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POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...TROPICAL STORM FAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FLORIDA
302 PM EDT MON AUG 25 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 FAY.

COUNTIES INCLUDED...MIAMI DADE...PALM BEACH...BROWARD...HENDRY...
COLLIER...GLADES...MAINLAND MONROE






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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KMIA-MIAMI INTERNATIONAL
25.80 -80.29   1005.3 19/0953   190/028  19/1656   120/039 19/0325

KFLL-FT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL
26.07 -80.15   1005.4 19/1953   130/027  19/0321   140/036 19/0440

KFXE-FT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE
26.20 -80.17   1005.3 19/1953   150/027  19/0448   150/036 19/0448

KPBI-WEST PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL
26.68 -80.09   1003.7 19/1953   100/036  19/0728   100/042 19/0728

KAPF-NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
26.15 -81.77    995.3 19/0943 I 040/028  19/0906 I 360/042 19/0940 I

KTMB-TAMIAMI/WEST KENDALL AIRPORT
25.65 -80.43   1004.6 19/0953   220/026  19/1628   220/035 19/1555

KOPF-OPA LOCKA AIRPORT
25.91 -80.28   1005.3 19/0953   190/029  19/1510   180/036 19/1527

KHST-HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE
25.48 -80.38   1005.3 19/0958   210/027  19/1629   210/037 19/1522

KHWO-HOLLYWOOD NORTH PERRY AIRPORT
26.00 -80.24      0.0         I 150/025  19/0427   180/034 19/0425

KPMP-POMPANO BEACH AIR PARK
26.25 -80.12   1005.3 19/2053   140/031  19/0624   140/041 19/0623

REMARKS:

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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S78W - ORTONA
26.79  -81.30     0.0           076/036  19/1515   064/056 19/1545

MOORE HAVEN EAST
26.82  -81.08   988.0 19/1710   160/054  19/1645   160/068 19/1645

AIRGLADES AIRPORT
26.73  -81.05     0.0           178/049  19/1615   180/059 19/1700

S75WX - BRIGHTON
27.10  -81.10     0.0           067/034  19/1830   074/049 19/1815

STA5WX - HENDRY
26.40  -80.90     0.0           165/034  19/1515   182/046 19/1630

NAPLES - COLLIER EOC
26.12  -81.77     0.0         - 360/030  19/1000 E 360/056 19/1002 E

REMARKS:


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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FWYF1 - FOWEY ROCKS
25.59  -80.10  1005.9 19/1000   139/043  19/0400   150/062 19/0351
                                   44/10

NPSF1 - NAPLES
26.13  -81.81   995.9 19/1000   340/040  19/1054   340/048 19/1100
                                   6/6

KFLM - FLAMINGO
25.15  -80.91     0.0           140/042  19/0418   140/052 19/0418
                                   10/02

KEGC - EVERGLADES CITY
25.85  -81.39     0.0           210/043  19/1015   180/060 19/0945
                                   10/02

KVIK - VIRGINIA KEY
25.75  -80.15     0.0           120/038  19/0325   120/051 19/0325
                                   15/02

L001 - LAKE OKEECHOBEE NORTH
27.14  -80.79     0.0           157/044  19/1900   157/061 19/1900
                                   08/15

L005 - LAKE OKEECHOBEE WEST
26.95   80.94     0.0           149/051  19/1745   173/069 19/1815
                                   08/15

LZ40 - LAKE OKEECHOBEE CENTRAL
26.90  -80.80     0.0           182/043  19/1845   174/056 19/1815
                                   08/15

L006 - LAKE OKEECHOBEE SOUTH
26.82  -80.78     0.0           186/036  19/1830   182/045 19/1815
                                   08/15

XTKY - TURKEY POINT
25.43  -80.35     0.0           186/035  19/0705   180/043 19/0700
                                   20/02

REMARKS:


C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 1200 UTC AUG 18 UNTIL 1200 UTC AUG 20
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CITY/TOWN                    COUNTY               ID         RAINFALL
LAT LON                                                       (IN)
DEG DECIMAL
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MOORE HAVEN                  GLADES              MHVF1        16.17
26.83  -81.10

ORTONA                       GLADES              ORTF1         9.18
26.81  -81.30

1 E LA BELLE                 HENDRY              LABF1         7.75
26.76  -81.43

JUNO BEACH                   COASTAL PALM BEACH  JUBF1         9.25
26.88  -80.06

2 ESE HAVERHILL              METRO PALM BEACH    KPBI          7.16
26.68  -80.09

POMPANO BEACH AIRPORT        COASTAL BROWARD     KPMP          4.97
26.25  -80.12

2 ENE NAPLES                 WESTERN COLLIER     KAPF          4.62
26.15  -81.77

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRP     METRO MIAMI DADE    KMIA          4.11
25.80  -80.29

1 WSW OPA LOCKA              METRO MIAMI DADE    KOPF          3.39
25.91  -80.28

1 N WEST KENDALL             INLAND MIAMI DADE   KTMB          3.15
25.65  -80.43

1 NW FORT LAUD INTL          COASTAL BROWARD     KFLL          3.10
26.07  -80.15

HOLLYWOOD                    BROWARD             HLWF1         4.50
26.03  -80.17

3 WSW REDLAND                INLAND MIAMI DADE   HAPF1         4.06
25.50  -80.55

OCHOPEE                      COLLIER             OHPF1         6.40
25.90  -81.30

MARCO ISLAND                 COLLIER             MCIF1         6.39
25.94  -81.73

PALM BEACH GARDENS           PALM BEACH          PBGF1         6.11
26.83  -80.10

2 N EAST NAPLES              WESTERN COLLIER     NPLF1         4.14
26.17  -81.74

3 S COUNTRY WALK             INLAND MIAMI DADE   PRRF1         4.64
25.58  -80.43

7 ENE HOLEY LAND WILDLIF     INLAND PALM BEACH   SBYF1         4.02
26.47  -80.63

1 W TAMIAMI FAIRGROUNDS      METRO MIAMI DADE    MFL           3.69
25.75  -80.38

8 N DADE-COLLIER TRAININ     EASTERN COLLIER     RACF1         7.54
25.98  -80.90

1 S OASIS RANGER STATION     EASTERN COLLIER     OASF1         5.70
25.85  -81.03

6 SW SHARK VALLEY OBS TO     INLAND MIAMI DADE   ENPF1         4.54
25.61  -80.85

13 W DELRAY BEACH            INLAND PALM BEACH   DRBF1         4.68
26.45  -80.30

11 W CORAL SPRINGS           INLAND BROWARD      CSPF1         3.75
26.26  -80.45

17 W MIRAMAR                 INLAND BROWARD      MIRF1         3.70
25.97  -80.62

3 ESE SUNNILAND              EASTERN COLLIER     RKIF1         3.90
26.25  -81.30

4 S BRIGHTON SEMINOLE RE     GLADES              S-71          7.27
27.03  -81.07

8 NNW BRIGHTON SEMINOLE      GLADES              S75WX         7.18
27.18  -81.13

PALMDALE                     GLADES                            6.37
26.94  -81.31

2 SSW BUCKHEAD RIDGE         GLADES              S-127         6.61
27.12  -80.90

3 NW MOORE HAVEN             GLADES              S-47B         6.27
26.86  -81.14

6 W HARLEM                   HENDRY              CWEF1         9.17
26.74  -81.05

9 SW LION COUNTRY SAFARI     INLAND PALM BEACH   ENR301        7.52
26.60  -80.44

5 S HARLEM                   HENDRY              G-136         6.13
26.66  -80.95

8 E BELLE GLADE              INLAND PALM BEACH   S5AX          7.43
26.68  -80.54

6 WNW BIG CYPRESS RESERV     HENDRY              BCSI          6.59
26.32  -81.07

8 WSW BOYNTON BEACH          INLAND PALM BEACH   LXWS          7.04
26.50  -80.22

6 SE HENDRY CORRECTIONAL     EASTERN COLLIER     SIXL3         6.32
26.24  -81.14

1 W NORTH PALM BEACH         COASTAL PALM BEACH  S-44          6.99
26.82  -80.08

IMMOKALEE                    COLLIER                           9.11
26.42  -81.44

2 NNE KERI                   HENDRY              OKALN         8.45
26.63  -81.38

7 E FELDA                    HENDRY              OKALS         8.94
26.53  -81.32

PALMDALE                     GLADES                            6.37
26.94  -81.31

2 SSW ORTONA                 GLADES              S-78          9.18
26.79  -81.31

4 E QUAIL CREEK ESTATES      EASTERN COLLIER     951EXT        8.68
26.30  -81.68

3 SE QUAIL CREEK ESTATES     EASTERN COLLIER     COCO3         9.77
26.27  -81.71

6 W NORTH BLOCKS GOLDEN      EASTERN COLLIER     GOLDF2        9.87
26.23  -81.63

1 W BELLE MEADE              WESTERN COLLIER     ROOK          7.71
26.05  -81.71

AVE MARIA                    COLLIER             SILVER        6.44
26.30  -81.44

3 SSW QUAIL CREEK ESTATE     WESTERN COLLIER     FL-CR-4       5.11
26.26  -81.75

1 ENE PEMBROKE PINES         METRO BROWARD       FL-BW-4       5.64
26.01  -80.33

1 SW COOPER CITY             METRO BROWARD       FL-BW-2       3.52
26.05  -80.28

1 N CORAL SPRINGS            METRO BROWARD       FL-BW-9       5.83
26.28  -80.27

2 ENE PARKLAND               METRO BROWARD       FL-BW-19      5.63
26.32  -80.20

2 NNW MIAMI LAKES            METRO MIAMI DADE    FL-MD-6       4.00
25.94  -80.32

1 ENE LITTLE HAITI           COASTAL MIAMI DADE  FL-MD-2       3.87
25.84  -80.18

1 E PERRINE                  COASTAL MIAMI DADE  FL-MD-17      3.98
25.62  -80.33

3 SSE KENDALE LAKES          INLAND MIAMI DADE   FL-MD-3       3.90
25.67  -80.41

4 WSW BOYNTON BEACH          METRO PALM BEACH    FL-PB-7       9.51
26.51  -80.14

1 S FLORIDA GARDENS          METRO PALM BEACH    FL-PB-12      8.85
26.60  -80.17

2 WNW JUPITER FARMS          INLAND PALM BEACH   FL-PB-5       6.27
26.94  -80.23

1 NNE LAKE WORTH             COASTAL PALM BEACH  FL-PB-13      7.01
26.63  -80.07

REMARKS:


D. INLAND FLOODING...
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MIAMI DADE...MOSTLY LOCAL MINOR FLOODING

BROWARD...MOSTLY LOCAL MINOR FLOODING

PALM BEACH...SIGNIFICANT STREET AND NEIGHBORHOOD FLOODING, PRIMARILY
OVER EASTERN METRO AREAS FROM BOYNTON BEACH NORTH THROUGH JUPITER
AREA.

GLADES...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN MUSE AND MOORE HAVEN AREAS WHERE
STANDING WATER DAMAGED AND THREATENED DOZENS OF HOMES. AN ESTIMATED
37 HOMES IN GLADES COUNTY DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS. BUCKHEAD RIDGE,
PALMDALE AND LAKEPORT AREAS SAW LESS SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER.

HENDRY...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN FELDA WHERE AN ESTIMATED 9-10
INCHES OF RAIN FELL. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN MONTURA IN NORTHEASTERN
HENDRY COUNTY WHERE WATER COVERED LOCAL ROADS FOR SEVERAL DAYS
FOLLOWING THE STORM. NO KNOWN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM WATER.

COLLIER...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OBSERVED IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES AND
IMMOKALEE AREAS, MAINLY FROM STANDING WATER FOLLOWING THE STORM`S
PASSAGE.

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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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MIAMI-DADE     G VIRGINIA KEY      1.13   3.50  19/0318    MINOR

COLLIER        G NAPLES            1.29   3.51  19/1842 MODERATE


REMARKS:


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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WELLINGTON                   PALM BEACH       19/0530          EF2
26.66  -80.26

TORNADO MOVED NORTHWEST ACROSS WELLINGTON, CAUSING MOSTLY EF1 DAMAGE
EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED EF2 DAMAGE - WINDS AROUND 115 MPH - AT EQUINE
CLINIC. DAMAGE PATH 2.75 MILES LONG AND 70 TO 80 YARDS WIDE. MANY
TREES DOWN AND TILE ROOFS STRIPPED CLEAN. DAMAGE ESTIMATES $1.25
MILLION.

HALLANDALE BEACH             BROWARD          18/2130          EF0
25.99  -80.14

SMALL TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY IN HALLANDALE BEACH AREA SOUTH OF
HALLANDALE BEACH BOULEVARD AND EAST OF I-95. DAMAGE MAINLY TO TREES
AND SCREENED PORCH ENCLOSURES. DAMAGE PATH 0.2 MILES AND WIDTH 20-30
YARDS. ESTIMATED WINDS 65 MPH.



G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY...
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COUNTY            DEATHS           INJURIES             EVACUATIONS
DESCRIPTION
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MIAMI-DADE           0                 0

ONLY MINOR IMPACTS NOTED. TROPICAL STORM SUSTAINED WINDS CONFINED TO
IMMEDIATE COASTAL LOCATIONS AS WELL AS FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
COUNTY. WIND DAMAGE MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF DOWNED TREES AND TREE
BRANCHES. ALMOST 16,000 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER, BUT OUTAGES WERE
RELATIVE BRIEF IN DURATION.

BROWARD              0                 1

ONLY MINOR DAMAGE NOTED. TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS
CONFINED TO IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS. WIND DAMAGE MAINLY IN THE FORM
OF DOWNED TREES AND TREE BRANCHES. APPROXIMATELY 7,000 CUSTOMERS
LOST POWER, BUT OUTAGES WERE RELATIVELY BRIEF IN DURATION. ONE
INJURY ON FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH WHERE KITE BOARDER LOST CONTROL
DURING TROPICAL STORM FORCE SQUALLS AND SLAMMED INTO BUILDING ON
A1A. SMALL TORNADO AFFECTED HALLANDALE BEACH, WITH ONLY MINOR
SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE NOTED.

PALM BEACH           0                 0

MAJOR IMPACTS FROM STORM RAINFALL/FLOODING AND TORNADO. A TOTAL OF 7
TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER EASTERN METRO SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY,
PRIMARILY FROM BOYNTON BEACH NORTH. AS A RESULT, A FEW AREAS SAW
MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING, MAINLY IN THE JUPITER AREA.
TORNADO IN WELLINGTON CAUSED ABOUT $1.25 MILLION IN DAMAGE. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS IN PAHOKEE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO CITY HALL AND
OTHER BUILDINGS, WITH DAMAGE ESTIMATES OF OVER $1 MILLION. AN
ESTIMATED 16,000 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER DURING THE EVENT. MODERATE
BEACH EROSION WAS OBSERVED OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN COUNTY BEACHES.

COLLIER              0                 0

MAIN IMPACTS WERE FROM WINDS AND RAINFALL FLOODING. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS WERE FELT OVER MOST OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
COUNTY AS THE CENTER OF FAY MADE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE ROMANO AND
CONTINUED NORTH-NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GOLDEN GATE ESTATES AND
IMMOKALEE AREAS. WIND DAMAGE PRIMARILY TO TREES AND OTHER
VEGETATION. RAINFALL OF 7 TO 9 INCHES IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES AND
IMMOKALEE AREAS PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER, BUT NO MAJOR
STRUCTURES WERE AFFECTED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WAS OBSERVED AT
NAPLES BEACH, AND STORM TIDES OF JUST OVER A FEET ABOVE NORMAL WERE
OBSERVED AT NAPLES BEACH. STORM TIDE NEAR EVERGLADES CITY WAS
ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET, OR 2-3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL BASED ON
MEDIA AND EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS OF FLOODING IN EVERGLADES CITY
AND CHOKOLOSKEE. ALMOST 35,000 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER THROUGHOUT
COLLIER COUNTY.

HENDRY               0                 0

MAJOR STORM IMPACTS WERE FROM RAINFALL FLOODING, WHICH WAS
SIGNIFICANT IN THE FELDA AND MONTURA AREAS. SOME FLOODING WAS ALSO
NOTED IN CLEWISTON AND LABELLE, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS AREAS TO THE
SOUTH AND EAST. MAXIMUM RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGED FROM ABOUT 10 INCHES
IN FELDA TO AS MUCH AS 12-15 INCHES IN THE MONTURA AREA. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS AFFECTED MUCH THE COUNTY FROM FELDA
NORTHEAST THROUGH PIONEER AND JUST WEST OF CLEWISTON, WITH MINOR
DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES AS WELL AS DOWNED TREES AS THE MAIN WIND
IMPACTS.

GLADES               0                 0

MAIN IMPACTS IN GLADES COUNTY FROM RAINFALL FLOODING AND WINDS.
HEAVIEST RAINS FELL IN THE MOORE HAVEN AREA, WHERE A MAXIMUM STORM
TOTAL OF 16.17 INCHES WAS RECORDED. SIGNIFICANT STREET AND ROAD
FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY, WITH SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES AS A
RESULT. WESTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY, PRIMARILY IN THE MUSE
COMMUNITY, EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING FROM STANDING WATER
RESULTING FROM A COMBINATION OF STORM RAINFALL AND SATURATED
CONDITIONS FROM PREVIOUS RAINS. ABOUT 40 HOMES WERE DAMAGED FROM
WATER INTRUSION, MAINLY IN MUSE. FISHEATING CREEK SURPASSED FLOOD
STAGE 3 DAYS AFTER THE STORM, REACHING A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 7.74 FEET
ON AUGUST 22. NO MAJOR FLOODING FROM THE RIVER WAS OBSEVED.

MAINLAND MONROE      0                 0

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AFFECTED MOST OF MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY,
WITH OBSERVING SITE AT FLAMINGO RECORDING A PEAK WIND GUST OF 52
KNOTS...60 MPH. NO DAMAGE REPORTED IN FLAMINGO.

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Legend:
I-Incomplete Data
E-Estimated

ROB MOLLEDA






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