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Hurricane Delta
October 9-10, 2020

 

Summary of all Local Storm Reports (LSRs) across the area during Hurricane Zeta and LSRs across the region during Zeta.


More coming soon...

 


Post Tropical Cyclone Report

POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE DELTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
429 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 2020


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...OR WHEN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH DELTA
OR ITS REMNANTS WAS AFFECTING THE AREA.

COUNTIES INCLUDED...BALDWIN...MOBILE



A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS
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METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES
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LOCATION  ID    MIN    DATE/     MAX      DATE/     PEAK    DATE/
LAT  LON        PRES   TIME      SUST     TIME      GUST    TIME
DEG DECIMAL     (MB)   (UTC)     (KT)     (UTC)     (KT)    (UTC)
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KMOB-MOBILE/BATES FIELD AL
30.68 -88.25  1006.9  10/0856   160/021  10/0956   160/041 10/0932

KBFM-MOBILE DOWNTOWN AL
30.64 -88.07  1007.6  10/0953   140/022  10/0453   140/032 10/0921

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NON-METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION  ID    MIN    DATE/     MAX      DATE/     PEAK    DATE/
LAT  LON        PRES   TIME      SUST     TIME      GUST    TIME
DEG DECIMAL     (MB)   (UTC)     (KT)     (UTC)     (KT)    (UTC)
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B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION  ID    MIN    DATE/     MAX      DATE/     PEAK    DATE/
LAT  LON        PRES   TIME      SUST     TIME      GUST    TIME
DEG DECIMAL     (MB)   (UTC)     (KT)     (UTC)     (KT)    (UTC)
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MBLA1-MIDDLE BAY LIGHT, AL
30.44 -88.01  1007.1  10/0905   130/031  10/1100 I 130/036 10/1041
                                  14.2

DPIA1-DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL/V
30.25 -88.07  1007.5  10/0900   150/031  10/0900   999/037 10/1000
                                    14

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C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 1200 UTC OCT 09 UNTIL 1200 UTC OCT 10
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CITY/TOWN                    COUNTY               ID         RAINFALL
LAT LON                                                       (IN)
DEG DECIMAL
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FAIRHOPE                     BALDWIN             USA CHILI     1.81
30.54  -87.88

MOBILE (DOG RIVER)           MOBILE              USA CHILI     1.40
30.56  -88.10

ELBERTA                      BALDWIN             USA CHILI     1.30
30.70  -87.65

MOBILE REGIONAL AIRPORT      MOBILE              KMOB          0.50
30.69  -88.25



D. INLAND FLOODING...
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E. MAXIMUM OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (WL)...
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ID     CITY/TOWN       COUNTY     STATE  WL  DATUM  DATE/   SOURCE
       OR LOCATION                      (FT)        TIME
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OBLA1  MOBILE STATE DO MOBILE       AL  3.01 MHHW   10/1212 NOS
30.7083  -88.0433

MCGA1  USCG SECTOR MOB MOBILE       AL  3.30 MHHW   10/1206 NOS
30.6483  -88.0583

BYSA1  DOG RIVER BRIDG MOBILE       AL  3.03 MHHW   10/1200 NOS
30.5652  -88.0880

EFRA1  E FOWL RIVER BR MOBILE       AL  2.62 MHHW   10/1212 NOS
30.4437  -88.1139

WFRA1  W FOWL RIVER BR MOBILE       AL  3.20 MHHW   10/1100 NOS
30.3766  -88.1586

BLBA1  BAYOU LA BATRE  MOBILE       AL  3.44 MHHW   10/1030 NOS
30.4057  -88.2477

DILA1  DAUPHIN ISLAND  MOBILE       AL  2.19 MHHW   10/1042 NOS
30.2500  -88.0750

WBYA1  WEEKS BAY       BALDWIN      AL  2.72 MHHW   10/1212 NOS
30.4169  -87.8254

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F. TORNADOES...
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(DIST)CITY/TOWN              COUNTY           DATE/         EF SCALE
LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL)                         TIME(UTC)    (IF KNOWN)
DESCRIPTION
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2 SSE ST. ELMO               MOBILE           10/1001          EF0  -
30.48  -88.25

A VERY BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AND CROSSED BEVERLY ROAD SOUTH OF
ST. ELMO. THE TORNADO RESULTED IN A FEW TREES UPROOTED AND TWO SMALL
PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED. WHILE VERY NARROW, THERE WAS CLEAR
CONVERGENCE ALONG THE SHORT PATH. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES
NOTED, BUT THE SURVEY HAD LIMITED ACCESS OFF OF BEVERLY ROAD.



G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY...
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COUNTY            DEATHS           INJURIES             EVACUATIONS
DESCRIPTION
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MOBILE               0                 0                     0

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OCCURRED WITH INUNDATION OF 1-3 FEET. THIS
RESULTED IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IN AND AROUND MOBILE BAY,
INCLUDING FLOODING OF THE US 90 CAUSEWAY AND A FEW OTHER LOW LYING
COASTAL ROADS. WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALSO EXPERIENCED SOME
FLOODING.

BALDWIN              0                 0                     0

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WITH INUNDATION OF 1-3 FEET OCCURRED,
PARTICULARLY AROUND LOW LYING AREAS OF MOBILE BAY, INCLUDING THE US
90 CAUSEWAY.

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LEGEND:
I-INCOMPLETE DATA
E-ESTIMATED

BEAMAN

 


Additional Information

NHC Advisory Archive

National Geodetic Survey Emergency Response Imagery

USGS Flood Event Viewer for Hurricane Delta

    
 


Acknowledgements: Page created by Morgan Barry (forecaster).  Updated by Michael Mugrage (Forecaster).

LAST UPDATED: March 2024