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HURRICANE GEORGES PRELIMINARY REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
330 PM EDT MON SEP 28 1998


A....HIGHEST WINDS ...ALL WINDS FROM SEPTEMBER 25TH 

VERO BEACH AIRPORT (VRB)  
SUSTAINED 0915KTS    0556 UTC
PEAK WIND 0905G25KTS 0556 UTC

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MLB)
SUSTAINED 0920KTS    1650 UTC
PEAK WIND 0920G25KTS 1650 UTC

FT PIERCE (FPR)
SUSTAINED 1018KTS    2047 UTC
PEAK WIND 0915G27KTS 1747 UTC

ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCO)
SUSTAINED 0917KTS    1553 UTC
PEAK WIND 0915G23KTS 2053 UTC

LEESBURG (LEE)
SUSTAINED 1119KTS    2218 UTC
PEAK WIND 1119G31KTS 2218 UTC

SANFORD (SFB)
SUSTAINED 0920KTS    1834 UTC
PEAK WIND 1015G30KTS 2055 UTC

PATRICK AFB (COF)
SUSTAINED 1015KTS    1943 UTC
PEAK WIND 1015G23KTS 1943 UTC

TITUSVILLE (TIX)
SUSTAINED 0920KTS    1550 UTC
PEAK WIND 0920G40KTS 1550 UTC

B....LOWEST PRESSURE...ALL DATA FROM SEPTEMBER 25TH

VERO BEACH     1011.9 MB  1051 UTC
MELBOURNE      1012.9 MB  1050 UTC
FT PIERCE      1011.9 MB  1847 UTC
ORLANDO (MCO)  1012.9 MB  1953 UTC
LEESBURG       1013.3 MB  1953 UTC
SANFORD        1013.6 MB  2055 UTC
PATRICK AFB    1013.5 MB  1955 UTC
TITUSVILLE     1011.9 MB  1550 UTC

C...RAINFALL   25TH    26TH

VERO BEACH      .12     .12
MELBOURNE       .37     .26
FT PIERCE       .16     .02
ORLANDO (MCO)   .05     .01
LEESBURG        .26     .93
SANFORD        1.04     .77
TITUSVILLE     1.06     .63

D.....STORM TIDE
NONE

E.....BEACH EROSION
NO SIGNIFICANT EROSION

F.....FLOODING
NONE

G.....TORNADOES

AT 1550 UTC SPIRAL BANDS ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF HURRICANE GEORGES
PRODUCED AN F0 TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF
SEBASTIAN IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. THE TORNADO MOVED WEST NORTHWEST AND
BLEW DOWN A FEW TREES AND DAMAGED THE ROOF OF A LARGE FACTORY
BUILDING. THE TRACK WAS ABOUT 2.5 MILE LONG.  NO INJURIES.

FUNNEL CLOUDS AND A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WAS REPORTED IN OSCEOLA
COUNTY NEAR POINCIANA BUT NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.

DECKER