000 ACUS74 KEWX 171956 PSHEWX POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE IKE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 256 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2008 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 FOR IKE. COUNTIES INCLUDED...BASTROP...LEE...FAYETTE...GONZALES...DEWITT... LAVACA A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- METAR 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- KGYB-GIDDINGS 30.17 -96.98 I 290/021 13/1445 290/029 13/1445 K3T5-LA GRANGE 29.91 -96.95 I 310/022 13/0845 310/035 13/0845 REMARKS: NON-METAR 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0500 UTC SEP 13 UNTIL 0500 UTC SEP 14 --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL LAT LON (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 W LA GRANGE FAYETTE K3T5 0.03 29.92 -96.95 3 WSW GIDDINGS LEE KGYB 0.01 30.17 -96.98 REMARKS: RAINFALL WAS VERY SPOTTY ACROSS THE AREA...WITH SOME HEAVIER RAIN OCCURRING THE NEXT DAY AS A FRONT COMBINED WITH LEFT OVER TROPICAL MOISTURE. SOME HIGHER RAIN TOTALS IN THE ORDER OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WERE OBSERVED MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN LAVACA COUNTY. D. INLAND FLOODING... --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OFFICIAL TIDE GAUGES NOTED WITH LEADING G --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY CITY/TOWN SURGE TIDE DATE/ BEACH OR LOCATION (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION --------------------------------------------------------------------- F. TORNADOES... --------------------------------------------------------------------- (DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY DATE/ EF SCALE LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL TIME(UTC) (IF KNOWN) DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY... --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- FAYETTE 0 0 0 A FEW DEAD TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. NO MAJOR DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. LAVACA 0 0 0 A FEW DEAD TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. NO MAJOR DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. SOME WELCOME RAIN OCCURRED OVER THE COUNTY ON SUNDAY AFTER THE STORM HAD PASSED. $$ Legend: I-Incomplete Data E-Estimated YURA