Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

Hurricane Gustav Storm Tide Data
LOCATION	PEAK STORM TIDE (MLLW)	PEAK STORM SURGE (MLLW)	DATE/TIME (CDT)
Amerada Pass LA	4.77 feet	3.39 feet	9/01 at 2:30 pm
Freshwater Canal Locks LA	4.01 feet	2.69 feet	9/03 at 2:06 am
Calcasieu Pass LA	3.90 feet	1.17 feet	9/03 at 4:06 am
Cypremort Point LA	3.20 feet	2.63 feet	9/02 at 6:06 pm
Sabine Pass North TX	2.82 feet	1.90 feet	9/03 at 3:12 pm
Lake Charles LA	2.82 feet	1.91 feet	9/03 at 3:06 pm
Port Arthur TX	2.25 feet	1.32 feet	9/03 at 6:00 am
Tesoro Terminal LA	2.17 feet	1.70 feet	9/01 at 8:12 pm
Rainbow Bridge TX	1.34 feet	2.09 feet	9/03 at 3:12 am

Hurricane Gustav River Flood Data
LOCATION	RIVER CREST	RIVER CREST (NAVD 88)	FLOOD STAGE	DATE/TIME (CDT)
Calcasieu River at Glenmora LA	14.42 feet	125.22 feet	12.00 feet	9/04 at 8:00 pm
Calcasieu River at Oakdale LA	13.10 feet	96.17 feet	12.00 feet	9/04 at 8:30 am
Calcasieu River at Oberlin LA	16.65 feet	56.14 feet	13.00 feet	9/06 at 2:00 am
Calcasieu River at Old Town Bay LA	4.75 feet	2.65 feet	4.00 feet	9/03 at 12:00 pm
Calcasieu River at Salt Water Barrier LA	4.69 feet	4.08 feet	4.00 feet	9/03 at 3:00 pm
Vermilion River at Lafayette LA	11.24 feet	8.50 feet	10.00 feet	9/04 at 2:00 am
Vermilion River at Carencro LA	19.01 feet	N/A	16.00 feet	9/04 at 12:00 pm
Vermilion River at Broussard LA	8.58 feet	N/A	7.00 feet	9/04 at 4:00 am
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City LA	4.40 feet	N/A	4.00 feet	9/02 at 7:00 am

High resolution satellite image showing salt water burn to the marshes and prairie pasturelands as a result of both Gustav and Ike. Click here for a .pdf version of this image.

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Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Hurricane Gustav 2008