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ACUS74 KMOB 151531
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POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE IKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1027 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2008


NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE ARE PRELIMINARY....AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES
AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE.

THIS REPORT INCLUDES EVENTS OCCURRING WHEN WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS
WERE IN EFFECT FOR IKE.

COUNTIES INCLUDED...BALDWIN...ESCAMBIA FL...OKALOOSA...SANTA ROSA...
MOBILE






A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS
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METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES
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LOCATION  ID    MIN    DATE/     MAX      DATE/     PEAK    DATE/
LAT  LON        PRES   TIME      SUST     TIME      GUST    TIME
DEG DECIMAL     (MB)   (UTC)     (KT)     (UTC)     (KT)    (UTC)
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NON-METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION  ID    MIN    DATE/     MAX      DATE/     PEAK    DATE/
LAT  LON        PRES   TIME      SUST     TIME      GUST    TIME
DEG DECIMAL     (MB)   (UTC)     (KT)     (UTC)     (KT)    (UTC)
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B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION  ID    MIN    DATE/     MAX      DATE/     PEAK    DATE/
LAT  LON        PRES   TIME      SUST     TIME      GUST    TIME
DEG DECIMAL     (MB)   (UTC)     (KT)     (UTC)     (KT)    (UTC)
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DPIA1-DAUPHIN ISLAND
30.24  -88.07  1011.0 12/2205   050/037  11/1550   110/056 11/1600


42040-64 MILES SOUTH DAUPHIN ISLAND
29.17  -88.29  1006.0 11/2050   050/034  11/1150   090/047 11/0724


REMARKS:


C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0600 UTC SEP 01 UNTIL 1800 UTC SEP 02
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CITY/TOWN                    COUNTY               ID         RAINFALL
LAT LON                                                       (IN)
DEG DECIMAL
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D. INLAND FLOODING...
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E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
OFFICIAL TIDE GAUGES NOTED WITH LEADING G
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COUNTY           CITY/TOWN        SURGE   TIDE   DATE/   BEACH
                 OR LOCATION      (FT)    (FT)   TIME    EROSION
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MOBILE         G BAYOU LA BATRE    3.93   5.43  12/1430    MINOR

MOBILE         G DAUPHIN ISLAND    3.12   4.50  11/1548    MAJOR

BALDWIN        G FORT MORGAN (FM   6.25   7.75  11/1448    MAJOR

MOBILE         G MOBILE STATE DO   3.20   4.83  12/1554     NONE

ESCAMBIA       G PENSACOLA         2.87   4.34  11/1642    MAJOR

OKALOOSA       G DESTIN (EPSF1)    2.45   3.95  12/1118    MAJOR

MOBILE         G MOBILE (COAST G   2.82   5.25  12/1546  UNKNOWN

MOBILE         G MOBILE (MIDDLE    2.98   4.48  12/1506  UNKNOWN


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F. TORNADOES...
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(DIST)CITY/TOWN              COUNTY           DATE/         EF SCALE
LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL                          TIME(UTC)    (IF KNOWN)
DESCRIPTION
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G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY...
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COUNTY            DEATHS           INJURIES             EVACUATIONS
DESCRIPTION
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BALDWIN

MAJOR BEACH EROSION OCCURRED FROM FORT MORGAN TO PERDIDO PASS. THE
BEACH WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED FROM GUSTAV AND HAD NOT RECOVERED BEFORE
IKE HIT. THE ROAD TO FORT MORGAN WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. WATER
COVERED HIGHWAY 59 IN GULF SHORES AND SEVERAL OTHER ROADS NEAR THE
COAST WERE FLOODED.

MOBILE

DAUPHIN ISLAND SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE FROM THE HIGH WATER. THE ROAD
TO THE ISLAND WAS CLOSED DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FOR TWO DAYS.
WATER AND SAND COVERED THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND. HIGH TIDE
ALSO PUT WATER IN THE CAUSEWAY FOR TWO DAYS. WATER STREET IN
DOWNTOWN MOBILE HAD WATER IN IT. STREAMS ALONG THE BAY CAME OUT OF
THEIR BANKS DUE TO HIGHER TIDES BEING PUSHED INLAND.

ESCAMBIA FL

MAJOR BEACH EROSION OCCURRED ON PENSACOLA BEACH. THE WATER WAS
HIGHER THAN DURING GUSTAV. WATER COVERED SEVERAL STREETS ON
PENSACOLA BEACH.

SANTA ROSA

MAJOR BEACH EROSION OCCURRED ON NAVARRE BEACH. HIGH WATER WAS ALSO
REPORTED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PENSACOLA AND
BLACKWATER BAYS.

OKALOOSA

MAJOR BEACH EROSION OCCURRED ALONG THE BEACH. HIGHWAY 98 ON OKALOOSA
ISLAND WAS CLOSED FOR TWO DAYS DUE TO HIGH WATER. HIGH WATER WAS
ALSO REPORTED ALONG THE NORTH PART OF CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY. SEVERAL
STREETS NEAR THE COAST ALSO HAD WATER IN THEM.

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GARY BEELER

National Weather Service
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