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Severe Weather Possible from the Central Plains to the Northeast; Building Heat in the West; Fire Weather Concerns for the Southwest

Severe thunderstorms will be possible from the central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Monday. Hazardous heat will linger across the southern U.S. and build across the West through mid-week. Hot and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for Interior Alaska and the Four Corners region through Monday. 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