
Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of large hail in excess of two inches, strong tornadoes, and damaging wind gusts are likely across parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley and Midwest this evening. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring a flooding threat to portions of the Central Plains to the Midwest through Thursday. The heatwave in the Central U.S. will begin to push South and East Thursday Read More >
POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...TROPICAL STORM KAREN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
900 AM CDT TUE OCT 8 2013
NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE ARE PRELIMINARY....AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES
AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE.
COUNTIES INCLUDED...HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON.
PARISHES INCLUDED...ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...JEFFERSON...
LAFOURCHE...LIVINGSTON...ORLEANS...PLAQUEMINES...ST. BERNARD...
ST. CHARLES...ST. JAMES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...
TANGIPAHOA...TERREBONNE.
A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS
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METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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KPQL-PASCAGOULA AIRPORT
30.46 -88.53 1011.2 6/1308 150/024 3/2048 160/032 3/2051
KNEW-NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT
30.04 -90.03 1009.8 6/0853 150/023 4/1858 150/030 4/1837
KBVE-BOOTHVILLE
29.33 -89.40 1010.5 6/1356 170/021 4/1719 170/030 4/1709
KGPT-GULFPORT AIRPORT
30.40 -89.07 1010.5 6/0915 120/023 3/2323 120/028 3/2321
KASD-SLIDELL AIRPORT
30.35 -89.82 1010.5 6/1201 170/021 4/2002 180/028 4/1959
KMSY-NEW ORLEANS ARMSTRONG INTL AIRPORT
29.98 -90.25 1010.8 6/1151 160/021 4/1828 150/026 4/1842
REMARKS: LOWEST PRESSURES OCCURRED AFTER WATCHES AND WARNINGS WERE
DROPPED AS THE REMNANTS OF KAREN MOVED PAST THE AREA. WIND
OBSERVATIONS ARE IN THE FORMAT DDD/SSS WHERE DDD IS THE DIRECTION
AND SSS IS THE SPEED.
NON-METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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REMARKS:
B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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KMDJ - MS CANYON 311A
28.64 -88.79 160/037 5/0515 140/041 5/1455
90M
SPLL1 - SOUTH TIMBALIER
28.87 -90.48 1010.5 6/0900 120/030 5/0800 120/037 5/0800
40.4M
PILL1 - PILOT TOWN NOAA NOS
29.18 -89.26 1010.0 6/1154 170/028 4/1654 170/037 4/1654
10M
PTBM6 - PETIT BOIS ISLAND NOAA NOS
30.21 -88.50 1010.5 6/1224 140/026 3/2012 140/033 3/2012
8.2M
KDLP - WEST DELTA 27A
29.12 -89.55 140/025 4/1715 160/033 4/1715
34.7M
KMIS - MP 140B AWOS
29.30 -88.84 230/024 4/1735 230/033 4/1735
85M
BURL1 - NOAA C-MAN SW PASS
28.91 -89.43 1010.4 6/1200 090/030 4/0200 090/032 4/0200
30.5M
42363 - MISSISSIPPI CANYON 807
28.16 -89.22 1010.5 6/1130 140/031 6/1130
122M
42887 - THUNDER HORSE
28.19 -88.50 140/029 5/2000
48.2M
KXPY - FOURCHON HELIPORT
29.12 -90.2 130/019 5/1735 130/028 5/1735
30M
42364 - VIOSCA KNOLL 956
29.06 -88.09 1011.2 6/1230 130/027 3/2230
122M
42040 - NDBC BUOY
29.21 -88.21 1011.2 6/1250 090/023 3/1950 090/027 3/1950
10M
WYCM6 - WAVELAND YACHT CLUB NOAA NOS
30.33 -89.33 1009.7 6/0924 120/023 5/1436 120/027 5/1436
10M
SHBL1 - SHELL BEACH NOAA NOS
29.87 -89.67 210/022 6/1200 210/027 6/1200
10M
GISL1 - GRAND ISLE NOAA NOS
29.26 -89.96 140/018 4/0348 140/025 4/0348
9.4M
REMARKS: MINIMUM PRESSURE OCCURRED AFTER WATCHES AND WARNINGS WERE
DROPPED AS THE REMNANTS OF KAREN PASSED BY THE AREA. WIND
OBSERVATIONS ARE IN THE FORMAT DDD/SSS WHERE DDD IS THE DIRECTION
AND SSS IS THE SPEED.
C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM OCT 3 THROUGH OCT 6
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CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL
LAT LON (IN)
DEG DECIMAL
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PASCAGOULA AIRPORT JACKSON KPQL 2.72
30.46 -88.53
LONG BEACH - COCORAHS HARRISON MS-HR-12 2.21
30.35 -89.16
PICAYUNE - COCORAHS PEARL RIVER MS-PR-4 1.74
30.55 -89.59
GAUTIER - COCORAHS JACKSON MS-JC-16 1.62
30.46 -88.65
BOOTHVILLE PLAQUEMINES KBVE 1.42
29.33 -89.40
OCEAN SPRINGS - COCORAHS JACKSON MS-JC-8 1.31
30.37 -88.77
GULFPORT AIRPORT HARRISON KGPT 1.30
30.40 -89.07
DIAMONDHEAD - COCORAHS HANCOCK MS-HC-8 1.18
30.38 -89.36
N.O. LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ORLEANS KNEW 0.46
30.04 -90.03
N.O. ARMSTRONG AIRPORT JEFFERSON KMSY 0.43
29.98 -90.25
SLIDELL AIRPORT ST. TAMMANY KASD 0.05
30.35 -89.82
REMARKS: SOME RAINFALL COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON OCT 6.
D. INLAND FLOODING...
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LOCATION FLOOD CREST CREST FLOOD
CATEGORY HEIGHT DATE STAGE
REMARKS:
E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
OFFICIAL TIDE GAGES NOTED WITH LEADING G
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COUNTY CITY/TOWN SURGE TIDE DATE/ BEACH
OR LOCATION (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION
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HARRISON G MS SOUND GRAND PASS 1.00 E 3.47 6/0600
USGS GAGE. UNKNOWN DATUM.
HANCOCK G BAY WAVELAND 1.57 3.31 6/0712
NOS GAGE. MLLW.
PLAQUEMINES G PORT SULFUR 1.50 E 2.91 6/0800
USGS GAGE. NAVD88.
TERREBONNE G COCODRIE 1.00 E 2.87 5/0600
USGS GAGE. NAD83.
JACKSON G PASCAGOULA NOAA LAB 1.50 2.72 6/0448
NOS GAGE. MLLW.
ORLEANS G RIGOLETS 1.50 E 2.72 6/0900
USCOE GAGE. NAVD88.
ST. BERNARD G SHELL BEACH 1.49 2.67 6/0848
NOS GAGE. MLLW.
PLAQUEMINES G PILOTS STATION 1.14 2.51 6/0235
NOS GAGE. MLLW.
LIVINGSTON G MAUREPAS 1.00 E 2.50 5/1830
USGS GAGE. NAVD88.
ST. TAMMANY G MANDEVILLE 1.00 E 2.44 4/0600
USCOE GAGE. NAVD88.
JEFFERSON G GRAND ISLE 1.07 2.38 6/0348
NOS GAGE. MLLW.
LAFROUCHE G PORT FOURCHON 0.85 2.35 6/0430
NOS GAGE. MLLW.
ORLEANS G IHNC SURGE BARIER 1.00 E 2.30 6/0900
USCOE GAGE. NAVD88.
JEFFERSON G BARATARIA/LAFITTE 1.00 E 2.25 6/0800
USCOE GAGE. NAVD88
PLAQUEMINES G CAERNARVON 1.00 E 2.18 6/1415
USGS GAGE. NAVD88.
ORLEANS G WEST END 1.00 E 2.13 6/1900
USCOE GAGE. NAVD88.
ORLEANS G NEW CANAL 1.82 2.11 4/0730
NOS GAGE. MLLW.
PLAQUEMINES G BAY GARDENE 1.00 E 2.00 6/0448
USGS GAGE. NAVD88.
JEFFERSON G GRAND ISLE 1.00 E 1.97 5/0245
USGS GAGE. NAVD88.
PLAQUEMINES G DELACROIX 1.00 E 1.87 6/0800
USGS GAGE. NAVD88.
PLAQUEMINES G PILOTTOWN 0.86 1.71 6/0424
NOS GAGE. MLLW.
TERREBONNE G GIWW AT HOUMA 0.50 E 1.58 6/1300
USGS GAGE. NAVD88.
REMARKS: SURGE AT GAGES WITH NO KNOWN TIDE PREDICTIONS ARE
ESTIMATED TO THE NEAREST HALF A FOOT AND DESIGNATED WITH AN E
FOLLOWING THE SURGE VALUE. TIME IN UTC.
F. TORNADOES...
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(DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY DATE/ EF SCALE
LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL) TIME(UTC) (IF KNOWN)
DESCRIPTION
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G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY... LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
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COUNTY DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS
DESCRIPTION
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LEGEND:
I-INCOMPLETE DATA
E-ESTIMATED
REVITTE/MANNING