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PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT...HURRICANE DANNY...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
130 PM CDT FRI AUG 01 1997

A. HIGHEST WINDS...

   NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...MSY
   SUSTAINED WIND  040 DEGREES  24 KT  AT 0455 UTC  JUL 20 1997
   PEAK GUST      NE DIRECTION  29 KT  AT 0455 UTC  JUL 20 1997

   NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT...NEW
   SUSTAINED WIND  330 DEGREES  33 KT  AT 0446 UTC  JUL 20 1997
   PEAK GUST      NW DIRECTION  39 KT  AT 0446 UTC  JUL 20 1997

   PASCAGOULA TRENT LOTT AIRPORT...PQL ASOS UNCOMMISIONED SITE
   SUSTAINED WIND  360 DEGREE  22 KT   AT 0730 UTC JUL 19 1997
   PEAK GUST                   30 KT   AT 0730 UTC JUL 19 1997

   VENICE LA - 7R1  ASOS UNCOMMISIONED SITE
   SUSTAINED WIND   120 DEGREES  26 KT  AT 0724 UTC  JUL 18 1997
   PEAK GUST                     38 KT  AT 0724 UTC  JUL 18 1997
      ***SITE LOST POWER AT 0747 UTC***

   GRAND ISLE LA - NOAA CMAN STATION....UPDATED
   SUSTAINED 10 MINUTE WIND
                    290 DEGREES  55 KT AT 0900 UTC  JUL 18 1997
   PEAK WIND        050 DEGREES  83 KT AT 0600 UTC  JUL 18 1997


B. LOWEST PRESSURE...
   NEW ORLEANS INTL AIRPORT     1008.8MB  AT 1023 UTC JUL 18 1997
   NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT ARPT   1008.5MB  AT 1018 UTC JUL 18 1997
   PASCAGOULA TRENT LOTT ARPT   1005.1MB  AT 1011 UTC JUL 19 1997
   VENICE LA                    1006.4MB  AT 0747 UTC JUL 18 1997
      ***SITE LOST POWER AT 0747 UTC***

   GRAND ISLE  C-MAN             991.5MB  AT 0800 UTC JUL 18 1997


C. RAINFALL...
   72 HOURS ENDING 0600 UTC JUL 20 1997
   NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT  0.27 INCHES
   NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT      1.09 INCHES
   PASCAGOULA ASOS                    7.87 INCHES
   BELLE CHASSE NAVAL AIR STN - NBG   0.57 INCHES
   BURAS CO-OP OBSERVER               9.32 INCHES


D. STORM TIDES...UPDATED
   BAYOU BIENVENUE     5.27 FT  2100 UTC 7/18/97   ORLEANS LEVEE BOARD
   RIGOLETTES          3.31 FT  1700 UTC 7/18/97   ORLEANS LEVEE BOARD
   GRAND ISLE          5.4  FT  0800 UTC 7/18/97   NOAA  NDBC
   VENICE              4.85 FT           7/18/97   COE
   LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...
    INDUSTRIAL CANAL   3.87 FT  1600 UTC 7/18/97 ORLEANS LEVEE BOARD

E. BEACH EROSION...
   MODERATE TO SEVERE GRAND ISLE.

F. FLOODING...NONE

G. TORNADOES...NONE

H. STORM EFFECTS
   PLAQUEMINE PARISH...LOUISIANA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
   REPORTED 10 HOUSES AND 35 TRAILERS WERE IDENTIFIED
   WITH 40 PERCENT OR MORE DAMAGE. 7 BUSINESS INUNDATED WITH WATER.
   40 BOAT OWNERS...COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN...SUSTAINED 40 PERCENT OF
   MORE DAMAGE TO THEIR VESSELS.

   PARISH EMERENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 130 BOATS IN THE BURAS MARINA
   WERE DAMAGED WITH 20 REQUIRING MAJOR REPAIR. DAMAGE WAS MOSTLY FROM
   POINT A LA HACHE SOUTHWARD. MOST DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THE EMPIRE...
   BURAS..VENICE AREA. WITHIN THE HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEE...
   DAMAGE WAS WIND RELATED...DOWNED TREES...POWER LINES...MINOR ROOF
   DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES. WIDEPSREAD POWER OUTAGES IN LOWER
   PORTION OF PARISH

   JEFFERSON PARISH...GRAND ISLE....SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ON ISLAND
   WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS. JEFFERSON PARISH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
   REPORTED 163 HOUSES FLOODED AND 84 BUSINESSES OR COMMERCIAL
   STRUCTURES FLOODED.

   LAFOURCHE PARISH...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED NO SIGNIFICANT
   DAMAGE.

   JACKSON COUNTY MS...NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.