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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

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 Chantal
July 30-August 3, 1989

 

Wind and Pressure Reports
Sources: National Weather Service Post Storm Reports
National Centers for Environmental Information (NECI)
Monthly Weather Review - 1989 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Monthly Weather Review Meteorological Data of Hurricane Chantal (Note: All data in metric system)
Location Minimal Sea Level Pressure Maximum Sustained Wind (1 Min. Avg.) Peak Wind Gust
Lafayette, LA
(KLFT-WBAN)
1010.5 mb (29.84")
8/01 @ 5:00 AM CDT
23 mph (20 knots)
8/01 @ 6:42 AM CDT
34 mph (30 knots)
8/01 @ 6:42 AM CDT
Lake Charles, LA
(KLCH-NWS)
1006.4 mb (29.72")
8/01 @ 5:26 AM CDT
26 mph (23 knots)
8/01 @ 11:40 AM CDT
37 mph (32 knots)
8/01 @ 10:53 AM CDT
Cameron, LA 1004.2 mb (29.65")
8/01 @ 6:00 AM CDT
   
Alexandria (Esler), LA
(KESF-WBAN)
1012.9 mb (29.91")
8/01 @ 7:00 AM CDT
21 mph (18 knots)
8/01 @ 11:00 AM CDT
30 mph (26 knots)
8/01 @ 2:37 PM CDT
Fort Polk, LA
(KPOE-Army Base)
1010.8 mb (29.85")
8/01 @ 5:00 AM CDT
11 mph (10 knots)
8/01 @ 1:00 PM CDT
25 mph (22 knots)
8/01 @ 1:00 PM CDT
Baton Rouge, LA
(KBTR-NWS)
1012.5 mb (29.90")
8/01 @ 4:00 AM CDT
22 mph (19 knots)
7/31 @ 12:23 PM CDT
32 mph (28 knots)
8/01 @ 11:06 AM CDT
New Orleans, LA
International
(KMSY-WBAN)
1013.5 mb (29.93")
7/31 @ 8:00 PM CDT
28 mph (24 knots)
7/31 @ 10:01 AM CDT
41 mph (36 knots)
7/31 @ 10:01 AM CDT
New Orleans, LA
Lakefront
(KNEW-WBAN)
1013.2 mb (29.92")
8/01 @ 3:19 AM CDT
16 mph (14 knots)
7/31 @ 7:03 PM CDT
28 mph (24 knots)
7/31 @ 7:03 PM CDT
Mid Lake Ponchartrain Causeway, LA   29 mph (25 knots)
7/31 @ 3:00 PM CDT
39 mph (34 knots)
7/31 @ 11:00 AM CDT
East Lake Ponchartrain Hwy 11, LA   25 mph (22 knots)
7/31 @ 11:00 AM CDT
29 mph (33 knots)
7/31 @ 11:00 AM CDT
Port Arthur, TX
(KBPT-NWS)
1002.0 mb (29.59")
8/01 @ 7:20 AM CDT
30 mph (26 knots)
8/01 @ 8:53 AM CDT
49 mph (43 knots)
8/01 @ 7:48 AM CDT
Sea Rim State Park, TX
(SRST2-NDBC)
996.4 mb (29.42")
8/01 @ 7:00 AM CDT
(*) 58 mph (50 knots)
8/01 @ 6:50 AM CDT
72 mph (63 knots)
8/01 @ 7:20 AM CDT
Galveston, TX
(KGLS-WBAN)
997.4 mb (29.45")
8/01 @ 7:35 AM CDT
69 mph (60 knots)
8/01 @ 6:32 AM CDT
82 mph (71 knots)
8/01 @ 8:10 AM CDT
Alvin, TX
(NWS)
  28 mph (24 knots)
8/01 @ 10:47 AM CDT
45 mph (39 knots)
8/01 @ 11:18 AM CDT
Houston (Hobby), TX
(KHOU-WBAN)
996.3 mb (29.45")
8/01 @ 10:38 AM CDT
40 mph (35 knots)
8/01 @ 9:28 AM CDT
76 mph (66 knots)
8/01 @ 10:34 AM CDT
Houston (Intrnl.), TX
(KIAH-WBAN)
993.5 mb (29.34")
8/01 @ 12:00 PM CDT
32 mph (28 knots)
8/01 @ 10:50 AM CDT
56 mph (49 knots)
8/01 @ 10:38 AM CDT
(E)=Estimated
(I) =Incomplete
(*) = Maximum Sustained Wind (2 Min. Avg.)

 

Hourly Surface Observations for July 31-August 1, 1989
From National Centers for Environmental Information (NECI), times are in CST
* = Incomplete observations due to power and/or equipment failure

Lafayette, LA (KLFT-WBAN) 7/31 8/01
Lake Charles Regional Airport, LA (KLCH-NWS) 7/31 8/01
Port Arthur Southeast Texas Regional Airport, TX (KBPT-NWS) 7/31 8/01
Alexandria Esler Field, LA (KESF-WBAN) 7/31 8/01
Fort Polk, LA (KPOE-Army) 7/31 8/01