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Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northern Gulf Coast from the western Florida Panhandle to southeastern Louisiana through tonight. Read More >

Hurricane Elena
August 27-September 4, 1985

 

Elena Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks
Sources:  National Weather Service Post Storm Surveys
TR CERC-87-10, Hurricane Elena Storm Surge Data
Monthly Weather Review Meteorological Data of Hurricane Elena (Note: All data in metric system)

Location Feet (MSL)
Key West, FL 2.0
Tampa Bay, FL 7.0
Cedar Key, FL 5.9
Apalachicola, FL 10.0
West End of Dauphin Island, AL 6.9
Mouth of Mobile River, AL 3.9
Pascagoula, MS 7.9
Harrison County CD, MS 5.9
Ocean Springs, MS 7.9
Orleans Marina, LA 2.9
Industrial Canal, LA 2.0
North End of Causeway, LA 2.1
The Rigolets, LA 2.1
Bayou Bienvenue, LA 2.7
(E)=Estimated
(I) =Incomplete