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The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Hurricane Danny
August 11-20, 1985

 

Wind and Pressure Reports
Sources: National Weather Service Post Storm Reports
National Centers for Environmental Information (NECI)
Monthly Weather Review - 1985 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Monthly Weather Review Meteorological Data of Hurricane Danny (Note: All data in metric system)
Location Minimal Sea Level Pressure Maximum Sustained Wind (1 Min. Avg.) Peak Wind Gust
Corpus Christi, TX
(KCRP-NWS)
1009.1 mb (29.80") 
8/15 @ 11:30 PM CDT
22 mph (19 knots)
8/15 @ 12:50 PM CDT
24 mph (21 knots)
8/15 @ 1:02 PM CDT
Port Arthur, TX
(KBPT-NWS)
1005.4 mb (29.69") 
8/15 @ 3:48 PM CDT
22 mph (19 knots)
8/15 @ 2:52 PM CDT
37 mph (32 knots)
8/15 @ 2:52 PM CDT
Sea Rim State Park, TX
(SRST2-NDBC)
1006.0 mb (29.70") 
8/15 @ 4:00 PM CDT
(*) 19 mph (16 knots)
8/15 @ 11:00 AM CDT
24 mph (21 knots)
8/15 @ 11:00 AM CDT
Lake Charles, LA
(KLCH-NWS)
997.3 mb (29.45") 
8/15 @ 1:43 PM CDT
35 mph (30 knots)
8/15 @ 1:50 PM CDT
52 mph (45 knots)
8/15 @ 1:52 PM CDT
Cameron, LA 998.3 mb (29.48")
8/15 @ 11:15 AM CDT
  53 mph (46 knots)
8/15 @ 9:38 AM CDT
Near Cameron/Vermilion Parish line along Hwy 82 between Pecan Island and Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, LA
Observer: Terry Nixon
(29.7°N, 92.7°W)
989.5 mb (29.22")
8/15 @ 11:15 AM CDT
(**) 51 mph (44 knots)
8/15 @ 2:06 PM CDT
(**) 75 mph (65 knots)
8/15 @ 2:03 PM CDT
Lafayette, LA
(KLFT-WBAN)
(I) 997.3 mb (29.45")
8/15 @ 3:00 PM CDT
(I) 34 mph (30 knots)
8/15 @ 2:00 PM CDT
(I) 57 mph (50 knots)
8/15 @ 2:00 PM CDT
Alexandria (Esler), LA
(KESF-WBAN)
(I) 994.6 mb (29.37")
8/15 @ 8:00 PM CDT
(I) 34 mph (30 knots)
8/15 @ 6:00 PM CDT
(I) 55 mph (48 knots)
8/15 @ 7:37 PM CDT
Fort Polk, LA
(KPOE-Army Base)
1000.7 mb (29.55")
8/15 @ 5:00 PM CDT
20 mph (17 knots)
8/15 @ 6:00 PM CDT
32 mph (28 knots)
8/15 @ 4:00 PM CDT
Baton Rouge, LA
(KBTR-NWS)
1002.0 mb (29.59") 
8/15 @ 4:07 PM CDT
25 mph (22 knots)
8/15 @ 4:58 PM CDT
36 mph (31 knots)
8/15 @ 4:58 PM CDT
New Orleans, LA
(KMSY-WBAN)
1007.5 mb (29.75") 
8/15 @ 4:53 PM CDT
35 mph (30 knots)
8/15 @ 8:13 AM CDT
46 mph (40 knots)
8/15 @ 4:12 AM CDT
Keesler AFB, MS
(KBIX-AFB)
    49 mph (43 knots)
8/15 @ 1:00 PM CDT
Mobile, AL
(KMOB-NWS)
1012.5 mb (29.90") 
8/15 @ 7:45 PM CDT
21 mph (18 knots)
8/15 @ 9:10 AM CDT
35 mph (30 knots)
8/15 @ 1:54 PM CDT
Selected Oil Rig Reports
(anemometer heights and characteristics vary from site to site, listed if available)
Location Minimal Sea Level Pressure Maximum Sustained Wind (1 Min. Avg.) Peak Wind Gust
EC 42B
(29.5°N, 92.8°W)
(70 feet)
  92 mph (80 knots)
8/15 @ 8:27 AM CDT
116 mph (101 knots)
8/15 @ 8:27 AM CDT
GRD CHN
(29.8°N, 93.0°W)
  52 mph (45 knots)
8/15 @ 1:00 PM CDT
65 mph (57 knots)
8/15 @ 1:00 PM CDT
WC 66C
(29.7°N, 93.1°W)
(70 feet)
  69 mph (60 knots)
8/15 @ 12:00 PM CDT
85 mph (74 knots)
8/15 @ 12:00 PM CDT
SM 108G
(28.4°N, 92.0°W)
(80 feet)
  81 mph (70 knots)
8/15 @ 12:00 AM CDT
98 mph (85 knots)
8/15 @ 12:00 AM CDT
SS 158C
(28.7°N, 91.0°W)
  75 mph (65 knots)
8/15 @ 2:00 AM CDT
92 mph (80 knots)
8/15 @ 2:00 AM CDT
SM 136B
(28.2°N, 92.0°W)
  69 mph (60 knots)
8/15 @ 6:00 AM CDT
74 mph (64 knots)
8/15 @ 6:00 AM CDT
VR 242A
(28.6°N, 92.6°W)
(90 feet)
  69 mph (60 knots)
8/15 @ 7:00 AM CDT
110 mph (96 knots)
8/15 @ 7:00 AM CDT
(E) = Estimated
(I) = Incomplete
(*) = Maximum Sustained Wind (2 Min. Avg.)
(**) = Anemometer 10 feet above ground.

 

Hourly Surface Observations for August 14-16, 1985
From National Centers for Environmental Information (NECI), times are in CST
* = Incomplete observations due to power and/or equipment failure

Lafayette, LA (KLFT-WBAN) 8/14 8/15 8/16
Lake Charles Regional Airport, LA (KLCH-NWS) 8/14 8/15 8/16
Port Arthur Southeast Texas Regional Airport, TX (KBPT-NWS) 8/14 8/15 8/16
Alexandria Esler Field, LA (KESF-WBAN) 8/14 8/15 8/16
Fort Polk, LA (KPOE-Army) 8/14 8/15 8/16