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Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hurricane Edith
September 5-18, 1971

 

Edith Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks
Sources:  Texas and Louisiana National Weather Service Post Storm Surveys
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Survey
Location Feet (MSL)
Cameron, LA 4.7
Grand Chenier, LA 5.9
Freshwater Bayou Lock, LA 7.4
Schooner Bayou Lock, LA 4.6
Vermilion Lock, LA 4.0
Cypremort Point, LA 9.7
Charenton Drainage Canal near Baldwin, LA  5.2
Calumet, LA 5.5
Morgan City, LA 5.8
Bayou Boeuf Lock, LA 6.0
East Cote Blanche Bay near Ellerslie 5.3
Mouth of Bayou Sale 9.3
Sabine Pass, TX 4.0
Galveston, TX 4.0
Houston, TX 3.3
Freeport, TX 3.0
Corpus Christi, TX 2.2
Brownsville, TX 1.8