Note...Cindy was upgraded by the National Hurricane Center after the end of the season from a tropical storm to a category 1 hurricane.
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...TROPICAL STORM CINDY...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
500 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2005
THIS REPORT COVERS THE PERIOD JULY 5-6 2005 WHEN TROPICAL STORM CINDY
MOVED THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL IN
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA NEAR GRAND ISLE AND AND THEN MOVED NORTH NORTHEAST
INTO COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. DATA IN THIS REPORT ARE PRELIMINARY AND
WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
JULY 11...ORIGINAL ISSUANCE
JULY 13...UPDATED WIND/PRESSURE/RAINFALL FOR LSU AG STATIONS...BELLE
CHASSE NAS...KEESLER AFB. ADDED RAINFALL STATIONS
A. HIGHEST WINDS...
ASOS....2 MINUTE SUSTAINED WINDS
LOCATION DIR/SPEED KT DATE TIME
PASCAGOULA KPQL SUSTAINED 140/40 KT 07/06/2005 1025UTC
PEAK 140/48 KT 07/06/2005 1025UTC
BILOXI-KEESLER AFB KBIX
SUSTAINED 140/31 KT 07/06/2005 1001UTC
PEAK 140/41 KT 07/06/2005 1001UTC
GULFPORT KGPT SUSTAINED 360/33 KT 07/06/2005 0923UTC
PEAK 340/42 KT 07/06/2005 0947UTC
SLIDELL KASD SUSTAINED 010/29 KT 07/06/2005 0629UTC
PEAK 030/38 KT 07/06/2005 0628UTC
BOOTHEVILLE KBVE - DATA INCOMPLETE ***POWER FAILURE AT 0436UTC
SUSTAINED 150/25 KT 07/06/2005 0426UTC
PEAK 130/38 KT 07/06/2005 0355UTC
BELLE CHASE NAS KNBG
SUSTAINED (EST) 040/38KT 07/06/2005 0430UTC
PEAK 040/54 KT 07/06/2005 0439UTC
NEW ORLEANS ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT KMSY
SUSTAINED 040/40 KT 07/06/2005 0629UTC
PEAK 030/48 KT 07/06/2005 0628UTC
NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT KNEW
SUSTAINED 030/47 KT 07/06/2005 0800UTC
PEAK 030/61 KT 07/06/2005 0516UTC
COASTAL OBSERVATIONS...NOAA NDBC BUOY...CMAN
NOAA SW PASS CMAN...BURLI WIND EQUIPMENT HEIGHT 30.5 M / 100 FT
SUSTAINED 208/54 KT 07/06/2005 0610UTC
PEAK 220/64 KT 07/06/2005 0649UTC
NOAA GRAND ISLE CMAN...GDIL1
SUSTAINED 311/48 KT 07/06/2005 0750UTC
PEAK 300/60 KT 07/06/2005 0739UTC
NOAA BUOY 42007
SUSTAINED 172/43 KT 07/06/2005 0940UTC
PEAK 170/52 KT 07/06/2005 0938UTC
NOAA BUOY 42040
NOT AVAILABLE
LOUISIANA MARINE CONSORTIUM (LUMCON)
MARINE CENTER
COCODRIE SUSTAINED 030/38 KT 07/06/2005 0223UTC
PEAK 51 KT 07/06/2005 0222UTC
TAMBOUR BAY SUSTAINED 038/45 KT 07/06/2005 0331UTC
PEAK 59 KT 07/06/2005 0319UTC
LUMCON STATIONS - MAX SUSTAINED WIND - ONE MINUTE AVERAGE WIND
PEAK WIND - MAX INSTANTANEOUS WIND READINGS MEASURED EVERY 4 SECONDS
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN - NWS INSTRUMENTATION
MID LAKE SUSTAINED 072/45 KT 07/06/2005 0410UTC
PEAK 51 KT 07/06 2005 0500UTC
MANDEVILLE SUSTAINED 062/27 KT 07/06/2005 0910UTC
PEAK 36 KT 07/06/2005 0700UTC
LSU AG RESEARCH STATIONS
CITRUS-PT SULPHUR PSCL1
SUSTAINED 076/40 KT 07/06/2005 0334UTC
PEAK 076/46 KT 07/06/2005 0319UTC
SUGARCANE-HOUMA AFHL1
SUSTAINED 067/37 KT 07/06/2005 0543UTC
PEAK 042/40 KT 07/06/2005 0452UTC
B. LOWEST PRESSURE
PRES MB DATE TIME UTC
PASCAGOULA KPQL.........1000.3 07/06/2005 1159 UTC
BILOXI-KEESLER AFB...... 995.0 07/06/2005 1125 UTC
GULFPORT KGPT........... 995.3 07/06/2005 1041 UTC
SLIDELL KASD............1003.0 07/06/2005 0920 UTC
MANDEVILLE LA 1003.4 07/06/2005 0910 UTC
NEW ORLEANS KNEW........1002.4 07/06/2005 0805 UTC
NEW ORLEANS KMSY........1004.1 07/06/2005 0730 UTC
BELE CHASE NAS..........1004.7 07/06/2005 0459 UTC
BOOTHEVILLE KBVE........1004.06 07/06/2005 0414 UTC
*KBVE POWER FAILED AT 0436UTC
GRAND ISLE NOAA CMAN.... 997.3 07/06/2005 0600 UTC
BURWOOD NOAA CMAN.......1003.6 07/06/2005 0600 UTC
NOAA BUOY 42007......... 996.2 07/06/2005 0950 UTC
NOAA BUOY 42040......... NOT AVAILABLE
LUMCON MARINE CENTER
COCODRIE 1001.5 07/06/2005 0342 UTC
LUMCON TAMBOUR BAY......1001.2 07/06/2005 0410 UTC
LSU ISLE DERNIERES......1000.3 07/06/2005 0100 UTC
1000.3 07/06/2005 0200 UTC
CITRUS AG PT SULPHUR.....997.3 07/06/2005 0700 UTC
SUGARCANE AG HOUMA......1005.0 07/06/2005 0543 UTC
C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
ASOS 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING 1200UTC 07/06/2005
PASCAGOULA KPQL....................6.62
GULFPORT KGPT.....................6.28
BILOXI KEESLER KBIX................4.47
SLIDELL KASD.......................3.42
NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT KNEW.........2.95
NEW ORLEANS ARMSTRONG INTL KMSY... 1.67
BELLE CHASE NAS....................4.68
24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING 1200UTC 07/06/2005
CO-OP RAINFALL OR AUTOMATED GAGES ON RIVERS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
ALGIER 4.99 INCHES
CONVENT 1.10
GALLIANO 7.56
GRAND ISLE 6.37
GRETNA TERRYTOWN 6.75
NEW ORLEANS MS RIVER
CARROLTON GAGE 3.82
LUTCHER 1.15
RESERVE 1.29
ST JAMES YOUTH CNTR 0.73
EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA
ABITA SPRINGS 2.22
ANGIE 1.27
AMITE-TANGIPAHOA RVR 1.02
AMITE-NATALBANY RVR 0.87
BOGALUSA 1.87
BUSH 2.93
CAMP COVINGTON 1.70
COVINGTON 1.88
COVINGTON 4NE 2.80
FOLSOM 1.75
GONZALES 0.56
HAMMOND 5E 1.94
KENTWOOD 0.35
KILLIAN 2.58
MOUNT HERMON 0.78
MANDEVILLE LAKEFRONT 3.60
PEARL RIVER 3.16
PONTCHATOULA 1.28
ROBERT 1.69
SLIDELL CITY 6.29
SLIDELL W-14 CANAL 5.03
SUN 3.53
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
CARRIERE 3.33 INCHES
D'IBERVILLE 2N 5.50
GULFPORT BRENTWOOD 5.85
GULFPORT 7W 4.00
KILN 5.20
LANDON 3.33
NW HARRISON CO 3.58
PICAYUNE 4.50
PICAYUNE 4NE 4.20
STENNIS AIRPORT 7.05
TYLERTOWN 2WNW 1.40
VAN CLEAVE 6.03
WAVELAND 7.24
WORTHAM 4.70
D. STORM SURGE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
NOAA COASTAL TIDE STATIONS
PORT FOURCHON........2.0 FT MLLW 07/06/2005 1318UTC
GRAND ISLE...........2.8 FT MLLW 07/06/2005 0700UTC
SW PASS MS RIVER.....2.0 FT MLLW 07/06/2005 1300UTC
ST BERNARD PARISH...LAKE BORGNE
BAYOU BIENVENUE......5.1 FT NGVD 07/06/2005 0800UTC
BAYOU DUPRE..........5.5 FT NGVD 07/06/2005 0700UTC
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
NOAA MID LAKE PONTCH. 2.5 FT NGVD 07/06/2005 1010UTC
ORLEANS LEVEE BOARD
SOUTH SHORE HARBOR 3.0 FT NGVD 07/06/2005 1800UTC
INDUSTRIAL CANAL 4.2 FT NGVD 07/06/2005 0700UTC
RIGOLETES-COE 4.7 FT NGVD 07/06/2005 1300UTC
MISSISSIPPI COAST
NOAA TIDE GAGES
WAVELAND 4.0 FT MLLW 07/06/2005 0954 UTC
OCEAN SPRINGS 6.2 FT MLLW 07/06/2005 1118 UTC
PASCAGOULA PT 5.8 FT MLLW 07/06/2005 1124 UTC
BILOXI HARBOR 5.0 FT MLLW 07/06/2005 1230 UTC
CORPS OF ENGINNEERS
GULFPORT 5.5 FT NGVD 07/06/2005 1030 UTC
POINT CADET 5.9 FT NGVD 07/06/2005 1045 UTC
PASCAGOULA 5.8 FT NGVD 07/06/2005 1145 UTC
TIDE DATA DATUM REFERENCE MLLW - MEAN LOW LOW WATER
NGVD - NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM
E. BEACH EROSION
STORM SURGE FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION AT GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA.
F. FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING
SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA COMMUNITIES DURING LATE EVENING OF JULY 5 THROUGH EARLY
MORNING OF JULY 6TH.
G. TORNADOES
SEVERAL TORNADOES REPORTS WERE REPORTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OF JULY 5. NO CONFIRMATION OF TORNDOES AT THIS TIME.
H. STORM EFFECTS
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WERE RECORDED AT THE NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT
AIRPORT FOR 5.5 HOURS STARTING AROUND 11 CDT PM ON JULY 5TH. GUSTS
GREATER THAN 55 MPH WERE ALSO RECORDED EACH HOUR DURING THIS TIME
WITH A PEAK GUST OF 70 MPH AT 116 AM CDT.
LONG DURATION OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGH GUSTS
CONTRIBUTED TO CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND FOLIAGE IN SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...AND RESULTED IN POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED ELECTRICAL LINES.
AN ESTIMATED 278,000 ELECTICAL CUSTOMER HAD POWER OUTAGES.
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