Hurricane
Floyd Preliminary Summary
09/14/99 thru 09/15/99
HIGHEST WIND, in
Knots. Speed is expressed as DDFF, where first two digits represent
speed direction and last two
is speed. For example, 3520 means wind was from north (350 degrees) at 20
knots.
LOCATION
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SUSTAINED
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DATE/TIME
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PEAK
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DATE/TIME
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Notes:
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LEESBURG
|
3520
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15/1153Z
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3427
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15/1201Z
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ASOS SITE
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ORLANDO
|
3224
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15/0853Z
|
0142
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15/0728Z
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ASOS SITE
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DAYTONA BEACH
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3636
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15/1053Z
|
0160
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15/0853Z
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ASOS SITE
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SANFORD
|
0725
|
14/2024Z
|
0737
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14/2024Z
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ASOS SITE
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MELBOURNE
|
3645
|
15/0501Z
|
0159
|
15/0458Z
|
ASOS SITE
Not Commissioned
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MELBOURNE
|
0432
|
15/0655Z
|
0452
|
15/0655Z
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NWS Office
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PATRICK AFB
|
3349
|
15/0820Z
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3257
|
15/1014Z
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ASOS SITE
Not Maintained
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FT. PIERCE
|
2729
|
15/1610Z
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3343
|
15/0736Z
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ASOS SITE
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BUOY 41009
|
3152
|
15/1000Z
|
3170
|
15/1000Z
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28.5N 80.2W
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BUOY 41010
|
0572*
|
15/0700Z
|
0591*
|
15/0700Z
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28.9N 78.6W |
Data Quality Notes:
Patrick AFB ASOS
site is from a site which is neither commissioned nor properly maintained,
and so the data is not official.
Melbourne ASOS site
is likely to be reliable, but the site is not commissioned, and not official.
Click
here for more information
on ASOS.
At Buoy 41010:
Because the platform was engulfed in seas of 50 feet or greater height at
this time, it is possible that
the wind report in inaccurate (platform
in wave troughs). The platform broke from it's mooring during the
storm
and drifted 12 miles.
SITES WHICH STOPPED
SENDING OBSERVATIONS:
Titusville (TIX)
Melbourne FAA (MLB)
Vero Beach FA (VRB)
LOWEST PRESSURE
STATION
|
MILLIBARS
|
DATE/TIME
|
LEESBURG
|
996.4
|
15/1053Z
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ORLANDO
|
993.8
|
15/0853Z
|
DAYTONA BEACH
|
991.8
|
15/1353Z
|
MELBOURNE
|
989.1
|
15/0900Z
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FT. PIERCE
|
989.5
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15/0735Z
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BUOY 41009
|
980.9
|
15/0900Z
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BUOY 41010
|
939.6
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15/0900Z
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Buoy 41010 broke
free from mooring during storm.
RAINFALL...
JACKSONVILLE (JAX)
1.15 INCHES
ORLANDO (MCO)
1.26 INCHES
SANFORD (SFB)
3.20 INCHES
MELBOURNE (MLB)
1.35 INCHES
DAYTONA BEACH (DAB) 1.23 INCHES
STORM TIDES...
A STORM SURGE OF ABOUT 4 FEET ABOVE
THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE OCCURRED
ALONG BREVARD AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES.
BEACH EROSION...
VOLUSIA COUNTY SUFFERED EXTENSIVE
BEACH EROSION. ESTIMATED DOLLAR
AMOUNTS ARE NEAR 10 MILLION. THE
LANDMARK MAIN STREET PIER AND
RESTAURANT LOST A 200 FOOT SECTION
BUT THE PIER RESTAURANT SURVIVED.
DURING THE STORM A STRONG LONG SHORE
CURRENT WAS MOVING SOUTH IN THE SURF ZONE. MOST OF THE SAND DUNE LINES
IN THE COUNTY WERE ERODED.
IN BREVARD COUNTY THE EROSION WAS
LESS SEVERE BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS
STILL ESTIMATE DAMAGE AT 2.4
MILLION DOLLARS. THERE WAS ALSO
SIGNIFICANT EROSION AND LOSS OF SOME
RESIDENTIAL BOAT PIERS ALONG
THE INDIAN RIVER AND BANANA RIVER
LAGOONS. MOST COASTAL AREAS
REPORTED MINOR BEACH EROSION ASSOCIATED
WITH THE HEAVY SURF.
FLOODING...
NO FRESHWATER FLOODING WAS REPORTED.
TORNADOES...
NONE
STORM EFFECTS...VOLUSIA COUNTY WAS
HARDEST HIT BY THE WINDS AND RAIN
BANDS FROM HURRICANE FLOYD. INITIAL
DAMAGE ESTIMATES WERE NEAR 42
MILLION DOLLARS. TEN MILLION OF THAT
WAS DUE TO BEACH EROSION. THREE
HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN HOMES WERE DAMAGED
BY WIND OR FALLING TREES.
FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND
HOMES LOST POWER DURING THE STORM. WSR 88D
RAINFALL ESTIMATES SHOWED AN AREA
OF 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN NEAR AND
SOUTHWEST OF DAYTONA BEACH. NO FRESH
WATER FLOODING WAS REPORTED.
IN BREVARD COUNTY
AN ESTIMATED 4.5 MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE WAS DONE.
ABOUT HALF OF THIS WAS DUE TO BEACH
EROSION. A FEW BEACH FRONT HOMES
RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE FROM THE SURF
AND WIND BUT THEY WERE ALREADY
IN POOR CONDITION. THE STORM PRODUCED
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES COUNTY
WIDE. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. SOME HOTELS AND
HOMES ALONG THE BEACH FRONT SUFFERED
MINOR ROOF DAMAGE OR DAMAGE
FROM WIND DRIVEN RAIN.
IN ORANGE AND SEMINOLE
COUNTIES THE HIGHEST MEASURED WIND WAS ONLY 42 KNOTS BUT IT IS LIKELY STRONGER
WINDS OCCURRED. THE MAJOR
EFFECT FROM THE STORM WAS DOWNED
TREES AND POWER LINES. HUNDREDS OF
OLD OAK AND PINES WERE BLOWN DOWN
DUE BY HIGH WINDS. NINETEEN HOMES
RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.
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