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 Danny

July 16-27, 1997

Wind and Pressure Reports Sources: National Weather Service Post Storm Reports National Centers for Environmental Information (NECI) Monthly Weather Review - 1997 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Location	*Minimal Sea Level Pressure*	Maximum Sustained Wind (2 Min. Avg.)	Peak Wind Gust
Port Arthur, TX (KBPT)	1010.5 mb (29.84") 7/18 @ 5:53 PM CDT	13 mph (11 knots) 7/18 @ 9:14 PM CDT
New Iberia, LA (KARA)	1010.8 mb (29.85") 7/18 @ 6:33 PM CDT	14 mph (12 knots) 7/17 @ 4:23 PM CDT	17 mph (15 knots) 7/17 @ 3:30 PM CDT
Lafayette, LA (KLFT)	1010.8 mb (29.85") 7/18 @ 6:30 PM CDT	22 mph (19 knots) 7/16 @ 4:58 PM CDT	26 mph (23 knots) 7/16 @ 4:57 PM CDT
Lake Charles, LA (KLCH)	1011.2 mb (29.86") 7/18 @ 6:19 PM CDT	16 mph (14 knots) 7/19 @ 2:35 PM CDT	21 mph (18 knots) 7/19 @ 2:34 PM CDT
Alexandria (Esler), LA (KESF)	1010.8 mb (29.85") 7/18 @ 6:53 PM CDT	9 mph (8 knots) 7/17 @ 5:53 PM CDT
Fort Polk, LA (KPOE)	1011.2 mb (29.86") 7/18 @ 6:00 PM CDT	11 mph (10 knots) 7/16 @ 7:00 PM CDT	17 mph (15 knots) 7/16 @ 7:00 PM CDT
New Orleans, LA International (KMSY)	1008.8 mb (29.79") 7/18 @ 5:23 AM CDT	28 mph (24 knots) 7/19 @ 11:55 PM CDT	33 mph (29 knots) 7/19 @ 11:55 PM CDT
New Orleans, LA Lakefront (KNEW)	1008.5 mb (29.78") 7/18 @ 5:18 AM CDT	38 mph (33 knots) 7/19 @ 11:46 PM CDT	45 mph (39 knots) 7/19 @ 11:46 PM CDT
Belle Chase NAS, LA (KNBG)	1006.8 mb (29.73") 7/18 @ 4:00 AM CDT	22 mph (19 knots) 7/18 @ 4:00 AM CDT	31 mph (27 knots) 7/18 @ 4:33 AM CDT
Grand Isle, LA (GDIL1) (Anemometer 52 feet)	991.5 mb (29.28") 7/18 @ 3:00 AM CDT	(*) 63 mph (55 knots) 7/18 @ 3:00 AM CDT	95 mph (83 knots) 7/18 @ 3:00 AM CDT
Biloxi Keesler AFB, MS (KBIX)	1008.5 mb (29.78") 7/18 @ 5:00 PM CDT	19 mph (17 knots) 7/18 @ 6:00 PM CDT	29 mph (25 knots) 7/18 @ 11:20 AM CDT
Pascagoula, MS (KPQL)	1005.1 mb (29.68") 7/19 @ 5:11 AM CDT	25 mph (22 knots) 7/19 @ 2:30 AM CDT	35 mph (30 knots) 7/19 @ 2:30 AM CDT
(E) = Estimated (I) = Incomplete (*) = Maximum Sustained Wind (10 Min. Avg.)

Post Tropical Cyclone Report Summary from National Weather Service Source: Monthly Weather Review, September 1999

Hourly Surface Observations for July 16-18, 1997 From National Centers for Environmental Information (NECI), times are in CST * = Incomplete observations due to power and/or equipment failure
Lafayette, LA (KLFT)	7/16	7/17	7/18
Lake Charles Regional Airport, LA (KLCH)	7/16	7/17	7/18
Port Arthur Southeast Texas Regional Airport, TX (KBPT)	7/16	7/17	7/18
Alexandria Esler Field, LA (KESF)	7/16	7/17	7/18
Fort Polk, LA (KPOE)	7/16	7/17	7/18

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Hurricane Danny 1997