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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Ongoing Heat in the South

Severe thunderstorms and showers pose a risk for excessive rain, localized flash flooding, strong gusts and/or large hail across portions of the northern and central Plains, the Lower Missouri to Lower Ohio Valleys, and across the Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening. Extreme heat is ongoing over the Desert Southwest and the Southeast U.S.. Read More >

Hurricane Danny
August 11-20, 1985

 

Danny Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks
Sources:  National Weather Service Post Storm Surveys
TR CERC-87-11, Hurricane Danny Storm Surge Data
Monthly Weather Review Meteorological Data of Hurricane Danny (Note: All data in metric system)

Location Feet (NGVD)
Matagorda, TX  (E) 2.2 (MSL)
Freeport, TX  (E) 2.5 (MSL)
Sabine Pass, TX 3.0 (MSL)
Cameron, LA 3.6 (MSL)
Grand Chenier, LA 3.1
Schooner Bayou Control Structure, LA 5.8
Freshwater Bayou Lock , LA (I) 6.7
Vermilion Lock (West) , LA 2.6
Vermilion Lock (East), LA 7.1
Old Vermilion Locks, LA 7.9 (MSL)
Vermilion River at Bancker, LA 5.8
Lukes Landing, LA (I) 7.7
Calumet, LA 6.1
Atchafalaya Bay, Eugene Island, LA 6.7
Morgan City, Bayou Boeff, LA 5.3 (MSL)
Sweet Bay Lake, LA 5.8
Round Bayou at Deer Island, LA 6.2
Bayou Petit Caillou at Cocodrie, LA 5.3
Bayou Lafourche at Leeville, LA 3.8
Grand Isle, LA 3.8
Venice, LA 3.9
Southwest Pass, LA 4.0
Head of Passes, LA 2.8
Port Eads, LA 3.0
Lake Borgne at Rigolets, LA 4.1
West End of Dauphin Island, AL 3.0 (MSL)
Mouth of Mobile River, AL 2.6 (MSL)
(E)=Estimated
(I) =Incomplete