NOS GAUGES ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY NOAA'S NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE. USGS GAUGES ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ALL GAUGES USE NAVD88 DATUM. USACOE AND USGS USE A BASELINE OF 0FT NAVD88. NOS USE A GAUGES BASELINE OF MLLW. IN SOME CASES...TIME OF MAXIMUM STORM SURGE DID NOT COINCIDE WITH TIME OF MAXIMUM STORM TIDE. IF THAT IS THE CASE...THE MAXIMUM STORM SURGE IS INDICATED ON THE SECOND LINE OF THE ENTRY. F. TORNADOES... --------------------------------------------------------------------- (DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY DATE/ EF SCALE LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL TIME(UTC) (IF KNOWN) DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY... --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAQUEMINES 1 0 ONE INDIRECT FATALITY OCCURRED ON 11/09/09 WHEN A MAN ATTEMPTING TO ASSIST A BOAT IN DISTRESS DROWNED IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR FORT JACKSON. JACKSON 0 0 SEVERAL COUNTY AND BACK ROADS WERE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AND A FEW HOMES RECEIVED DAMAGE DUE TO RISING WATER. A SMALL NUMBER OF TREES...UTILITY POLES...AND ROAD SIGNS WERE DOWNED ACROSS THE COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY...350 HOMES WERE LEFT WITHOUT POWER. HARRISON 0 0 6 HOMES WERE DAMAGED DURING THE STORM. A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE IN BILOXI WHILE A MAN AND HIS SON WERE INSIDE. NEITHER WAS HURT. ST. BERNARD 0 0 SEVERAL ROADS OUTSIDE OF LEVEE PROTECTION WERE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. ST. TAMMANY 0 0 MINOR FLOODING OCCURRED IN LOW-LYING AREAS SUCH AS LACOMBE...BAYOU LIBERTY AND THE RIGOLETS. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO HOMES OR OTHER BUILDINGS. JEFFERSON 0 0 A 1000 FOOT SECTION OF LOCAL LEVEE ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF GRAND ISLE COLLAPSED ON THE MORNING OF THE 9TH AS WATERS FROM BARATARIA BAY BEGAN TO RISE. TWO OR THREE HOMES WERE THREATENED BY THE LEVEE FAILURE WITH THE LAND UNDERNEATH THE ELEVATED CAMPS THREATENING TO ERODE. ADDITIONALLY... STORM SURGE ERODED 100 TO 200 FEET OF BEACH AND CUT A NEW PASS THROUGH ELMER'S ISLAND ADJACENT TO GRAND ISLE. $$ LEGEND: I-INCOMPLETE DATA E-ESTIMATED REVITTE/MANNING/ONEIL