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POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE FRANCES...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1015 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 2004
ADDED DATA PRECEDED BY *
COUNTIES INCLUDED...VOLUSIA...LAKE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...OSCEOLA...
BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...OKEECHOBEE...ST. LUCIE...MARTIN.
A. WIND DATA
ASOS/AWOS...HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND (2-MINUTE AVERAGE)
COUNTY........CITY (SID)........DIR/SPD (KT)...DATE/TIME (UTC)
ORANGE........ORLANDO (MCO)........050/47......09/05/04..0848Z
SEMINOLE......SANFORD (SFB)........060/44......09/04/04..2313Z
LAKE..........LEESBURG (LEE).......070/27......09/04/04..1740Z
VOLUSIA.......DAYTONA BEACH (DAB)..060/49......09/05/04..1000Z
BREVARD.......CAPE CANAVERAL (CCA).070/31......09/05/04..1119Z
ASOS/AWOS...HIGHEST GUST
COUNTY........CITY (SID)........DIR/SPD (KT)...DATE/TIME (UTC)
ORANGE........ORLANDO (MCO)........050/60......09/05/04..0847Z
SEMINOLE......SANFORD (SFB)........060/61......09/04/04..2312Z
LAKE..........LEESBURG (LEE).......120/52......09/05/04..1949Z
BREVARD.......MELBOURNE (MLB)......040/63......09/04/04..2358Z
VOLUSIA.......DAYTONA BEACH (DAB)..060/65......09/05/04..1134Z
BREVARD.......CAPE CANAVERAL (CCA).080/48......09/05/04..1118Z
NOTE: ASOS/AWOS SITES CCA, MCO, ORL, SFB, LEE, MLB, VRB, FPR, SUA,
ISM, OMN FAILED DURING OR PRIOR TO THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. DATA MAY
BE INCOMPLETE.
NASA WIND TOWER (ELEVATED) WINDS
CAPE CANAVERAL (BREVARD COUNTY) AIR FORCE STATION MESONET TOWERS
TOWER 110 (28.56N 80.58W AT 54 FEET AGL)
HIGHEST SUSTAINED (DIR/SPD) 075/49 (KT) AT 09/05/04...1210Z
HIGHEST GUST (DIR/SPD) 074/78 (KT) AT 09/05/04...1210Z
TOWER 19 (28.74N 80.70W AT 54 FEET AGL)
HIGHEST SUSTAINED (DIR/SPD) 066/59 (KT) AT 09/05/04...1040Z
HIGHEST GUST (DIR/SPD) 066/82 (KT) AT 09/05/04...1040Z
TOWER 22 (28.80N 80.74W AT 54 FEET AGL)
HIGHEST SUSTAINED (DIR/SPD) 083/55 (KT) AT 09/05/04...1150Z
HIGHEST GUST (DIR/SPD) 075/72 (KT) AT 09/05/04...1015Z
NOTE: WIND TOWER DATA NOT AVAILABLE AFTER 09/05 1220Z
MARINE BUOY 42009 (20 NM E PORT CANAVERAL) WINDS
HIGHEST SUSTAINED (DIR/SPD)...110/52 AT 09/05/04...1450Z (8-MIN AVG)
HIGHEST GUST (DIR/SPD)........110/66 AT 09/05/04...1320Z
NOTE: BUOY 42009 WENT ADRIFT DURING HURRICANE FRANCES. NO DATA
AVAILABLE AFTER 09/05 1450Z
MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT (BREVARD COUNTY); DAVIS II AT ~10 METERS
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND...64 KT AT 05/0935Z
HIGHEST GUST.............78 KT AT 05/0935Z
FLORIDA COASTAL MONITORING SYSTEM RESEARCH TOWERS (AT 10 METERS)
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND (1-MINUTE AVERAGE)
COUNTY......CITY................DIR/SPD (KT)...DATE/TIME (UTC)
BREVARD.....INDIAN HARBOR BCH...121/46......09/05/04..1455Z
INDIAN RVR..VERO BEACH..........042/49......09/05/04..0435Z
ST. LUCIE...FT. PIERCE..........017/70......09/05/04..0402Z
MARTIN......PORT SALERNO........360/49......09/05/04..0240Z
HIGHEST GUST
COUNTY......CITY................DIR/SPD (KT)...DATE/TIME (UTC)
BREVARD.....INDIAN HARBOR BCH...126/68......09/05/04..1453Z
INDIAN RVR..VERO BEACH..........044/71......09/05/04..0435Z
ST. LUCIE...FT. PIERCE..........016/94......09/05/04..0401Z
MARTIN......PORT SALERNO........005/71......09/05/04..0240Z
ADDITIONAL WIND OBSERVATIONS (UNOFFICIAL)
SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT - (OVER LAKE/RIVER
SITES-ANEMOMETER HEIGHT 33FT, EXCEPT 28FT FOR L001)
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND
LOCATION......................DIR/SPD (KT)...DATE/TIME (UTC)
S61W (28.14N 81.35W)........107/48.........09/05/04...1345Z
S65CW (27.40N 81.11W)........301/35.........09/05/04...1315Z
S65DWX (27.31N 81.02W)........319/35.........09/05/04...1115Z
L001 (27.14N 80.79W)........331/62.........09/05/04...0715Z
HIGHEST GUST
LOCATION......................DIR/SPD (KT)...DATE/TIME (UTC)
S61W (28.14N 81.35W)........119/74.........09/05/04...1500Z
S65CW (27.40N 81.11W)........103/58.........09/05/04...0545Z
S65DWX (27.31N 81.02W)........324/65.........09/05/04...1000Z
L001 (27.14N 80.79W)........338/83.........09/05/04...0530Z
ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS - HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND (1 MINUTE AVERAGE)
COUNTY.........LOCATION...........DIR/SPD (KT)...DATE/TIME (UTC)
ST. LUCIE......ST. LUCIE LOCK.....004/37.........09/05/04...0330Z
MARTIN.........PORT MAYACA LOCK...MSG/74.........09/05/04...0500Z
SEMINOLE COUNTY MESONET STATIONS - HIGHEST GUST
LOCATION.....................DIR/SPD (KT).....DATE/TIME (UTC)
STN 22 (28.655N 82.347W)...NORTHEAST/51.....09/05/04...1451Z
STN 35 (28.742N 82.300W)...NORTHEAST/50.....09/05/04...1257Z
FLORIDA AUTOMATED WEATHER NETWORK (FAWN) HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND
ANEMOMETER HEIGHT 30 FEET; AVERAGING PERIOD UNKNOWN
COUNTY........CITY..........DIR/SPD (KT)...DATE/TIME (UTC)
ORANGE........AVALON........127/30.........09/05/04...1145Z
OSCEOLA.......KENANSVILLE...259/25.........09/05/04...1100Z
LAKE..........OKAHUMPKA.....115/30.........09/05/04...1200Z
ST LUCIE......FT PIERCE.....011/44.........09/04/04...1330Z
LAKE..........UMATILLA......049/32.........09/04/04...1515Z
AUTOMATIC POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM (APRS)...HIGHEST GUST
COUNTY......ID.......CITY...........DIR/SPD(KT)..DATE/TIME (UTC)
OSCEOLA.....N4ZIQ....ST CLOUD.......018/43.......09/05/04...0611Z
ORANGE......KB2RC....ORLANDO........071/48.......09/05/04...1334Z
ORANGE......KD4MRL...ORLANDO........027/56.......09/05/04...1043Z
ORANGE......CW0572...AZALEA PARK....043/46.......09/05/04...1334Z
LAKE........CW1921...CLERMONT.......060/56.......09/05/04...1600Z
ST. LUCIE...CW0262...PT. ST. LUCIE..008/52.......09/04/04...1525Z
USGS STATIONS - MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND
COUNTY....LOCATION..................DIR/SPD(KT)..DATE/TIME (UTC)
SEMINOLE..7E OF ALTAMONTE SPRINGS...099/30.......09/05/04...1203Z
USGS STATIONS - MAXIMUM GUST
COUNTY....LOCATION..................DIR/SPD(KT)..DATE/TIME (UTC)
SEMINOLE..7E ALTAMONTE SPRINGS......007/50.......09/05/04...1334Z
SJWMD STATIONS - MAXIMUM GUST
COUNTY....LOCATION..................DIR/SPD(KT)..DATE/TIME (UTC)
BREVARD...LAKE WINDER...............52...........09/05/04....1245Z
VOLUSIA...PONCE INLET...............36...........09/05/04....2215Z
ORANGE....LAKE APOPKA...............43...........09/05/04....1330Z
ORMOND BEACH POLICE DEPT. (ON TOP OF BLDG)
COUNTY.....LOCATION...........SPD(KT).............DATE/TIME (UTC)
VOLUSIA....ORMOND BEACH.......50..................09/05/04..1620Z
PUBLIC REPORT (ANEMOMETER AT APPROXIMATELY 28 FEET)
*COUNTY....LOCATION.............SPD(KT)...........DATE/TIME (UTC)
*MARTIN....27 07.2N 80 15.6W....92................09/05/04..1145Z
B. PRESSURE DATA
ASOS/AWOS...LOWEST MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
COUNTY........CITY.................PRES/MB....DATE/TIME (UTC)
VOLUSIA.......DAYTONA BEACH (DAB)...994.9.....09/05/04...2000Z
ORANGE........ORLANDO (MCO).........989.4.....09/05/04...1052Z
SEMINOLE......SANFORD (SFB).........989.8.....09/05/04...1457Z
LAKE..........LEESBURG (LEE)........988.5.....09/05/04...1859Z
BREVARD.......MELBOURNE (MLB).......995.9.....09/05/04...1858Z
MARINE BUOYS LOWEST PRESSURE (MB)
42009.....20 E PORT CANAVERAL.......991.1.....09/05/04...1300Z
NOTE: BUOY 42009 WENT ADRIFT DURING HURRICANE FRANCES. NO DATA
AVAILABLE AFTER 09/05 1450Z.
MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT
MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE...984 MB.
ADDITIONAL PRESSURE DATA (UNOFFICIAL)
ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS
COUNTY.........LOCATION...........PRESS (MB)...DATE/TIME (UTC)
ST. LUCIE.....ST. LUCIE LOCK.....962.1........09/05/04...0600Z
MARTIN........PORT MAYACA LOCK...964.7........09/05/04...0645Z
SEMINOLE COUNTY MESONET STATIONS
LOCATION.....................PRESS (MB)....DATE/TIME..(UTC)
STN 22 (28.655N 82.347W).....988.8.........09/05/04...1214Z
STN 35 (28.742N 82.300W).....989.5.........09/05/04...1514Z
SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT -
LOCATION....................PRESS (MB).....DATE/TIME (UTC)
S61W (28.14N 81.35W)........975.96.........09/05/04...1545Z
S65CW(27.40N 81.11W)........972.08.........09/05/04...1315Z
S65DWX(27.31N 81.02W).......972.41.........09/05/04...1230Z
L001 (27.14N 80.79W)........969.49.........09/05/04...1000Z
C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
*RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 5 TO 8 INCHES OCCURRED ACROSS MOST OF
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE HIGHEST VALUES WERE ACROSS VOLUSIA COUNTY
WERE 10 TO 14 INCHES WERE ESTIMATED. 3 TO 4 INCHES WERE ESTIMATED
FROM INTERIOR MARTIN COUNTY...OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...EASTERN OSCEOLA
AND WEST CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTIES.
ASOS/COOP RAINFALL 09/03/2004 - 09/06/2004
COUNTY..........LOCATION............TOTAL RAINFALL (IN)
OSCEOLA.........KISSIMMEE...........5.65
ORANGE..........ORLANDO INTL........6.50
ORANGE..........ORLANDO EAST COOP...7.91
ORANGE..........PLYMOUTH COOP.......7.95
SEMINOLE........SANFORD ARPT........4.40
SEMINOLE........SANFORD COOP........7.54
LAKE............LEESBURG ARPT.......6.46
LAKE............LISBON..............8.03
BREVARD.........MELBOURNE ARPT......7.95
BREVARD.........MELBOURNE NWS.......8.11
BREVARD.........PALM BAY COOP.......7.27
BREVARD.........TITUSVILLE COOP.....7.00
VOLUSIA.........DELAND COOP........11.26
VOLUSIA.........DAYTONA BEACH ARPT..9.96
MARTIN..........PORT SALERNO........8.68
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OBSERVATIONS (UNOFFICIAL)
SEMINOLE COUNTY MESONET STATIONS (09/03/2004 - 09/06/2004)
LOCATION.....................RAINFALL (IN)
STN 22 (28.655N 82.347W)....5.98
STN 35 (28.742N 82.300W)....5.77
FLORIDA AUTOMATED WEATHER NETWORK (FAWN)
(09/03/2004 - 09/06/2004)
COUNTY.........CITY..........RAINFALL (IN)
ORANGE.........AVALON........5.98
OSCEOLA........KENANSVILLE...6.44
LAKE...........OKAHUMPKA.....7.37
VOLUSIA........PIERSON.......9.05
ST LUCIE.......FT PIERCE.....3.44
LAKE...........UMATILLA......8.86
LAKE...........TAVARES.......7.37
PUBLIC REPORTS (STORM TOTAL)
COUNTY.........CITY..........RAINFALL (IN)
SEMINOLE.......OVIEDO........9.00
BREVARD........MELBOURNE.....7.04
VOLUSIA........PORT ORANGE...15.08
D. STORM TIDES AND HEIGHTS
THE CORP OF ENGINEERS REPORTED A STORM SURGE VALUE AT THE ST. LUCIE
LOCK OF 5.89 MSL (NO TIME GIVEN). INITIAL SURVEY FROM COCOA BEACH TO
VERO BEACH INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ESTIMATES (SUBJECT TO REVISION) AND
DO NOT INCLUDE WAVE ACTION: ESTIMATE FROM 6 FEET AROUND COCOA BEACH
TO 8 FEET AROUND VERO BEACH. NO SURVEY HAS BEEN CONDUCTED YET NORTH
OF COCOA BEACH OR SOUTH OF VERO BEACH. STORM SURGE ON THE WEST BANK
OF THE INDIAN RIVER IS ESTIMATED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE
COCOA/ROCKLEDGE AREA TO 3 TO 4 FEET WITHIN SOUTHERN BREVARD AND
INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES.
E. BEACH EROSION
BEACH EROSION WAS MODERATE TO SEVERE FROM COCOA BEACH TO VERO BEACH.
A LARGE SECTION OF ROAD WAS UNDERMINED IN VERO BEACH DUE TO
EROSION/UNDERMINING AND DUNE RECESSION AVERAGED FROM 5 TO 6 FEET IN
CENTRAL BREVARD TO 8 TO 12 FEET IN PORTIONS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY.
SOME STRUCTURES UNDERMINED OR IN DANGER OF UNDERMINING. SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TO BOARDWALKS AND DUNE CROSS-OVER/BEACH ACCESS STRUCTURES.
CONSIDERABLE EROSION OF WESTERN BANK OF INDIAN RIVER IN SOME
AREAS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN SOUTHERN BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER
COUNTIES. PORTIONS OF THE RIGHT SIDE NORTHBOUND LANE OF U.S. 1 NORTH
OF SEBASTIAN RIVER WAS CLOSED DUE TO RISK OF UNDERMINING.
F. FLOODING
MAJOR STREET IN KISSIMMEE AND ST CLOUD. RAINFALL COMBINED FROM
HURRICANE CHARLEY AND FRANCES HAS FLOODED 100 HOMES IN DELAND,
DELTONA AND OAK HILL IN VOLUSIA COUNTY.
G. TORNADOES
1504Z SEP 4...AN F0 TORNADO FROM AN OUTER RAINBAND TOUCHED DOWN ON
HIGHWAY 192 JUST EAST OF ST. CLOUD FORCING A SHERIFF'S PATROL CAR
INTO A DITCH.
1608Z SEP 6...EAST ST. CLOUD...PUBLIC SIGHTING OF TORNADO TOUCHING
DOWN THREE TIMES NEAR ALLIGATOR RD. AND HICKORY TREE RD. MOVING
NORTH TOWARDS NARCOOSSEE RD. AND HIGHWAY 192.
H. STORM EFFECTS...DAMAGE AND IMPACTS BY COUNTY
VOLUSIA COUNTY...478 COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES DAMAGE...19958 SINGLE
FAMILY PROPERTIES DAMAGED...4800 MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED...1141
AGRICULTURAL PROPERTIES DAMAGED. COUNTY PROPERTY DAMAGE 85.5
MILLION. TOTAL DAMAGE ESTIMATE AT THIS TIME IS 238.5 MILLION.
BREVARD...DETAILED DAMAGE ASSESSMENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THAT DAMAGE WILL BE CLOSE TO 90
MILLION DOLLARS IN INCORPORATED AREAS AND 21 MILLION DOLLARS IN
MUNICIPALITIES.
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY...DETAILED DAMAGE ASSESSMENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT
THIS TIME. COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THAT DAMAGE WILL BE
CLOSE TO ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
ST. LUCIE COUNTY...ST. LUCIE COUNTY WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT
COUNTIES. INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE 2.5 BILLION DOLLARS IN PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE DAMAGE. THE FT. PIERCE MUNICIPAL MARINA WAS DESTROYED AS
WERE MOST OF THE HANGERS AT FT. PIERCE AIRPORT. NO NUMBERS WERE
AVAILABLE ON HOMES AND BUSINESSES DAMAGED AND DESTROYED, BUT THERE
ARE 16 MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES CLOSED FOR EVALUATION. A ONE MILE
SECTION OF INDIAN RIVER DRIVE ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY WAS
WASHED OUT. A BRIDGE ALONG HIGHWAY A1A SOUTH OF THE ST. LUCIE
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ON HUTCHINSON ISLAND WAS WASHED OUT.
MARTIN COUNTY...DETAILED DAMAGE ASSESSMENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS
TIME.
LAKE COUNTY...417 RESIDENCES DAMAGED, 69 DESTROYED (MOST MOBILE
HOMES), 77 BUSINESSES DAMAGED AND 2 DESTROYED. DAMAGE ESTIMATE NEAR
6 MILLION DOLLARS.
ORANGE COUNTY...DETAILED DAMAGE ASSESSMENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS
TIME.
SEMINOLE COUNTY...DETAILED DAMAGE ASSESSMENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS
TIME.
OSCEOLA COUNTY...DETAILED DAMAGE ASSESSMENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS
TIME. COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THAT DAMAGE WILL BE CLOSE
TO 3.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...24 RESIDENCES DESTROYED (MOST MOBILE HOMES).
HUNDREDS OF MOBILE HOMES WITH MAJOR DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN
AND POWER OUTAGES.
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HAGEMEYER/DECKER/JACOBS/CANNON/DIETZMANN/SPRATT
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