National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Threats in the Midwest and Ohio Valley; Heat Continues in the Plains and Southeast

An active pattern will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall and flash flooding threats to the Midwest and Ohio Valley over the next couple of days. Dangerous heat continues across the central/southern Plains and Southeast U.S. into next week. There is potential for record-tying/breaking temperatures with many areas forecast to see their hottest temperatures so far this year. Read More >

Hurricane Florence
September 7-11, 1988

 

Florence Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks
Sources:  National Weather Service Post Storm Surveys
Monthly Weather Review Meteorological Data of Hurricane Florence (Note: All data in metric system)

Location Feet (MSL)
Calcasieu Pass, LA 2.6
Bayou Bienvenue, LA 7.5
Paris Road, LA 5.6
The Rigolets, LA 4.3
Industrial Canal, LA 6.5
North Lake Causeway near Mandeville, LA 4.8
West End Marina, LA 5.1
Pass Christian Harbor, MS 5.1
Jackson County, MS 3.0
Mobile, AL 2.0
(E)=Estimated
(I) =Incomplete