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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE KATRINA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
230 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006
THIS REPORT COVERS THE PERIOD AUGUST 28-29 2005 WHEN HURRICANE
KATRINA MOVED THROUGH THE EASTERN Gulf of America BEFORE MAKING
LANDFALL NEAR THE LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI BORDER ON AUGUST 29.
THIS DATA IS PRELIMINARY AND WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.
OCT 7...UPDATED FOR LLWAS WIND DATA AT NEW ORLEANS ARMSTRONG AIRPORT...
WIND/PRESSURE DATA AT PORT SULPHUR
OCT 19...UPDATED FOR...MESONET DATA FROM PASCAGOULA WIND/PRES DATA.
KEESLER AFB WIND DATA...MID LAKE WIND OBS...INSURED PROPERTY DAMAGE
ESTIMATES...FATALITIES. CLARIFY THAT ALL ASOS DATA IS INCOMPLETE.
NOV 9...ADDED WIND/PRESSURE DATA FROM ULM - BURAS LOCATION.
CORRECTED MID LAKE WIND DATA FROM KNOTS TO MPH.
UPDATED LSU AG STATION WIND AND RAINFALL DATA.
UPDATED NOAA CMAN BUOY DATA
DEC 12...UPDATED FOR NASA MICHOUD WIND/PRESSURE DATA.
UPDATED WIND DATA.
FEB 17...UPDATED MCCOMB AND BATON ROUGE WIND AND PRES. UPDATED EAST
NEW ORLEANS AND MISSISSIPPI COAST WIND DATA
A. HIGHEST WINDS...
ALL ASOS DATA IS INCOMPLETE DUE TO POWER INTERUPTION PRIOR TO PEAK
WIND AND MIN PRESSURE OCCURRENCE.
ASOS....2 MINUTE SUSTAINED WINDS
LOCATION DIR/SPEED KT TIME ON AUGUST 29 2005
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
PASCAGOULA PQL ....DATA INCOMPLETE
SUSTAINED 080/38 KT 0953 UTC
PEAK 090/44 KT 0933 UTC
BILOXI-KEESLER AFB...INCOMPLETE...DATA FROM LAST OBSERVATION
SUSTAINED 110/52 KT 1400 UTC
PEAK 110/85 KT 1400 UTC
GULFPORT GPT...DATA INCOMPLETE
SUSTAINED 070/40 KT 1025 UTC
PEAK 090/55 KT 1008 UTC
SLIDELL KASD...DATA INCOMPLETE
SUSTAINED 030/32 KT 1243 UTC
PEAK 030/44 KT 1243 UTC
BOOTHEVILLE KBVE...DATA INCOMPLETE
SUSTAINED 040/26 KT 2137 UTC 08/28/05
PEAK 040/39 KT 2137 UTC 08/28/05
NEW ORLEANS ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT KMSY...INCOMPLETE
SUSTAINED 040/29 KT 0305 UTC
PEAK 050/38 KT 0255 UTC
NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT KNEW...DATA INCOMPLETE
SUSTAINED 040/60 KT 1153 UTC
PEAK 060/75 KT 1153 UTC
ARMSTRONG NEW ORELANS INTL AIRPORT LLWAS TOWERS...11 SITES
PEAK WIND FROM ALL SITES 328/85 KT (120 FT AGL) 1340UTC
PEAK WIND FROM INSTRUMENT AT 30 FT AGL
328/64 KT (30 FT AGL) 1405UTC
MCCOMB MS ASOS...KMCB
SUSTAINED 330/42 KT 1742 UTC
PEAK 56 KT 1742 UTC
BATON ROUGE LA ASOS...KBTR
SUSTAINED 300/39 KT 1710 UTC
PEAK 43 KT 1710 UTC
COASTAL OBSERVATIONS...NOAA NDBC BUOY...CMAN...DATA INCOMPLETE
LOCATION DIR/SPEED KT TIME ON AUGUST 29 2005
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
NOAA SW PASS CMAN...BURLI WIND EQUIPMENT HEIGHT 30.5 M / 100 FT
GAGE FAILED AT 0600UTC
SUSTAINED 72 KT 0420 UTC
PEAK 89 KT 0446 UTC
NOAA GRAND ISLE CMAN...GDIL1...WIND GAGE FAILED 1000UTC
SUSTAINED 76 KT 0820 UTC
PEAK 99 KT 0838 UTC
NOAA BUOY 42007...BUOY WENT ADRIFT AROUND 0500UTC
SUSTAINED 56 KT 1535 UTC
PEAK 74 KT 1454 UTC
TERREBONNE BAY (TAML1)...DATA INCOMPLETE
SUSTAINED 340/55 KT 1000 UTC
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN - NWS GAGE. ANEMOMETER APPOX 50 FT ABV WATER
MID LAKE SUSTAINED 320/68 KT 1520 UTC
PEAK 320/86 KT 1500 UTC
LAST WIND OB UNTIL 09/30 0300UTC
OTHER WIND OBSERVATIONS
LSU AG WEATHER OBSERVATIONS - PEAK ON AUGUST 29, 2005
BTR-BEN HUR SUSTAINED 43 KT 1438 UTC
PEAK 54 KT 1447 UTC
BTR-BURDEN SUSTAINED 34 KT 1404 UTC
PEAK 48 KT 1419 UTC
PT SULPHUR SUSTAINED 75 KT 0937 UTC
PEAK 88 KT 0937 UTC
LAST WIND OBSERVATION. PT SULPHUR SITE HEAVILY DAMAGED
BY STORM SURGE/WIND
FRANKLINTON SUSTAINED 43 KT 1915 UTC
PEAK 69 KT 1800 UTC
HOUMA SUSTAINED 44 KT 1100 UTC
PEAK 60 KT 1314 UTC
HAMMOND SUSTAINED 48 KT 1644 UTC
PEAK 66 KT 1643 UTC
LIVINGSTON-N MISSING
MANCHAC SUSTAINED 59 KT 1559 UTC
PEAK 74 KT 1529 UTC
LIVINGSTON-S SUSTAINED 35 KT 1432 UTC
PEAK 49 KT 1431 UTC
LIVINGSTON-W PEAK 42 KT 1451 UTC
ST GABRIEL SUSTAINED 44 KT 1643 UTC
PEAK 53 KT 1519 UTC
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS...PEAK GUST OBSERVED BEFORE WIND
EQUIPMENT WAS BLOWN DOWN.
PASCAGOULA -JACKSON COUNTY MS EOC -
PEAK 108 KT
POPLARVILLE - PEARL RIVER COUNTY MS EOC
PEAK 117 KT
EXPERIMENTAL WIND TOWER DATA
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MS - TEXAS TECH UNIV 10M TOWER
PEAK WIND GUST 102 KT
SUSTAINED ONE MINUTE WIND 59 KT
SLIDELL AIRPORT, LA TEXAS TECH UNIV 10M TOWER
PEAK WIND GUST 87 KT
SUSTAINED ONE MINUTE WIND 61 KT
VACHERIE, LA TEXAS TECH UNIV 10M TOWER
PEAK WIND GUST 64 KT
SUSTAINED ONE MINTUE WIND 48 KT
FLORIDA INTL UNIV EXPERIMENTAL WIND TOWER DATA
BELLE CHASE NAS ONE MINUTE WIND 025/68KT 1427UTC
3 SEC PEAK WIND 022/89KT 1132UTC
GALLIANO LA ONE MINUTE WIND 010/67KT 0936UTC
3 SEC PEAK WIND 010/83KT 0935UTC
TRENT LOTT ARPT PQL ONE MIN WIND 019/64KT 1549UTC
UNIV OF SOUTH ALABAMA MESO NET SITE
PASCAGOULA ONE MINUTE WIND 58KT 1413UTC
3 SEC PEAK WIND 66KT 1315UTC
UNIV OF LOUISIANA MONROE - 2M TOWER LOCATED ON BACK LEVEE
BURAS ONE MINUTE WIND 73KT 1021UTC
3 SEC PEAK WIND 93KT 1108UTC
1 SEC PEAK WIND 99KT 0857UTC
OTHER UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS
EASTERN NEW ORLEANS - NASA MICHOUD FACILITY WIND EQUIPMENT 40 FT
GAGE 1 PEAK WIND 84 KT 1059UTC
GAGE 2 PEAK WIND 107 KT 1415UTC
VISUAL OBSERVATION OF READOUT DISPLAY FROM GAGE 2
EASTERN NEW ORLEANS - AIR PRODUCTS FACILITY WIND EQUIPMENT 30 FT
PEAK WIND 104 KT 1400UTC
VISUAL OBSERVATION OF GAGE READOUT
TIME ESTIMATED. GAGE FAILED AFTER GUST
LONG BEACH MS...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR
PEAK WIND 106 KT 1115UTC
B. LOWEST PRESSURE
PRES MB TIME UTC
ON AUGUST 29 2005 UNLESS NOTED
SLIDELL NWS........... 934.1 1438 UTC
GRETNA LA CO-OP 950.6 1400 UTC FROM MICROBAROGRAPH
BURRWOOD NOAA C-MAN 979.7 0500 UTC INCOMPLETE LAST OB
GRAND ISLE NOAA C-MAN 944.3 1100UTC
MCCOMB...KMCB...ASOS 972.2 1742 UTC
BATON ROUGE KBTR 984.4 1553 UTC
LSU AG WEATHER OBSERVATION - MIN PRESSURE ON AUGUST 29 2005
BTR-BEN HUR 981.24 UNKNOWN
BTR-BURDEN 981.74 UNKNOWN
PT SULPHUR 962.16 1000 UTC INCOMPLETE LAST OB
FRANKLINTON 953.65 1615 UTC
HOUMA 976.59 1244 UTC
HAMMOND 965.25 1602 UTC
LIVINGSTON-N MISSING
MANCHAC 960.93 1558 UTC
LIVINGSTON-S 974.46 1637 UTC
LIVINGSTON-W 972.84 1608 UTC
ST GABRIEL 979.48 1436 UTC
UNIV OF SOUTH ALABAMA MESO NET
PASCAGOULA 976 MB 1451 UTC
UNIV OF LOUISIANA MONROE WEATHER STATION
BURAS 920.17MB 1118 UTC
NASA MICHOUD FACILITY EAST NEW ORLEANS
949.88MB 1404 UTC
C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND OTHER DATA 48 HOURS ENDING 1200UTC 31 AUG
LOUISIANA STATIONS
ABITA SPRINGS 6.50 MOUNT HERMON 2W 4.97
AMITE 4.09 NAPOLEONVILLE 2.99
ANGIE 12.00 N.O. ALGIERS 12.49
BAKER 2.60 NORWOOD 2.88
BATON ROUGE BTR 2.39
CARVILLE 2SW 3.18 OAKNOLIA 3.60
CLINTON 5SE 3.59 PARADIS 7S 9.70
COVINGTON 4NE 10.31 PINE GROVE F/TWR 2.66
COVINGTON 4NNW 8.50 PLAQUEMINE 4.43
DONALDSONVILLE 2.46 PONCHATOULA 4SE 5.15
FOLSOM 6S 7.6 RESERVE 6.00
FRANKLINTON 7.34 ST FRANCISVILLE 1.92
GALLIANO 8.26 ST GABRIEL 2.00
GONZALES 3.24 SUN 9.21
GREENWELL SPRINGS 3.52 TALISHEEK 8.97
HAMMOND 8.69 TERRYTOWN 9.70
HOUMA 4.99 THIBODAUX 5.01
JACKSON 2.66 TICKFAW 3E 3.00
KENTWOOD 4.03 ZACHARY 2.04
LIVERPOOL 4ESE 3.10
LIVINGSTON 3.92
LUTCHER 4.40
MISSISSIPPI STATIONS
BILOXI 8.65 SAUCIER 8.68
GLOSTER 2.72 STENNIS 11.00
GULFPORT NAVAL 7.30 TYLERTOWN 2WNW 5.54
MCCOMB PERCY QUINN 5.00 WOODVILLE 4 ESE 1.73
OCEAN SPRINGS 3.85
PICAYUNE 4NE 11.00
POPLARVILLE 10.50
LSU AG STATION SUMMARY. 48 HOURS ENDING 0600UTC AUG 30TH
BTR-BEN HUR 2.83 IN. BTR-BURDEN 2.96 IN.
FRANKLINTON 5.03 HOUMA 3.68
HAMMOND 4.61 MANCHAC 5.55
LIVINGSTON-S 2.68 LIVINGSTON-W 2.21
D. STORM SURGE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
STORM SURVEY BY LAKE CHARLES NWS
GRAND ISLE...........12.0 FT MLLW...VISUAL EST. HIGH WATER MARK
PORT FOURCHON........ 8.0 FT MLLW...VISUAL EST. HIGH WATER MARK
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
NOAA MID LAKE PONTCH. 6.8 FT NGVD 1500 UTC...LAST OB BEFORE
DATA INTERUPTTED
OTHER SITES
PONTE A LA HACHE (BGNL1) 14.14 FT...LAST OB BEFORE GAGE FAILED
LAKE MAUREPAS (MAUL1) 3.05 FT...LAST OB BEFORE GAGE FAILED
MISSISSIPPI COAST
PASCAGOULA (PSCM6) 12.16 FT...DATA INCOMPLETE
GREEN PASS (GRPL1) 11.27 FT...DATA INCOMPLETE
HANCOCK EOC 22.00 FT...CORRECTED AFTER SURVEY
BILOXI RIVER AT WORTHAM..26.00 FT
PASCAGOULA EOC 16.10 FT...SURVEYED HIGH WATER MARK ON
OUTSIDE OF BUILDING
HIGH WATER MARK SURVEYS ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY USGS AND OR COE
AND OTHERS TO DETERMINE MORE DETAILED ANALYSIS OF STORM SURGE.
E. BEACH EROSION
MAJOR
F. FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING...
MANY GAGES ALONG LOWER PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI COAST DRAINAGE RIVERS
EXCEEDED FLOOD STAGE...INITIALLY WHEN STORM SURGE MOVED UP RIVER
CHANNELS...AND LATER FROM FRESH WATER WHEN RAINFALL RUNOFF OCCURRED.
G. TORNADOES
UNKNOWN
H. STORM EFFECTS
KATRINA IS ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANES TO EVER HIT THE UNITED
STATES COAST. SEVERE DAMAGE WAS SEEN NEAR AND UP TO 76 MILES EAST OF
THE CENTER OF KATRINA. STORM SURGE VALUES APPROACH HURICANE CAMILLES
EXTREME VALUES...WITH HIGH STORM SURGE VALUES OVER A MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE
AREA THAN WITH HURRICANE CAMILLE. ALMOST TOTAL DESTRUCTION WAS OBSERVED
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST IN HANCOCK AND HARRISON WITH STORM SURGE DAMAGE
EXTENDING NORTH ALONG BAYS AND BAYOUS TO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10.
IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...ORLEANS...PLAQUEMINES...ST BERNARD WERE FLOODED
BY STORM SURGE OVERTOPPING AND/OR BREACHING OF LEVEES WITH WIDESPREAD
AND DEEP FLOODING OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES.
ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...SEVERE STORM SURGE DAMAGE
WAS EXPERIENCED ALONG THE LAKESHORE FROM MANDEVILLE TO SLIDELL WITH
STORM SURGE WATER MOVING NORTH INTO OLD TOWNE SLIDELL...UP TO 6 FEET DEEP
IN SOME LOCATIONS.
IN AREAS AWAY FROM STORM SURGE FLOODING...WIND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN
A WIDE AREA ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. DAMAGE
FROM FALLEN TREES TOOK A HEAVY TOLL ON HOUSE ROOFS AND POWER LINES.
INSURED PROPERTY LOSSES ESTIMATED AS THE FOLLOWING...
LOUISIANA 22.6 BILLION DOLLARS..MISSISSIPPI 9.8 BILLION DOLLARS. DOLLAR
ESTIMATES DO NOT INCLUDE LOSSES COVERED BY THE FEDERAL FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM. SOURCE...ISO PROPERTY CLAIMS SERVICE PRESS RELEASE.
ON OCTOBER 20...THE DEATH TOLL STOOD AT 1053 IN LOUISIANA AND 228 IN
MISSISSIPPI. THE FIGURES LIKELY INCLUDES DIRECT AND INDIRECT
FATALITIES.
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