MHX reports storm damage reports

[Stormsfury]

A. HIGHEST WINDS


LOCATION. TWO MINUTE SPEED(MPH). PEAK GUST. TIME(EDT)


FRYING PAN FPSN7 69 85 1449 (09/18/03)
CAPE LOOKOUT CLKN7 56 87 1223 (09/18/03)
DUCK DUCN7 69 92 1626 (09/18/03)
CHERRY POINT NKT 33 71 1418 (09/18/03)
MANTEO MQI 51 78 1443 (09/18/03)
NEW BERN 37 58 1608 (09/18/03)
GREENVILLE PGV 39 51 1455 (09/18/03)
NEW RIVER MCAS NCA 45 64 1156 (09/18/03)
WASHINGTON OCW 43 56 1403 (09/18/03)
NEWPORT MHX XX 53 1400 (09/18/03)


OTHER MEASURED PEAK GUST REPORTS(MPH). TIME(EDT)


OCRACOKE 105 1145 (09/18/03)
HARKERS ISLAND BRIDGE 98 1030 (09/18/03)
CAPE HATTERAS PIER 96 1146 (09/18/03)
PLYMOUTH 95 1405 (09/18/03)
CEDAR ISLAND 86 1040 (09/18/03)
TRENTON 80 1512 (09/18/03)

B. LOWEST PRESSURE...


LOCATION. ID. PRESSURE(INCHES). TIME(EDT)


DUCK DUCN7 29.07 1500 (09/18/03)
FRYING PAN FPSN7 29.33 1300 (09/18/03)
CAPE LOOKOUT CLKN7 28.49 1200 (09/18/03)
WASHINGTON OCW 28.45 1544 (09/18/03)
CHERRY POINT NKT 28.59 1440 (09/18/03)
NEWPORT MHX 28.61 1330 (09/18/03)
NEW RIVER NCA 28.99 1356 (09/18/03)
MANTEO MQI 29.01 1343 (09/18/03)

C. RAINFALL...


LOCATION. ID. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL(INCHES)

PERRYTOWN 6.23
HAVELOCK 6.05
NEWPORT MHX 5.87
GREENVILLE PGVN7 5.75
CHERRY POINT NKT 5.24
WILLIAMSTON 3.45
KINSTON 3.02
JACKSONVILLE 2.42
NEW RIVER 2.02
DUC COE PIER 4.72

D. STORM TIDES

THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES OCCURRED ACROSS THE LOWER REACHES
OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS WHERE WATERS LEVELS ROSE
FROM 6 TO 10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. CLUBFOOT CREEK ON THE LOWER
NEUSE ROSE TO 9.5 FEET, 1.5 FEET HIGHER THAN DURING HURRICANE
DENNIS IN 1999. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE HARLOWE
AREA IN CRAVEN COUNTY, AND IN THE TOWN OF ORIENTAL IN EASTERN
PAMLICO COUNTY. WATER LEVELS ROSE BETWEEN 6 AND 7 FEET ON THE
PAMLICO RIVER WITH FLOODING IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON. STORM
TIDES OF 6 TO 8 FEET OCCURRED ALONG THE OUTER BANKS WITH MAJOR
OCEAN OVERWASH. FLOODING ON OCRACOKE WAS SIGNIFICANT WITH WAIST
HIGH WATER IN MANY AREAS AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.

E. BEACH EROSION

MAJOR OCEAN OVERWASH AND BEACH EROSION DUE TO STORM SURGE AND
BATTERING WAVE ACTION OCCURRED ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH
CAROLINA. PIERS WERE DESTROYED IN RODANTHE ...AVALON ...AND
FRISCO. MOTELS IN HATTERAS VILLAGE WERE MOVED OFF THEIR FOUNDATIONS
AS WELL AS SOME HOMES. A 500 WIDE INLET WAS CARVED BETWEEN FRISCO
AND HATTERAS VILLAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 12. IN ADDITION...MANY SECTIONS
OF HIGHWAY 12 WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT OR COVERED WITH
DEBRIS SOUTHWARD TO OCRACOKE. FIFTEEN FOOT STRETCHES OF PAVEMENT ON
BOTH SIDES OF A BRIDGE NEAR OCRACOKE WERE WASHED AWAY. ALSO...A
BEACH ACCESS RAMP WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

F. FLOODING AND/OR FLASH FLOODING

OUTER RAINBANDS OF HURRICANE ISABEL BEGAN AFFECTING EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA DURING THE NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER 17TH. HEAVY RAINFALL
OCCURRED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON SEPTEMBER 18TH AS THE STORM MOVED
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. DOPPLER RADAR STORM TOTAL ESTIMATES
INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF 4 TO 7 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL OCCURRED IN CRAVEN...CARTERET...PAMLICO...HYDE...
WASHINGTON...AND PITT COUNTIES. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WERE ISSUED FOR
FOUR OF THESE COUNTIES ON SEPTEMBER 18TH WITH FLOODING OF STREETS
AND LOW LYING AREAS REPORTED.

G. TORNADOES

NO TORNADOES WERE REPORTED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

H. PRELIMINARY STORM EFFECTS

STORM SURGE AND WIND CAUSED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...ESPECIALLY ON THE OUTER BANKS. ASSESSMENTS
ARE ON GOING...CONSEQUENTLY...ONLY GENERAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
AT THIS TIME. NO DIRECT STORM RELATED FATALITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED
IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. ONE PERSON WAS KILLED TRYING TO RESTORE
ELECTRICITY IN CARTERET COUNTY. STORM SURGE AND BEACH EROSION
EFFECTS HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT IN OUTER BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES.
WIND AND WATER DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS WITH WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. THREE PIERS WERE DESTROYED. A LARGE 500
FOOT CUT OCCURRED ACROSS HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN FRISCO AND HATTERAS
VILLAGE. APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 HOMES ON THE OUTER BANKS HAVE BEEN
KNOCKED OFF THEIR PILINGS. SIGNIFICANT WATER LEVEL RISES ON THE
NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS HAVE RESULTED IN FLOODING OF MANY HOMES
ACROSS CRAVEN...EASTERN CARTERET...AND EASTERN PAMLICO COUNTIES.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF HURRICANE FORCE RESULTED IN NUMEROUS TRESS AND
POWER LINES DOWN WITH LOSS OF ELECTRICITY TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

COLE

[JetMaxx]

That's weird because 1) several meteorologists are reporting the 105 mph wind speed at Ocracoke was the limit of the EMA anemometer....and 2) there are several internet reports the storm surge on Hatteras Island was 10-11'....maybe MHX is not including the fact it occurred during high tide, which likely added 2-3' to those 6-8' reports (why hurricane Hugo's peak storm surge was 20' and not 17').

In any event, the storm surge damage from Rodanthe to Ocracoke was severe....the worst I've ever seen in that area.