000 ACUS72 KTBW 091757 PSHTBW PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT...HURRICANE FRANCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 200 PM EDT THU SEP 9 2004 COUNTIES INCLUDED...LEVY...SUMTER...CITRUS...HERNANDO...PASCO... PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...MANATEE... SARASOTA...HARDEE...DESOTO...HIGHLANDS... CHARLOTTE AND LEE. A. WIND DATA...(SITES WITH "??" HAD INCOMPLETE DATA) ASOS/AWOS (TWO MINUTE WIND OBSERVATIONS)... COUNTY..........CITY............DIR/SPEED (KTS)..DATE/TIME (UTC) HERNANDO........BROOKSVILLE (BKV).....360/33.....09/05/04...1755Z PINELLAS........ST PETERSBURG (PIE)...190/38.....09/06/04...0619Z ST PETERSBURG (SPG)...190/38.....09/06/04...0101Z HILLSBOROUGH....TAMPA (TPA)...........350/39.....09/05/04...1905Z ??POLK............WINTER HAVEN (GIF)....030/40.....09/06/04...1559Z SARASOTA........SARASOTA (SRQ)........220/36.....09/06/04...0850Z CHARLOTTE.......PUNTA GORDA (PGD).....190/40.....09/06/04...0538Z LEE.............FORT MYERS (FMY)......260/32.....09/05/04...1859Z FORT MYERS (RSW)......220/31.....09/06/04...0101Z C-MAN (TWO MINUTE OBSERVATIONS) LEVY............CEDAR KEY (CDRF1)......140/41...09/06/04....1000Z AND 200/41...09/06/04....1900Z HILLSBOROUGH....EGMONT KEY(EGKF1)......240/30...09/06/04....1236Z OTHER (ONE MINUTE OBSERVATIONS) HILLSBOROUGH....MACDILL AFB (MCF).....200/33...09/06/04.....0555Z ??POLK............LAKELAND (LAL)........180/25...09/06/04.....1450Z LEE.............BIG CARLOS PASS (BCP)...248/40 09/05/04.....2012Z BUOYS (ONE MINUTE OBSERVATIONS) 42036.....100 NM WNW OF BAYPORT.......350/41...09/06/04.....0250Z AND 340/41...09/06/04........0150Z 42003.....210 NM W OF CAPTIVA ISL.....325/25...09/06/04.....0120Z WIND DATA.......ASOS/AWOS (MAXIMUM GUST, SITES WITH "??" HAD INCOMPLETE DATA) COUNTY..........CITY.........DIR/SPEED (KTS).....DATE/TIME (UTC) HERNANDO........BROOKSVILLE (BKV).....010/47.....09/05/04...1802Z PINELLAS........ST PETERSBURG (PIE)...200/49.....09/06/04...0706Z ST PETERSBURG (SPG)...190/50.....09/06/04...0101Z HILLSBOROUGH....TAMPA (TPA)...........350/47.....09/05/04...1922Z ??POLK............WINTER HAVEN (GIF)....030/50.....09/06/04...1558Z SARASOTA........SARASOTA (SRQ)........320/46.....09/05/04...1707Z CHARLOTTE.......PUNTA GORDA (PGD).....220/50.....09/06/04...0521Z LEE.............FORT MYERS (FMY)......240/42.....09/05/04...1903Z FORT MYERS (RSW)......230/40.....09/05/04...1714Z OTHER (MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS) LEVY............CEDAR KEY (CDRF1)..... 200/51.....09/06/04...1900Z AND 180/51.....09/06/04...1500Z PINELLAS........FRED HOWARD (FHP)......360/61.....09/04/04...????? PASCO...........ANCLOTE (ANC)..........360/61.....09/04/04...????? HILLSBOROUGH....SKYWAY BRIDGE..........360/55.....09/05/04...1418Z ??HILLSBOROUGH....EGMONT KEY(EGKF1)......240/38.....09/06/04...1236Z ??LEE.............BIG CARLOS PASS (BCP)..260/51.....09/05/04...1718Z BUOYS (MAXIMUM GUSTS) 42036.....100 NM WNW OF BAYPORT.......340/54...09/06/04....0150Z 42003.....210 NM W OF CAPTIVA ISL.....320/29...09/05/04....2350Z 320/29...09/06/04....1250Z 320/29...09/06/04....1350Z B. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE... COUNTY..........CITY..............PRES/MILLIBARS..DATE/TIME (UTC) LEVY............CEDAR KEY (CDRF1).... 987.6......09/06/04...1000Z HERNANDO........BROOKSVILLE (BKV).... 981.4......09/06/04...0147Z PINELLAS........ST PETERSBURG (PIE).. 982.4......09/05/04...2216Z ST PETERSBURG (SPG).. 981.4......09/05/04...2147Z HILLSBOROUGH....TAMPA (TPA).......... 980.0......09/05/04...2225Z POLK............WINTER HAVEN (GIF)... 977.3......09/06/04...1602Z SARASOTA........SARASOTA (SRQ)....... 984.4......09/05/04...2132Z CHARLOTTE.......PUNTA GORDA (PGD).... 989.2......09/05/04...1905Z LEE.............FORT MYERS (FMY)..... 992.2......09/05/04...1922Z FORT MYERS (RSW)..... 992.6......09/05/04...1926Z BIG CARLOS PASS (BCP).996.0......09/06/04...0000Z 42036 (BUOY)....100NM WNW OF BAYPORT..989.6......09/06/04...0850Z 42003 (BUOY)....210NM W OF CAPTIVA....1003.6.....09/06/04...0850Z C. RAINFALL TOTALS... THE FOLLOWING ARE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FOR HURRICANE FRANCES. THE TOTALS ARE FROM 7 AM EDT SEP 4 THROUGH 7 AM EDT SEP 8. MARION COUNTY (BORDER OF LEVY COUNTY) DUNNELLON 3N :RASF1 10.60 DUNNELLON 5ESE :DLLF1 11.30 HOLDER :WRHF1 11.42 LEVY COUNTY SUWANNEE 6NE :SWNF1 15.44 YANKEETOWN :BDCF1 11.02 CHIEFLAND 5SE :CHIF1 7.29 CITRUS COUNTY CHASSAHOWITZKA 1E :CHSF1 15.81 FLORAL CITY :FLCF1 9.10 FLORAL CITY 1E :FLOF1 9.20 FLORAL CITY 3E :LESF1 8.94 HERNANDO :HERF1 8.98 HERNANDO 4NE :HNNF1 8.91 HERNANDO 6N :JPOF1 10.55 INVERNESS 1E :INRF1 7.08 INVERNESS 3SE :INVF1 4.99 HERNANDO COUNTY BROOKSVILLE :HLKF1 10.82 MASARYKTOWN 2NNE :SWFF1 9.77 RIDGE MANOR 2SE :WTRF1 8.11 SUMTER COUNTY LAKE PANASOFFKEE 5NW :LPNF1 8.67 BUSHNELL :BSWF1 7.70 LAKE PANASOFFKEE 5NW :LPNF1 8.67 WILDWOOD 2E :WWOF1 6.93 PASCO COUNTY ST LEO :STLF1 3.22 SAN ANTONIO 3S :SNTF1 8.14 DADE CITY 2E :DCYF1 7.54 LUTZ 3N :COMF1 8.71 PINELLAS COUNTY ST PETE/ALBERT WHITTED :KSPG 6.27 ST PETE/CLEARWATER APT :KPIE 5.41 CLEARWATER :ALLF1 4.75 DUNEDIN :CCKF1 6.50 DUNEDIN 1SE :CRCF1 5.31 PINELLAS PARK :SJOF1 4.88 PINELLAS PARK :PNBF1 4.31 TARPON SPRINGS 5E :TSPF1 7.59 OLDSMAR 2W :TBFF1 5.63 PALM HARBOR 3NE :TRSF1 7.57 PINELLAS PARK 2SE :SAWF1 4.43 SAFETY HARBOR :SHBF1 4.80 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TAMPA INTERNATIONAL APT :KTPA 5.74 RUSKIN :TBW 5.53 ANTIOCH :BKRF1 7.34 BRANDON 2E :BRDF1 5.99 LITHIA :LITF1 6.85 TAMPA/MACDILL AFB :MCF 6.86 OLDSMAR 3NE :OLDF1 3.97 TAMPA/DELANEY CREEK :DLYF1 7.03 TAMPA/DELANEY CREEK :DLNF1 8.90 TAMPA/PROGRESS BLVD :NACF1 7.95 TAMPA 8NW/SWEETWATER :SCKF1 5.79 TAMPA DAM :TMTF1 6.61 THONOTOSASSA 3N :MORF1 11.07 WIMAUMA 6NW :WMMF1 5.95 WIMAUMA 4SW :WIMF1 6.08 APOLLO BEACH 1SE :APBF1 6.34 BALM :BLMF1 7.01 CARROLLWOOD 1N :BALF1 7.32 CARROLLWOOD 1SW :WITF1 6.43 DURANT 1E :LKMF1 7.71 LUTZ 1E :LHAF1 8.56 ODESSA 3SSW :ISFF1 6.85 ODESSA 4S :CLKF1 6.21 PLANT CITY 2S :PCTF1 7.21 SEFFNER 2E :BKCF1 8.15 TAMPA 2E :TBEF1 8.44 TAMPA 4NE :HRIF1 8.07 TAMPA BYPASS CANAL S-155 :TBCF1 7.92 TAMPA BYPASS CANAL S-159 :TBAF1 7.17 TAMPA BYPASS CANAL S-160 :TBBF1 6.39 TAMPA BYPASS CANAL S-161 :TBDF1 10.38 THONOTOSASSA 2SE :LKTF1 8.96 THONOTOSASSA 2SW :TBHF1 8.86 TOWN 'N COUNTRY 1W :TOWF1 5.39 POLK COUNTY BARTOW :BARF1 5.98 FORT MEADE :FTMF1 6.12 LAKELAND 3E :SDLF1 8.70 LAKELAND 3NE :LPOF1 7.06 BARTOW 3N :LKAF1 5.83 DUNDEE 1W :LKHF1 6.58 HAINES CITY 3SW :LKEF1 7.32 HAINES CITY 4NNW :LLOF1 6.15 LAKELAND 2SE :LKGF1 7.74 LAKE WALES 1N :LKRF1 5.83 LAKE WALES 6S :WSCF1 6.95 POLK CITY :PLKF1 6.57 WINTER HAVEN :WHVF1 6.36 WITHLA 3SW :RRDF1 7.10 LAKELAND LINDER FIELD :LLDF1 8.67 PLANT CITY :PLCF1 4.00 MANATEE COUNTY SARASOTA/BRADENTON APT :KSRQ 4.69 BRADENTON 11ENE :RYEF1 4.87 EDGEVILLE :EDGF1 4.71 LAKE WARD/BRADENTON 5SE :LWDF1 4.23 MYAKKA CITY :MKAF1 4.80 MYAKKA HEAD 8W :MKHF1 3.95 VERNA 7NNE :BTHF1 4.20 BRADENTON 1S :WCRF1 4.10 BRADENTON 3SW :PSDF1 3.89 ELLENTON 2NE :GHMF1 4.88 ELLENTON 3SE :CYSF1 6.16 ELLENTON 9E :GCRF1 5.69 ONECO :ONEF1 4.22 ONECO 2SE :PDRF1 4.34 PALMETTO 4NE :RUBF1 4.90 WHITFIELD 1NW :BCRF1 3.66 SARASOTA COUNTY MYAKKA STATE PARK :MKCF1 2.61 NORTH PORT :NPRF1 2.12 NORTH PORT 2N :NPOF1 3.43 SARASOTA 5E :SRAF1 3.62 SARASOTA 16SE :SARF1 2.43 NOKOMIS 3NE :KNIF1 2.51 NORTH PORT 4E :NROF1 2.32 NORTH PORT 11NE :MRDF1 3.37 OSPREY 1E :OPRF1 3.05 SIESTA KEY :SKOF1 2.68 VENICE 3S :CPEF1 2.14 VENICE :VNCF1 3.13 HARDEE COUNTY BOWLING GREEN 1S :PAYF1 6.21 GARDNER 2N :GDRF1 5.15 GARDNER 1S :MRSF1 8.57 MYAKKA HEAD 4NE :HORF1 6.10 ONA :ONAF1 5.53 DESOTO COUNTY FORT OGDEN 11E :FOGF1 3.40 NOCATEE :NOCF1 2.26 FORT OGDEN 3W :PWTF1 3.35 NOCATEE 5W :HCKF1 3.39 HIGHLANDS COUNTY BRIGHTON 7NW :IDPF1 1.25 BRIGHTON 6NW :IDRF1 1.34 BRIGHTON 7E :SKRF1 1.42 LAKE PLACID 7NE :LISF1 0.66 ARCHBOLD 3S :HCAF1 4.15 AVON PARK 2E :APKF1 6.37 LAKE PLACID 3WNW :JIWF1 3.99 ARCHBOLD :ACHF1 3.21 AVON PARK 2W :AVPF1 6.57 CHARLOTTE COUNTY PUNTA GORDA 8NE :PUNF1 2.27 GROVE CITY 1NE :LMBF1 2.16 HARBOR HEIGHTS 2N :HHEF1 2.87 LEE COUNTY FORT MYERS/PAGE FIELD :KFMY 2.89 FORT MYERS/SW INT APT :KRSW 4.44 BUCKINGHAM :OLGF1 3.77 D. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE (STORM TIDE) AND ESTIMATED TIME... LEVY...LESS THAN 5 FT NEAR CEDAR KEY...TIME UNKNOWN PINELLAS...ESTIMATED 6 FEET TOTAL WATER. UP TO TWO FEET IN HOMES IN SNUG HARBOR...SNELL ISLAND...AND SHORE ACRES. THESE HOMES ARE ALL ON THE BAY SIDE OF THE COUNTY. E. BEACH EROSION... VERY LITTLE BEACH EROSION REPORTED IN LEVY AND PINELLAS COUNTY. F. FLOODING LEVY...NUMEROUS HOMES FROM INGLIS TO YANKEETOWN WITH FLOOD DAMAGE. PINELLAS...SPOTTY...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OUTSIDE OF SURGE AREAS. HILLSBOROUGH...20 BLOCK AREA NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. SIGNIFICANT HOME FLOODING G. TORNADOES... DATE TIME(UTC) LOCATION COUNTY FATALITY INJURED ==== ==== ======== ====== ======== ======= 09/05 0208Z 2 E KATHLEEN POLK 0 0 PUBLIC REPORT OF A TORNADO FROM 2 E KATHLEEN TO 3 S KATHLEEN FROM 0208Z-0213Z. LOCATION AND TIME BASED ON RADAR. 09/06 1332Z 3 SW BARTOW POLK 0 0 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. RADAR SHOWED RAPID NORTHEAST MOVEMENT AT 45 MPH. 09/06 ????Z MORRISTON LEVY 0 0 WAITING FOR DETAILS. H. PRELIMINARY STORM EFFECTS... 1) DIRECT DEATHS............................ TWO 09/05/2004...LEE COUNTY AN 81 YEAR OLD MALE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE PAVEMENT WHEN HE WAS BLOWN OVER BY A GUST OF WIND WHILE WALKING HIS DOG TEN FEET FROM HIS HOUSE. HE BROKE HIS SHOULDER AND CUT HIS HEAD DURING THE FALL ON 09/04/2004 AROUND 10 PM EDT. HE PASSED AWAY ON 9/5/2004 DUE TO BLUNT TRAMA TO HIS HEAD. 09/06/2004...HIGHLANDS COUNTY AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAMA FROM FALL OFF OF ROOF. THIS MAY BE AN INDIRECT DEATH. 2) INJURIES................................ UNKNOWN 3) DAMAGE BY COUNTY...(FROM COUNTIES AND MEDIA): LEVY...10 HOMES DESTROYED...30 HOMES MAJOR DAMAGE...140 HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE. EXPECT NUMBERS TO GO UP. TEN SINK HOLES IN CHIEFLAND. HERNANDO...25 MANUFACTURED HOMES LOST THEIR ROOFS IN THE HIGH POINT SUBDIVISION OFF S.R. 50. A NORTH-SOUTH ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINE WENT DOWN ON SEP 5 AND LEFT 30,000 PEOPLE WEST OF U.S. 19 WITHOUT POWER FOR 6 HOURS. PASCO...165 HOMES HAD MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE. 511 HOMES HAD MINOR DAMAGE. PINELLAS...13 HOMES DESTROYED...40 HOMES HAD MAJOR DAMAGE...700 HOMES HAD MINOR DAMAGE. DOWNED POWER LINES STARTED UP TO 33 FIRES. POLK...AT LEAST 30 POWER LINES WERE DOWNED BY TREES IN LAKELAND. 4) NUMBER OF PEOPLE EVACUATED............... LEVY...5,600 HENANDO...700 PINELLAS...5,000 $$ NOAH