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PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT...HURRICANE FLOYD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY. NC
443 PM EDT MON SEP 20 1999
HURRICANE FLOYD MADE LANDFALL ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 16, 1999.
HIGHEST WIN DS AND LOWEST PRESSURE READINGS WERE TAKEN ON THAT DATE.
MOST RAINFALL TOTALS A RE FROM SEPTEMBER 14-16. DOPPLER RADAR
ESTIMATES ARE FROM 1149 LST ON SEPTEMBER 13 THROUGH 1143 ON
SEPTEMBER 16.
A. HIGHEST WINDS
ASOS. DIRECTION. TWO MINUTE SPEED (MPH). TIME (LST). DIRECTION.
PEAK GUST. AND TIME (LST)
FRISCO (HSE) 200 59 0805. 170 70 0641
NEW BERN (EWN) 110 45 0501. 090 67 0415 ESTIMATED
BEAUFORT (MRH) 140 48 0405. 130 67 0404
CHERRY POINT (NKT) 120 64 0405. 130 82 0442
NEW RIVER (NCA) 300 51 0556. 090 78 0337
C-MAN STATIONS
CAPE LOOKOUT (CLKN7) 162 72 0450. 160 91 0459
DIAMOND SHOALS (DSLN7) 193 79 0750. 190 94 0746
DUCK PIER (DUCN7) 144 77 0850. 140 96 0838
PEAK GUSTS ONLY
NEWPORT (MHX) 67 MPH 0454 LST
MANTEO (MQI) 61 1000
GREENVILLE (PGV) 59 0800 ESTIMATED
WASHINGTON (OCW) 47 0800 ESTIMATED
MT. OLIVE 75 0520
THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA DOPPLER-ON-WHEELS (DOW) TEAM WAS
POSITIONED AT TOPSAIL BEACH. AROUND 3 AM THE DOW RECORDED A
SUSTAINED WIND OF 81 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 105 MPH.
B. LOWEST PRESSURE
FRISCO (HSE) 29.05 @ 0740 LST
NEW BERN (EWN) 28.38 @ 0543
BEAUFORT (MRH) 28.82 @ 0409
CHERRY POINT (NKT) 28.39 @ 0555
NEW RIVER (NCA) 28.32 @ 0426
CAPE LOOKOUT C-MAN (CLKN7) 28.79 @ 0500
DIAMOND SHOALS C-MAN (DSLN7) 29.11 @ 0730
DUCK PIER C-MAN (DUCN7) 28.85 @ 0900
C. RAINFALL
FRISCO (HSE) 0.34 INCHES
NEW BERN (EWN) 4.29
NEWPORT (MHX) 5.56
CHERRY POINT (NKT) 3.27
NEW RIVER (NCA) 8.26
SOUTH RIVER 3.50 ESTIMATED
THE GREATEST RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM THE DOPPLER RADAR WERE OVER
DUPLIN...JONES...LENOIR...GREENE...PITT..MARTIN...CRAVEN...AND
ONSLOW COUNTIES. ESTIMATES WERE NEAR 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
AREAS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES. COUNTIES THAT RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED 12
INCHES OR GREATER WERE...CENTRAL SECTIONS OF BEAUFORT...FROM CALICO
TO GRIFTON IN PITT...SOUTHWESTERN DUPLIN...WESTERN AND EXTREME
NORTHERN ONSLOW ...CENTRAL JONES...THE WESTERN THIRD OF
BEAUFORT...AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF CRAVEN. TYRRELL...EASTERN
CARTERET...EASTERN PAMLICO...HYDE...AND DARE COUNTIES ALL HAD
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES LESS THAN 3 INCHES.
D. STORM TIDES
THE STRONGEST OCEAN STORM SURGE OCCURRED WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE
EYE. OCEAN STORM SURGES WERE ABOUT 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL...GENERALLY AFFECTING THE ONSLOW AND CARTERET COUNTY SOUTH
FACING BEACHES. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...STORM TIDES WERE ABOUT
5 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THE PAMLICO RIVER STORM TIDES WERE AROUND
6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. ALONG THE NEUSE RIVER STORM TIDES WERE
ALSO NEAR 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...ESPECIALLY IN THE CORE CREEK
AREA.
E. BEACH EROSION
BEACH EROSION WAS MINIMAL EXCEPT IN HYDE...CARTERET...AND ONSLOW
COUNTIES WHERE ISOLATED AREAS OF MODERATE BEACH EROSION WAS FOUND.
OCRACOKE ISLAND OFFICIALS REPORTED AT LEAST TEN NEW DUNE BREAKS
ALONG HIGHWAY 12. DARE COUNTY OFFICIALS RE PORTED MINIMAL BEACH
EROSION...UNLIKE HURRICANE DENNIS.
F. FLOODING AND/OR FLASH FLOODING
OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE FLOYD BEGAN AFFECTING OUR
COUNTY WARNING AREA ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. THAT DAY A FLOOD
WARNING WAS FIRST ISSUED AT 1430 LST. SINCE THEN NEARLY SEVENTEEN
FLOOD WARNINGS OR FLOOD STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED CONCERNING THE
RECORD FLOODING.
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS HAD BEEN CONTINUALLY TRANSMITTED OUT OF THE
OFFICE DUE TO MINOR FLOODING FROM TROPICAL STORM DENNIS. RIVER
FLOOD WARNINGS WERE FIRST ISSUED AT 1210 LST ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
15. RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS ARE UPDATED DAILY TO SUPPORT THE
WARNING.
EXTREME FLOODING WAS EXPERIENCED ACROSS MOST COUNTIES IN THE COUNTY
WARNING AREA. INLAND FLOODING EXCEEDED HURRICANE
BERTHA...FRAN...BONNIE...AND DENNIS COMBINED. MOST COUNTIES
REPORTED THEIR WORST FLOODING EVER. THE TAR RIVER IN GREENVILLE WAS
NEARLY 18 FEET ABOVE ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 13 FEET. THE NEUSE RIVER IN
KINSTON AND THE NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR RIVER IN CHINQUAPIN WERE 8 TO 10
FEET ABOVE THEIR FLOOD STAGES OF 14 AND 13 FEET RESPECTIVELY. THE
ROANOKE RIVER IN WILLIAMSTON WAS NEARLY 3 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...GREENE...PITT... MARTIN...AND NORTHWESTERN
BEAUFORT COUNTIES WERE THE HARDEST HIT. NUMEROUS ROADS WERE FLOODED
AND IMPASSABLE. HOMES WERE COVERED WITH WATER AND POWER OUTAGES DUE
TO FLOODING WAS EXTREME.
G. TORNADOES
BETWEEN 1108 AND 2110 LST ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 THE OFFICE
ISSUED 20 TORNADO WARNINGS. THAT IS AN AVERAGE OF TWO PER HOUR. AT
LEAST TEN ACTUAL TORNADOES WERE REPORTED BY SPOTTERS DURING THE
EVENT. ADDITIONAL REPORTS ARE EXPECTED TO FILTER INTO THE OFFICE.
IN GENERAL EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED DUE TO TORNADOES
ACROSS THE COUNTY WARNING AREA.
H. PRELIMINARY STORM EFFECTS
5 FATALITIES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN THE COUNTY WARNING AREA.
UNFORTUNATELY THE NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO RISE AS RIVER FLOOD WATERS
RECEDE. DUPLIN COUNTY REPORTED 7 HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE...56 WITH
SEVERE DAMAGE AND 23 COMPLETELY DESTROYED. MARTIN COUNTY REPORTS AT
LEAST 30 HOMES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. CARTERET AND ONSLOW COUNTIES HAD
SEVERAL STRUCTURES THAT LOST ROOF TOPS.
DARE COUNTY RELEASED A PRELIMINARY PROPERTY DAMAGE REPORT. THE
TOTAL DAMAGE ESTIMATES WERE OVER $4 MILLION. THE AREAS HARDEST HIT
WERE MAINLAND DARE DUE TO SOUNDSIDE FLOODING...PARTICULARLY STUMPY
POINT...MANNS HARBOR...ROANOKE ISLAND...AND THE AREAS NORTH OF
OREGON INLET.
ESTIMATES ON OTHER COUNTIES WILL BE FORTHCOMING. ADDITIONALLY
AGRICULTURAL LOSSES WILL BE TREMENDOUS AS THOUSANDS OF HOGS AND
CHICKENS DIED IN FLOOD WATERS.
FURGIONE
000 TTAA00 KHAT 202044 PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT...HURRICANE FLOYD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY. NC 443 PM EDT MON SEP 20 1999 HURRICANE FLOYD MADE LANDFALL ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 16, 1999. HIGHEST WIN DS AND LOWEST PRESSURE READINGS WERE TAKEN ON THAT DATE. MOST RAINFALL TOTALS A RE FROM SEPTEMBER 14-16. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES ARE FROM 1149 LST ON SEPTEMBER 13 THROUGH 1143 ON SEPTEMBER 16. A. HIGHEST WINDS ASOS. DIRECTION. TWO MINUTE SPEED (MPH). TIME (LST). DIRECTION. PEAK GUST. AND TIME (LST) FRISCO (HSE) 200 59 0805. 170 70 0641 NEW BERN (EWN) 110 45 0501. 090 67 0415 ESTIMATED BEAUFORT (MRH) 140 48 0405. 130 67 0404 CHERRY POINT (NKT) 120 64 0405. 130 82 0442 NEW RIVER (NCA) 300 51 0556. 090 78 0337 C-MAN STATIONS CAPE LOOKOUT (CLKN7) 162 72 0450. 160 91 0459 DIAMOND SHOALS (DSLN7) 193 79 0750. 190 94 0746 DUCK PIER (DUCN7) 144 77 0850. 140 96 0838 PEAK GUSTS ONLY NEWPORT (MHX) 67 MPH 0454 LST MANTEO (MQI) 61 1000 GREENVILLE (PGV) 59 0800 ESTIMATED WASHINGTON (OCW) 47 0800 ESTIMATED MT. OLIVE 75 0520 THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA DOPPLER-ON-WHEELS (DOW) TEAM WAS POSITIONED AT TOPSAIL BEACH. AROUND 3 AM THE DOW RECORDED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 81 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 105 MPH. B. LOWEST PRESSURE FRISCO (HSE) 29.05 @ 0740 LST NEW BERN (EWN) 28.38 @ 0543 BEAUFORT (MRH) 28.82 @ 0409 CHERRY POINT (NKT) 28.39 @ 0555 NEW RIVER (NCA) 28.32 @ 0426 CAPE LOOKOUT C-MAN (CLKN7) 28.79 @ 0500 DIAMOND SHOALS C-MAN (DSLN7) 29.11 @ 0730 DUCK PIER C-MAN (DUCN7) 28.85 @ 0900 C. RAINFALL FRISCO (HSE) 0.34 INCHES NEW BERN (EWN) 4.29 NEWPORT (MHX) 5.56 CHERRY POINT (NKT) 3.27 NEW RIVER (NCA) 8.26 SOUTH RIVER 3.50 ESTIMATED THE GREATEST RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM THE DOPPLER RADAR WERE OVER DUPLIN...JONES...LENOIR...GREENE...PITT..MARTIN...CRAVEN...AND ONSLOW COUNTIES. ESTIMATES WERE NEAR 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES. COUNTIES THAT RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED 12 INCHES OR GREATER WERE...CENTRAL SECTIONS OF BEAUFORT...FROM CALICO TO GRIFTON IN PITT...SOUTHWESTERN DUPLIN...WESTERN AND EXTREME NORTHERN ONSLOW ...CENTRAL JONES...THE WESTERN THIRD OF BEAUFORT...AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF CRAVEN. TYRRELL...EASTERN CARTERET...EASTERN PAMLICO...HYDE...AND DARE COUNTIES ALL HAD DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES LESS THAN 3 INCHES. D. STORM TIDES THE STRONGEST OCEAN STORM SURGE OCCURRED WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE EYE. OCEAN STORM SURGES WERE ABOUT 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...GENERALLY AFFECTING THE ONSLOW AND CARTERET COUNTY SOUTH FACING BEACHES. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...STORM TIDES WERE ABOUT 5 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THE PAMLICO RIVER STORM TIDES WERE AROUND 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. ALONG THE NEUSE RIVER STORM TIDES WERE ALSO NEAR 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...ESPECIALLY IN THE CORE CREEK AREA. E. BEACH EROSION BEACH EROSION WAS MINIMAL EXCEPT IN HYDE...CARTERET...AND ONSLOW COUNTIES WHERE ISOLATED AREAS OF MODERATE BEACH EROSION WAS FOUND. OCRACOKE ISLAND OFFICIALS REPORTED AT LEAST TEN NEW DUNE BREAKS ALONG HIGHWAY 12. DARE COUNTY OFFICIALS RE PORTED MINIMAL BEACH EROSION...UNLIKE HURRICANE DENNIS. F. FLOODING AND/OR FLASH FLOODING OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE FLOYD BEGAN AFFECTING OUR COUNTY WARNING AREA ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. THAT DAY A FLOOD WARNING WAS FIRST ISSUED AT 1430 LST. SINCE THEN NEARLY SEVENTEEN FLOOD WARNINGS OR FLOOD STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED CONCERNING THE RECORD FLOODING. RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS HAD BEEN CONTINUALLY TRANSMITTED OUT OF THE OFFICE DUE TO MINOR FLOODING FROM TROPICAL STORM DENNIS. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS WERE FIRST ISSUED AT 1210 LST ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS ARE UPDATED DAILY TO SUPPORT THE WARNING. EXTREME FLOODING WAS EXPERIENCED ACROSS MOST COUNTIES IN THE COUNTY WARNING AREA. INLAND FLOODING EXCEEDED HURRICANE BERTHA...FRAN...BONNIE...AND DENNIS COMBINED. MOST COUNTIES REPORTED THEIR WORST FLOODING EVER. THE TAR RIVER IN GREENVILLE WAS NEARLY 18 FEET ABOVE ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 13 FEET. THE NEUSE RIVER IN KINSTON AND THE NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR RIVER IN CHINQUAPIN WERE 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THEIR FLOOD STAGES OF 14 AND 13 FEET RESPECTIVELY. THE ROANOKE RIVER IN WILLIAMSTON WAS NEARLY 3 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...GREENE...PITT... MARTIN...AND NORTHWESTERN BEAUFORT COUNTIES WERE THE HARDEST HIT. NUMEROUS ROADS WERE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. HOMES WERE COVERED WITH WATER AND POWER OUTAGES DUE TO FLOODING WAS EXTREME. G. TORNADOES BETWEEN 1108 AND 2110 LST ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 THE OFFICE ISSUED 20 TORNADO WARNINGS. THAT IS AN AVERAGE OF TWO PER HOUR. AT LEAST TEN ACTUAL TORNADOES WERE REPORTED BY SPOTTERS DURING THE EVENT. ADDITIONAL REPORTS ARE EXPECTED TO FILTER INTO THE OFFICE. IN GENERAL EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED DUE TO TORNADOES ACROSS THE COUNTY WARNING AREA. H. PRELIMINARY STORM EFFECTS 5 FATALITIES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN THE COUNTY WARNING AREA. UNFORTUNATELY THE NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO RISE AS RIVER FLOOD WATERS RECEDE. DUPLIN COUNTY REPORTED 7 HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE...56 WITH SEVERE DAMAGE AND 23 COMPLETELY DESTROYED. MARTIN COUNTY REPORTS AT LEAST 30 HOMES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. CARTERET AND ONSLOW COUNTIES HAD SEVERAL STRUCTURES THAT LOST ROOF TOPS. DARE COUNTY RELEASED A PRELIMINARY PROPERTY DAMAGE REPORT. THE TOTAL DAMAGE ESTIMATES WERE OVER $4 MILLION. THE AREAS HARDEST HIT WERE MAINLAND DARE DUE TO SOUNDSIDE FLOODING...PARTICULARLY STUMPY POINT...MANNS HARBOR...ROANOKE ISLAND...AND THE AREAS NORTH OF OREGON INLET. ESTIMATES ON OTHER COUNTIES WILL BE FORTHCOMING. ADDITIONALLY AGRICULTURAL LOSSES WILL BE TREMENDOUS AS THOUSANDS OF bHOGS AND CHICKENS DIED IN FLOOD WATERS. FURGIONE