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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 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
Post Tropical Cyclone Report Summary from National Weather Service

 

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