POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE IKE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 200 PM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008 NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE IS PRELIMINARY...AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. PARISHES INCLUDED: VERNON...RAPIDES...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...ALLEN...EVANGELINE...ST. LANDRY...CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS...ACADIA...LAFAYETTE...UPPER ST. MARTIN...CAMERON...VERMILION...IBERIA...ST. MARY...LOWER ST. MARTIN COUNTIES INCLUDED: TYLER...JASPER...NEWTON...HARDIN...JEFFERSON...ORANGE A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICIAL 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- K0R3-ABBEVILLE LA 29.98 -92.08 999.7 12/2200 120/030 13/0700 120/048 13/0700 KARA-ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT LA 30.02 -91.53 1000.3 13/2156 I 160/031 13/1605 I 160/042 13/1729 I KAEX-ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL LA 31.33 -92.56 1000.7 13/1146 150/033 13/1528 120/043 13/1056 KDRI-BEAUREGARD REGIONAL AIRPORT LA 30.83 -93.34 996.5 13/1101 150/029 13/1200 170/045 13/1600 KCWF-CHENNAULT AIRPORT LA 30.21 -93.14 997.7 13/0600 I 130/036 13/0600 I 120/042 13/0440 I KESF-ESLER REGIONAL LA 31.24 -96.24 1002.0 13/1334 160/027 13/1624 180/039 13/1835 KPOE-FORT POLK LA 31.05 -93.18 997.3 13/1240 150/034 13/1319 150/049 13/1556 KDNK-FORT POLK SELF LANDING STRIP LA 31.17 -93.00 997.6 13/1303 180/029 13/1922 160/043 13/1705 KJAS-JASPER COUNTY BELL FIELD TX 30.89 -94.03 994.9 13/0826 I 060/021 13/0546 I 060/032 13/0546 I KLFT-LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT LA 30.12 -92.00 1000.7 13/2242 160/026 13/1437 120/042 13/0810 KLCH-LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT LA 30.12 -93.23 995.3 13/0642 140/046 13/0842 130/067 13/0647 KACP-OAKDALE LA 30.75 -92.69 999.9 13/1000 170/022 13/1900 170/037 13/1940 KORG-ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT TX 30.07 -93.80 994.6 13/0326 I 070/034 13/0326 I 070/044 13/0326 I KPTN-PATTERSON MEMORIAL AIRPORT LA 29.71 -91.34 1002.1 12/2155 I 140/026 13/1055 I 110/038 12/2135 I KP92-SALT POINT LA 29.34 -91.32 1002.4 12/1253 I 120/021 12/1453 I 120/036 12/1453 I KBPT-SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT TX 29.95 -94.08 982.4 13/0905 120/061 13/0814 110/083 13/0659 KUXL-SULPHUR SOUTHLAND FIELD LA 30.13 -93.38 994.6 13/0758 I 110/034 13/0720 I 110/054 13/0620 I REMARKS: I-INCOMPLETE DATA DUE TO STATION FAILURE. PEAK WINDS WERE LIKELY HIGHER. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UNOFFICIAL 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- PORT ARTHUR TX (TCOON) 29.87 -93.93 111/047 13/0654 111/073 13/0654 TEXAS POINT TX (TCOON) 29.68 -93.84 986.1 13/0406 I 092/057 13/0406 I 092/080 13/0412 I REMARKS: TEXAS POINT-NO DATA AFTER 13/0412Z. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 10 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- KRBT2-BUNA TX RAWS 30.43 -93.88 146/028 13/1400 152/056 13/1200 FADT2-MCFADDIN WILDLIFE REFUGE TX RAWS 29.71 -94.12 033/034 12/2300 I 045/044 12/2300 I WRRT2-WARREN TX RAWS 30.54 -94.35 169/021 13/1500 181/046 13/1600 WVLT2-WOODVILLE TX RAWS 30.75 -94.24 /030 13/1400 /059 13/1100 HCKL1-HACKBERRY LA RAWS 29.89 -93.40 101/042 13/0200 I 102/060 13/0400 I 089/042 13/0400 I CLCL1-HOLMWOOD LA RAWS 30.13 -93.12 130/040 13/0700 120/058 13/0700 LACL1-LACASSINE LA RAWS 30.00 -92.89 144/033 13/1100 128/049 13/0700 135/049 13/1100 REMARKS: FADT2-NO OBSERVATIONS AFTER 12/2300. HCKL1-NO OBSERVATIONS AFTER 13/0400. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 10 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- ALDL1-ALEXANDRIA DEAN LEE LA LAIS 31.18 -92.41 138/046 13/1500 CRRL1-CROWLEY RICE LA LAIS 30.24 -92.35 156/045 13/1300 JNRL1-JEANERETTE LA LAIS 30.61 -91.98 114/045 12/2100 LCPL1-LAKE CHARLES LA LAIS 30.13 -93.21 154/055 13/1000 RDRL1-PORT BARRE LA LAIS 29.96 -91.17 165/040 13/1600 RPRL1-ROSEPINE LA LAIS 30.95 -93.28 156/049 13/1400 REMARKS: LOUISIANA AGRICULTURE SYSTEM MESONET DATA. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 2.25 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 1 MINUTE --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0105A-2 S HAMSHIRE TX TTUHRT 29.83 -94.31 146/056 13/0830 117/082 13/0713 0106B-6 SSE NOME TX TTUHRT 29.95 -94.40 /059 13/0829 /075 13/0901 0107A-2 N FANNETT TX TTUHRT 29.95 -94.25 /052 /064 0108B-5 SW BEAUMONT TX TTUHRT 30.01 -94.18 156/053 13/1106 141/068 13/1013 0111A-5 ESE CHINA TX TTUHRT 30.03 -94.26 185/058 13/1033 132/077 13/0815 REMARKS: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HURRICANE RESEARCH TEAM MESONET DATA. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS UNKNOWN AND WIND AVERAGING IS UNKNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- HELENA PARK SCHOOL-NEDERLAND TX 29.97 -94.01 /089 13/0727 WEST HARDIN SCHOOL-SARATOGA TX 30.26 -94.56 /077 13/1013 LAMAR STATE COLLEGE-PORT ARTHUR TX 29.88 -93.93 /092 13/0925 LUMBERTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL-LUMBERTON TX 30.25 -94.22 /072 13/0955 REMARKS: KFDM-TV MESONET DATA. 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMRL1-AMERADA PASS LA (8764227) 29.67 -91.24 999.2 12/2100 162/035 12/1424 101/049 12/1418 10/06 CAPL1-CALCASIEU PASS LA (8768094) 29.77 -93.34 989.5 13/0936 148/061 13/0818 142/075 13/0730 10/06 MRSL1-MARSH ISLAND LA 29.44 -92.06 995.5 12/2200 120/047 12/1800 120/064 12/2200 23/08 SBPT2-SABINE PASS NORTH TX (8770570) 29.73 -93.87 983.8 13/0718 115/061 13/0548 113/083 13/0500 10/06 SRST2-SABINE TX 29.67 -94.05 977.5 13/0600 I 110/066 13/0600 I 110/086 13/0600 I 13/02 42035-22NM EAST OF GALVESTON TX 29.25 -94.44 952.1 13/0450 220/054 13/0850 220/074 13/0850 05/08 REMARKS: PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON SEP 12-13 INDICATE ONLY TOP 5 TO 10 FEET OF CALCASIEU PASS GAGE (CAPL1) WAS ABOVE WATER. THUS WIND SPEEDS ARE LIKELY TO BE HIGHER AT THE STANDARD 10 METER HEIGHT LEVEL. C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0500 UTC SEPTEMBER 12 TO 0500 UTC SEPTEMBER 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ ID RAINFALL LAT LON PARISH (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL RAPIDES KAEX 2.17 31.33 -92.56 ESLER REGIONAL RAPIDES KESF 1.85 31.24 -92.18 LAFAYETTE REGIONAL LAFAYETTE KLFT 2.21 30.12 -92.00 LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL CALCASIEU KLCH 1.93 30.12 -93.23 SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL JEFFERSON KBPT 5.45 29.95 -94.08 COOP STORM TOTAL RAINFALL --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ ID RAINFALL LAT LON PARISH (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEXANDRIA 5 SSE LA RAPIDES ADSL1 2.93 31.45 -92.45 ALEXANDRIA POWER PLANT LA RAPIDES ALXL1 3.76 31.32 -92.47 BOYCE 3 WNW LA RAPIDES BYCL1 1.45 31.38 -92.72 BOYCE 7 SW LA RAPIDES BCLL1 1.66 I 31.30 -92.72 BUNKIE LA AVOYELLES BNKL1 2.07 I 30.95 -92.17 BUTTE LA ROSE LA SAINT MARTIN BULL1 2.00 I 30.28 -91.69 CARENCRO LA LAFAYETTE CRCL1 2.87 30.32 -92.05 CROWLEY 2 NE LA ACADIA CROL1 2.50 30.24 -92.35 ELMER 2 SW LA RAPIDES ELML1 2.93 31.10 -92.70 EUNICE LA SAINT LANDRY EUNL1 3.03 30.48 -92.43 FRANKLIN 3 NW LA SAINT MARY FRAL1 1.63 29.82 -91.54 GRAND COTEAU LA SAINT LANDRY GRCL1 2.02 30.43 -92.03 JEANERETTE 5 NW LA IBERIA JENL1 2.03 29.95 -91.72 JENNINGS LA JEFFERSON DAVIS JNNL1 2.15 30.20 -92.67 LAFAYETTE LA LAFAYETTE LFYL1 0.20 I 30.21 -91.99 LAKE ARTHUR 10 SW LA JEFFERSON DAVIS LWRL1 1.93 30.00 -92.80 LAKE CHARLES 7 NW LA CALCASIEU LCRL1 2.25 I 30.30 -93.27 LAKE CHARLES PORT LA CALCASIEU LKCL1 2.36 I 30.22 -93.25 LEESVILLE LA VERNON LEEL1 1.58 31.13 -93.25 MARKSVILLE LA AVOYELLES MKVL1 3.36 31.15 -92.03 MORGAN CITY LA SAINT MARY MRCL1 1.83 I 29.68 -91.18 MOSS BLUFF LA CALCASIEU MBFL1 2.40 30.30 -93.22 MOSS BLUFF 2 NNW LA CALCASIEU MBLL1 2.67 30.34 -93.22 OBERLIN FIRE TOWER LA ALLEN OBEL1 4.50 30.60 -92.78 OLD TOWN BAY LA CALCASIEU OTBL1 1.51 30.29 -93.14 OPELOUSAS LA SAINT LANDRY OPLL1 2.64 30.48 -92.07 RED RIVER LOCK #2 LA RAPIDES RRBL1 0.10 I 31.18 -92.30 ROSEPINE LA VERNON ROSL1 1.99 30.95 -93.28 SAINT MARTINVILLE 3 SW LA SAINT MARTIN SMVL1 2.65 30.10 -91.88 SULPHUR LA CALCASIEU SULL1 3.33 30.23 -92.82 VILLE PLATTE LA EVANGELINE VIPL1 2.30 30.69 -92.28 BEAUMONT TX JEFFERSON BEAT2 10.50 I 30.10 -94.10 LUMBERTON TX HARDIN LLBT2 7.37 30.25 -94.17 ORANGE TX ORANGE ORAT2 4.12 30.12 -93.74 ORANGE 9 N TX ORANGE ORET2 0.02 I 30.23 -93.73 JASPER TX JASPER JAST2 3.07 I 30.88 -94.03 TOWN BLUFF RESERVOIR TX TYLER TBLT2 0.91 30.80 -94.18 WILDWOOD TX TYLER WWDT2 6.99 30.53 -94.45 WOODVILLE TX TYLER WDVT2 3.20 I 30.75 -94.40 REMARKS: I-INCOMPLETE DATA DUE TO STATION FAILURE. RAWS STORM TOTAL RAINFALL --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ ID RAINFALL LAT LON PARISH (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- BUNA TX NEWTON KRBT2 6.62 30.43 -93.88 MCFADDIN NWR TX JEFFERSON FADT2 0.10 I 29.71 -94.12 WARREN TX TYLER WRRT2 5.40 30.54 -94.35 WOODVILLE TX TYLER WVLT2 7.11 30.75 -94.24 HACKBERRY LA CAMERON HCKL1 2.63 I 29.89 -93.40 HOLMWOOD LA CALCASIEU CLCL1 3.93 30.13 -93.12 FULLERTON LA VERNON VRNL1 3.75 31.03 -92.98 GARDNER LA RAPIDES GARL1 3.82 31.19 -92.63 LACASSINE LA CAMERON LACL1 3.30 30.00 -92.89 FORT POLK LA VERNON LEVL1 2.57 31.02 -93.19 REMARKS: FADT2-NO OBSERVATIONS AFTER 2300 UTC SEPTEMBER 12. HCKL1-NO OBSERVATIONS AFTER 0400 UTC SEPTEMBER 13. LAIS STORM TOTAL RAINFALL --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ ID RAINFALL LAT LON PARISH (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- LAKE CHARLES LA CALCASIEU LCPL1 2.59 30.13 -93.21 ROSEPINE LA VERNON RPRL1 1.72 30.95 -93.28 ALEXANDRIA DEAN LEE LA RAPIDES ALDL1 4.18 31.18 -92.41 JEANERETTE LA IBERIA JNRL1 1.78 30.61 -91.98 PORT BARRE LA ST LANDRY RDRL1 2.30 29.96 -91.17 REMARKS: LOUISIANA AGRICULTURE SYSTEM MESONET DATA. UNOFFICIAL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ ID RAINFALL LAT LON PARISH (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- JTWT2 BEVIL OAKS 4 E TX JEFFERSON 1800 7.12 30.16 -94.21 JYDT2 PORT ARTHUR 5 SW TX JEFFERSON 5900 4.57 29.86 -94.00 JYHT2 PORT ARTHUR 18 WSW TX JEFFERSON 6400 8.15 29.85 -94.23 JYLT2 THICKET 4 SE TX HARDIN 900 8.11 30.35 -94.59 JYMT2 SOUR LAKE 8 NNE TX HARDIN 1000 6.62 30.24 -94.36 JYNT2 BEVIL OAKS 1 SW TX JEFFERSON 1300 6.61 30.14 -94.28 JYOT2 BEVIL OAKS 5 ENE TX JEFFERSON 1600 7.68 30.18 -94.19 JYQT2 CHINA 17 SSE TX JEFFERSON 7000 8.39 29.81 -94.25 JYST2 HAMSHIRE 5 SSW TX JEFFERSON 7200 7.41 29.79 -94.31 JYTT2 BEAUMONT 5 SW TX JEFFERSON 3500 5.16 30.06 -94.21 JYUT2 BEAUMONT 1 NE TX JEFFERSON 3600 5.55 30.10 -94.13 JYVT2 BEAUMONT TX JEFFERSON 3700 12.56 30.08 -94.14 JYWT2 BEAUMONT 3 NE TX JEFFERSON 4400 5.87 30.13 -94.12 JZAT2 NOME 1 NW TX JEFFERSON 1100 8.03 30.04 -94.43 JZBT2 NOME 4 N TX JEFFERSON 1200 9.37 30.09 -94.40 JZCT2 BEVIL OAKS 2 SE TX JEFFERSON 1400 7.05 30.14 -94.25 JZDT2 BEVIL OAKS 4 E TX JEFFERSON 1500 6.46 30.17 -94.20 JZET2 BEAUMONT 2 NNW TX JEFFERSON 2000 6.70 30.12 -94.17 JZFT2 BEAUMONT 1 NW TX JEFFERSON 2100 7.44 30.09 -94.16 JZGT2 BEAUMONT 2 SW TX JEFFERSON 2200 8.94 30.07 -94.16 JZHT2 BEAUMONT 4 S TX JEFFERSON 2300 6.66 30.04 -94.15 JZIT2 BEAUMONT 2 SE TX JEFFERSON 2400 7.60 30.06 -94.12 JZJT2 CENTRALGARDENS 5NW TX JEFFERSON 2500 8.94 30.03 -94.08 JZKT2 BEAUMONT 2 W TX JEFFERSON 2600 6.58 30.08 -94.18 JZLT2 BEAUMONT 4 WSW TX JEFFERSON 2700 7.08 30.07 -94.20 JZMT2 BEAUMONT 4 SW TX JEFFERSON 2800 9.96 30.04 -94.18 JZPT2 FANNETT 1 NE TX JEFFERSON 3200 6.30 29.94 -94.23 JZQT2 FANNETT 6 NE TX JEFFERSON 3300 5.71 29.96 -94.17 JZRT2 BEAUMONT 4 NNW TX JEFFERSON 4100 7.52 30.15 -94.17 JZST2 CHINA 2 NE TX JEFFERSON 5100 8.59 30.06 -94.32 JZUT2 CHINA 5 ESE TX JEFFERSON 5300 8.82 30.03 -94.26 JZWT2 NOME 6 S TX JEFFERSON 5500 10.63 29.95 -94.40 JZXT2 FANNETT 2 SW TX JEFFERSON 5600 6.06 29.90 -94.27 JZYT2 FANNETT 6 SE TX JEFFERSON 5700 2.80 29.87 -94.16 REMARKS: JEFFERSON COUNTY DD6 MESONET DATA. UNOFFICIAL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ ID RAINFALL LAT LON PARISH (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- PITKIN 6 NNE LA VERNON BBCL1 4.93 31.01 -92.90 FORT POLK 8 ESE LA VERNON WHCL1 2.43 31.01 -93.08 DERIDDER 4 ESE LA BEAUREGARD BUNL1 2.41 30.82 -93.23 MITTIE 1 ESE LA ALLEN MTTL1 4.58 30.70 -92.90 UNION HILL 3 E LA RAPIDES GLML1 7.63 30.99 -92.68 OBERLIN 4 WNW LA ALLEN OBCL1 4.08 30.64 -92.82 CHENEYVILLE 5 W LA RAPIDES CLWL1 4.27 31.00 -92.38 REMARKS: USGS RIVER GAGE RAINFALL DATA. D. INLAND FLOODING... ------------------ RIVER FLOODING... RIVER POINT CREST DATE/TIME FS --------------------------------------------------------------------- NECHES RIVER-BEAUMONT 11.2 FT 13/19Z 4.00 FT 30.13 -94.09 PINE ISLAND BAYOU-SOUR LAKE 26.4 FT 18/11Z 25.00 FT 30.25 -93.22 SABINE RIVER-ORANGE 10.2 FT 13/17Z 4.00 FT 30.09 -93.73 CALCASIEU RIVER-GLENMORA 12.3 FT 15/00Z 12.00 FT 30.99 -92.68 CALCASIEU RIVER-OAKDALE 13.5 FT 15/11Z 12.00 FT 30.82 -92.69 CALCASIEU RIVER-OBERLIN 17.8 FT 16/19Z 13.00 FT 30.64 -92.82 CALCASIEU RIVER-KINDER 18.0 FT 17/22Z 16.00 FT 30.50 -92.92 CALCASIEU RIVER-SALT WATER BARRIER 11.0 FT 13/14Z 4.00 FT 30.25 -93.22 CALCASIEU RIVER-PORT OF LAKE CHARLES 11.8 FT 13/13Z 6.00 FT 30.22 -93.25 CALCASIEU RIVER-OLD TOWN BAY 11.2 FT 13/22Z 4.00 FT 30.29 -93.14 WEST FORK CALCASIEU-SAM HOUSTON JONES 10.5 FT 13/23Z 5.00 FT 30.29 -93.27 MERMENTAU RIVER-MERMENTAU 5.3 FT 16/06Z 4.00 FT 30.19 -92.59 VERMILION RIVER-SURREY ST LAFAYETTE 11.4 FT 13/21Z 10.00 FT 30.21 -91.99 VERMILION RIVER-PERRY LA 12.2 FT 13/16Z 9.00 FT 29.95 -92.15 VERMILION RIVER-BROUSSARD 9.3 FT 13/19Z 7.00 FT 30.14 -92.07 WHISKY CHITTO CREEK-MITTIE 17.8 FT 13/23Z 15.00 FT 30.70 -92.89 REMARKS: SABINE RIVER-ORANGE CREST IS HIGHEST ON RECORD. CALCASIEU RIVER-SALT WATER BARRIER CREST IS SECOND HIGHEST ON RECORD. E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OFFICIAL TIDE GAUGES NOTED WITH LEADING "G" --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY/ CITY/TOWN SURGE TIDE DATE BEACH PARISH OR LOCATION (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION --------------------------------------------------------------------- ST MARY G AMERADA PASS LA 6.75 8.02 12/1930 MAJOR ST MARY G TESORO TERMINAL LA 4.31 4.64 13/1930 MAJOR VERMILION G FRESHWATER CANAL LA 9.91 10.08 12/2342 MAJOR CAMERON G CALCASIEU PASS LA 9.80 11.80 13/0742 MAJOR JEFFERSON G PORT ARTHUR TX 11.25 11.93 13/0912 JEFFERSON G RAINBOW BRIDGE TX 9.29 9.69 13/0954 I JEFFERSON G SABINE PASS TX 12.54 14.24 13/0742 MAJOR JEFFERSON G TEXAS POINT TX 11.79 13.37 13/0412 I MAJOR REMARKS: SURGE AND TOTAL TIDE VALUES IN MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. I INDICATES INCOMPLETE DATA DUE TO GAGE FAILURE. SABINE PASS TX STORM TIDE IS HIGHEST LEVEL ON RECORD. CALCALSIEU PASS LA STORM TIDE IS THIRD HIGHEST LEVEL ON RECORD. F. TORNADOES... --------------------------------------------------------------------- (DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ DATE/ EF SCALE LAT LON(DEG DECIMAL) PARISH TIME(UGC) (IF KNOWN) DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 NE ARNAUDVILLE ST LANDRY 12/1130 EF0 30.49 -91.58 MEDIA RELAYED REPORT OF A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCH DOWN IN A FIELD NORTHEAST OF ARNAUDVILLE. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. MAMOU EVANGELINE 12/2125 EF1 30.63 -92.42 A TORNADO DAMAGED 10 TO 15 HOMES NEAR HIGHWAY 95 AND FRED STREET WITH ONE MOBILE HOME FLIPPED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. 1 INJURY. G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY... --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY/PARISH DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- JEFFERSON 0 0 85,000 A 14-15 FOOT STORM SURGE AT SABINE PASS RESULTED IN THE HIGHEST WATER LEVEL EVER RECORDED AT THAT LOCATION. ANY HOME THAT WAS NOT ELEVATED WAS DESTROYED. EVEN HOMES THAT WERE ELEVATED RECEIVED WATER DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH WAVES ON TOP OF THE STORM SURGE. THE STORM SURGE DID NOT TOP THE SEAWALL AROUND PORT ARTHUR WHICH WAS 14.5 TO 17 FEET HIGH...HOWEVER WAVE ACTION ON TOP OF THE STORM SURGE DID PUSH SOME WATER OVER THE SEAWALL LATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A SAILBOAT WAS PUSHED OVER THE SEAWALL AND LANDED BEHIND LAMAR STATE COLLEGE IN PORT ARTHUR. WATER BACKED UP HILLEBRANDT AND TAYLORS BAYOU WEST OF PORT ARTHUR...CAUSING WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF THE HAMSHIRE AND LABELLE COMMUNITIES...WHERE MANY WATER RESCUES WERE PERFORMED SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OCCURRED ON PLEASURE ISLAND NEXT TO PORT ARTHUR WHERE NEARLY ALL THE BOATS IN THE MARINA WERE DAMAGED AND PUSHED AGAINST THE FENCES ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ISLAND. STORM SURGE ALSO BACKED UP THE NECHES RIVER NEAR BEAUMONT AND FLOODED SOME HOMES NORTH OF I-10 NEAR THE RIVER. MANY UNDERPASSES WERE FLOODED ACROSS BEAUMONT...RESULTING IN STANDING WATER OVER 10 FEET DEEP IN PLACES. IN TOTAL...AT LEAST 4000 HOMES IN THE HAMSHIRE...FANNETT...SABINE PASS AND NORTHEAST BEAUMONT AREAS WERE FLOODED. ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS RANGED FROM 90 TO 100 MPH IN THE DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT...TO 100 TO 120 MPH BETWEEN NOME...CHINA...HAMSHIRE...AND SABINE PASS. WIND DAMAGE WAS WIDESPREAD. IN DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT...THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE HAD DAMAGE TO THE ROOF. MANY TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN NORTHERN BEAUMONT...AND ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY...INCLUDING CHINA...NOME...HAMSHIRE...AND FANNETT. THE MONTAGNE CENTER AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY RECEIVED WIND DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AND WALLS. NEDERLAND...PORT NECHES...AND GROVES ALSO SAW TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN...SOME LANDING ON HOMES AND BUSINESSES. NEARLY 100 PERCENT OF THE COUNTY WAS WITHOUT POWER ON SATURDAY. ORANGE 1 0 UNKNOWN A STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 10 TO 12 FEET REACHED BRIDGE CITY AND DOWNTOWN ORANGE. A 40 YEAR OLD MAN DIED WHEN HIS TRUCK WAS WASHED OFF OF HIGHWAY 73/87 NEAR BRIDGE CITY ON 9/13/08. OVER 5000 HOMES FROM BRIDGE CITY TO ROSE CITY HAD WATER ENTER THE BUILDINGS. WATER WAS AS DEEP AS 9 FEET IN PORTIONS OF BRIDGE CITY. IN DOWNTOWN ORANGE...WATER OVERTOPPED THE LEVEE ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN...RESULTING IN WATER AS DEEP AS 9 FEET ON THE ROADS. OVER 3000 HOMES IN THE CITY OF ORANGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS HAD WATER ENTER THEM. HUNDREDS...POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF WATER RESCUES OCCURRED IN BRIDGE CITY...WEST ORANGE...AND DOWNTOWN ORANGE. WIND GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 75 TO 90 MPH ACROSS ORANGE COUNTY. WIND DAMAGE WAS LESS THAN HURRICANE RITA IN 2005. NONETHELESS... WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTED IN OVER 90 PERCENT OF ORANGE COUNTY LOSING POWER. HARDIN 0 0 UNKNOWN MAX WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 90 MPH BLEW DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES AND CAUSED MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS. TYLER 0 0 UNKNOWN MAX WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH BLEW DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES AND CAUSED MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS. TOTAL DAMAGE ESTIMATES PER TYLER COUNTY JUDGE ARE $47 MILLION. JASPER 0 0 UNKNOWN MAX WIND GUSTS RANGED FROM 50 TO 60 MPH ACROSS NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY TO UP TO 75 MPH IN SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTY. SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN WITH MINOR TO MODERATE WIND DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. TOTAL DAMAGE ESTIMATES PER JASPER COUNTY JUDGE ARE $53 MILLION. NEWTON 0 0 UNKNOWN MAX WIND GUSTS RANGED FROM 50 TO 60 MPH ACROSS NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY TO UP TO 75 MPH IN SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTY. SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN WITH SOME MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO A FEW STRUCTURES. CAMERON 0 0 9,000 A 12-15 FOOT STORM SURGE OCCURRED IN DOWNTOWN CAMERON...SIMILAR TO HURRICANE RITA IN 2005. AT LEAST 3000 HOMES WERE FLOODED. MANY MODULAR AND MOBILE HOMES IN LOWER CAMERON PARISH THAT WERE NOT ELEVATED WERE DESTROYED BY THE STORM SURGE. ELEVATED HOMES FARED MUCH BETTER. WATER DID ENTER THE SCHOOLS IN JOHNSON BAYOU AND GRAND CHENIER. MAX WIND GUSTS WERE AROUND 80-90 MPH. WATER RESCUES WERE PERFORMED IN GRAND LAKE AND HACKBERRY SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. CALCASIEU 0 0 60,000 AN 11 FOOT STORM SURGE OCCURRED IN DOWNTOWN LAKE CHARLES...HIGHER THAN HURRICANE RITA IN 2005. THIS WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST RIVER READING EVER RECORDED IN LAKE CHARLES...WITH THE HIGHEST IN 1913. AT LEAST 1/3 OF DOWNTOWN LAKE CHARLES WAS FLOODED. THIS FLOODING ALONG THE RIVER ALSO REACHED PARTS OF WESTLAKE AND SULPHUR. AT LEAST ONE LANE EAST AND WESTBOUND OF I-10 WAS CLOSED NEAR EXIT 23 IN SULPHUR BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER. WIDESPREAD FLOODING ALSO OCCURRED IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PARISH...SOUTH OF LAKE CHARLES AND IN THE CARLYSS AREA. WATER CAME TO WITHIN 0.5 MILE OF WFO LAKE CHARLES. STORM SURGE BACKED UP IN LOCAL BAYOUS SUCH AS CONTRABAND BAYOU IN LAKE CHARLES...BLACK BAYOU IN SOUTH LAKE CHARLES...AND D`INDE BAYOU IN SULPHUR. PARISH-WIDE...AT LEAST 1500 HOMES HAD WATER ENTER THEM. MAX WIND GUSTS OF 70-80 MPH RESULTED IN WIND DAMAGE WITH SOME TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN AND MINOR DAMAGE TO A FEW BUILDINGS. OVER HALF OF THE PARISH LOST POWER DURING THE STORM. JEFF DAVIS 0 0 0 STORM SURGE REACHED LAKE ARTHUR AND FLOODED A FEW HOMES. MINOR WIND DAMAGE OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE PARISH. LESS THAN HALF THE PARISH LOST POWER DURING THE STORM. ACADIA 0 0 0 MINOR FLOODING OCCURRED IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PARISH FROM STORM SURGE. ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. LAFAYETTE 0 0 0 MINOR FLOODING OCCURRED IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PARISH FROM STORM SURGE. NO WIND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. VERMILION 0 0 UNKNOWN A STORM SURGE OF 10-12 FEET WAS SIMILAR TO HURRICANE RITA IN 2005. THE CITIES OF PECAN ISLAND...FORKED ISLAND...INTRACOASTAL CITY...ERATH...DELCAMBRE...AND HENRY HAD WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF HOMES...BUSINESSES...AND SCHOOLS. AT LEAST 1000 HOMES HAD WATER ENTER THEM. THE FRESHWATER LOCK NEAR INTRACOASTAL CITY SAID THE STORM SURGE WAS ONE-HALF FOOT LESS THAN HURRICANE RITA IN 2005. MAX WIND GUSTS OF 60-70 MPH RESULTED IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE PARISH. IBERIA 0 0 UNKNOWN STORM SURGE OF 7-9 FEET WAS SIMILAR TO HURRICANE RITA IN 2005. STORM SURGE FLOODED HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN RURAL AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 14 AND HIGHWAY 90. THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE PORT OF NEW IBERIA. OVER 1000 HOMES WERE FLOODED. A BRIDGE WAS DAMAGED WHEN A BARGE RAN INTO IT NEAR WEEKS ISLAND. MAX WIND GUSTS OF 50-60 MPH RESULTED IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SOME POWER OUTAGES. ST MARY 0 0 UNKNOWN STORM SURGE OF 7-9 FEET WAS SIMILAR TO HURRICANE RITA IN 2005. AT CYPREMORT POINT...HOMES AND CAMPS NOT ELEVATED WERE FLOOD-DAMAGED. WATER WAS 3 TO 6 FEET DEEP OVER THE ROAD. WATER WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 1-2 FEET LESS THAN HURRICANE RITA IN 2005. AT LEAST 450 HOMES WERE FLOODED. A MAN-MADE LEVEE ALONG THE FRANKLIN CANAL FAILED...RESULTING IN WATER RESCUES AND A NURSING HOME EVACUATION IN THE CITY OF FRANKLIN. THE LEVEE ALONG BAYOU SALE ON HIGHWAY 317 WAS OVERTOPPED. ST MARTIN 0 0 0 LOWER ST MARTIN PARISH REPORTED MINOR STORM SURGE PROBLEMS ON ROADWAYS AROUND STEPHENSVILLE...BUT NO HOMES WERE FLOODED. BEAUREGARD 0 0 0 WITH WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED PARISH-WIDE. ALLEN 0 0 0 WITH WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED PARISH-WIDE. $$ LEGEND: I-INCOMPLETE DATA E-ESTIMATED SHAMBURGER/ERICKSON/BRAZZELL/LANDRENEAU/CARBONI/SNAVELY/GRIFFIN