Charley Advisories

[cape_escape]

Where did Camille strike, and what year? I think I've heard of it before, but a bit clouded on it.

[vbhoutex]

Where did Camille strike, and what year? I think I've heard of it before, but a bit clouded on it.

Camille struck the Mississippi Coast at Bay St. Louis on August 17, 1969. Official sustained winds recorded were in the 190 mph range if I remember correctly and a gust to 220 mph was recorded at Kessler Air force Base near Biloxi. There are other threads in this forum about it since it was just the 35th Anniversary.

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic ... ht=camille

[Huckster]

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NOUS42 KMLB 170312
PNSMLB

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1110 PM EDT MON AUG 16 2004


SOME PRELIMINARY PEAK SUSTAINED WINDS/GUSTS (MPH) FROM HURRICANE
CHARLEY:

ASOS/AWOS

SUS DAY/TIME GUST DAY/TIME
KDAB 200/55 13/1153PM 200/70 13/1153PM (FAILED)

KSFB 120/72 13/1010PM 120/92 13/1009PM

KORL 130/66 13/0934PM 120/85 13/0929PM (FAILED)

KMCO 160/77 13/0917PM 120/105 13/0905PM

KISM NA/61 13/0835PM NA/75 13/0835PM (AWOS III/FAILED)

KISM N/A N/A NA/135 N/A (ATCT WIND EQUIP - PK
WIND DIAL READ 117KT)

KLEE 020/29 13/0935PM 030/39 13/0934PM (FAILED)

KCOF 150/32 13/0844PM 150/50 13/0844PM

KMLB 180/33 13/0856PM 180/45 13/1022PM (LAST OF SEVERAL)

KVRB 180/26 13/0936PM 170/35 13/0915PM

KFPR 140/24 13/0310PM 170/30 13/0913PM

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CAPE CANAVERAL AFS MESONET TWR #22 (MOSQUITO LAGOON)

SUS DAY/TIME GUST DAY/TIME
TWR 22 150/60 34/1045PM 150/86 13/1110PM
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FLORIDA AUTOMATED WEATHER NETWORK (FAWN MESONET) SITES:

SUS TIME
APOPKA 350/56 14/0845PM
FORT PIERCE 180/31 12/0900PM
KENANSVILLE 160/43 13/0715PM (FAILED)
OKAHUMPKA 310/31 13/0915PM
PIERSON 010/24 13/1000PM
UMATILLA
TAVARES

WFO MLB 180/35 180/49 13/0932PM


THIS LIST WILL BE UPDATED AS ADDTIONAL OBSERVATIONAL DATA IS
COMPILED.


CRISTALDI

http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/ ... 81703.KMLB

That is the address where I got this information, but, for some reason, I can't seem to get it to work now. Anyway, have to wonder about the accuracy of that 117kt/135mph wind gust from Kissimmee. [/list]

[vbhoutex]

It is probably me and my bad eyes, but where do you see a 117kt/135mph gust at Kissimme?

[CaluWxBill]

It is probably me and my bad eyes, but where do you see a 117kt/135mph gust at Kissimme?

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KISM N/A N/A NA/135 N/A (ATCT WIND EQUIP - PK
WIND DIAL READ 117KT)

[Josephine96]

I noticed that too.. It could have happened.. Charley was definitely a potent storm..

[CaluWxBill]

Huckster next time use Code instead of quote, this should make it easier to understand.

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323
NOUS42 KMLB 170312
PNSMLB

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE                                           
1110 PM EDT MON AUG 16 2004


SOME PRELIMINARY PEAK SUSTAINED WINDS/GUSTS (MPH) FROM HURRICANE
CHARLEY:

ASOS/AWOS

        SUS     DAY/TIME    GUST    DAY/TIME
KDAB  200/55   13/1153PM   200/70   13/1153PM (FAILED)

KSFB  120/72   13/1010PM   120/92   13/1009PM

KORL  130/66   13/0934PM   120/85   13/0929PM (FAILED)

KMCO  160/77   13/0917PM   120/105  13/0905PM

KISM   NA/61   13/0835PM    NA/75   13/0835PM (AWOS III/FAILED)

KISM   N/A         N/A      NA/135     N/A     (ATCT WIND EQUIP - PK
                                                WIND DIAL READ 117KT)

KLEE  020/29   13/0935PM    030/39  13/0934PM (FAILED)

KCOF  150/32   13/0844PM    150/50  13/0844PM

KMLB  180/33   13/0856PM    180/45  13/1022PM  (LAST OF SEVERAL)

KVRB  180/26   13/0936PM    170/35  13/0915PM

KFPR  140/24   13/0310PM    170/30  13/0913PM

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CAPE CANAVERAL AFS MESONET TWR #22 (MOSQUITO LAGOON)

        SUS      DAY/TIME    GUST    DAY/TIME
TWR 22 150/60   34/1045PM   150/86  13/1110PM
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FLORIDA AUTOMATED WEATHER NETWORK (FAWN MESONET) SITES:

              SUS     TIME
APOPKA       350/56   14/0845PM
FORT PIERCE  180/31   12/0900PM
KENANSVILLE  160/43   13/0715PM                 (FAILED)
OKAHUMPKA    310/31   13/0915PM
PIERSON      010/24   13/1000PM
UMATILLA
TAVARES     

WFO MLB      180/35    180/49       13/0932PM


THIS LIST WILL BE UPDATED AS ADDTIONAL OBSERVATIONAL DATA IS
COMPILED.


CRISTALDI





[DESTRUCTION5]

These videos are freightning to look at too me..I was in Andrew in Homestead and this was DeJa Vu all over again...The thought of my walls coming down on me while sitting in my hallway is something i can never forget..

[cape_escape]

Thank you for the link to the post. That is horrifying! I would have been a baby at the time, and I hope to never have to live through such an experience!

[cape_escape]

How would I go about finding out what the wnd reports were for Cape Coral? They said on the news that they were Cat 2 winds at least, and I heard themention of 90-100 MPH with higher gusts.

[HurricaneGirl]

Very scary stuff!! Those guys are crazy!

[SouthernWx]

How would I go about finding out what the wnd reports were for Cape Coral? They said on the news that they were Cat 2 winds at least, and I heard themention of 90-100 MPH with higher gusts.

Lee and Charlotte county are located in the Tampa (KTBW) county warning area....so that office would be the one to issue the same type information.

I'm also awaiting the Public Information Statement from the KTBW forecast office regarding Charley's peak winds and tides in their CWA. Here's the url to their website..
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tbw

[rtd2]

because it shows the awesome force of these storms ....I know peoples homes got destroyed but I'd rather watch some thing like this get blowed away over a house! note on the video I know these type structures usually are the first to go but this seems to be a very large well built structure that gets picked apart like buzzards on road kill....enjoy! you can tell when the eyewall arrives

http://www.mthurricane.com/Hurricane_Ch ... _Media.wmv

[michaelwmoss]

I could only imagine how far The Science Of Studying Hurricanes would have went if we had With Charley (Observers and Technology) at the time of Camille

[Huckster]

Thanks Calu, next time will do. I even confused myself with that format.

[KWT]

It's impressive to see such sturctures like that just come falling.

amazing thing Hurricanes are,and dangerous too.

[clearwater]

I can't say what damaged what, but I do know that it seemed like we were getting another "tornado watch" announcement in Pinellas county every five minutes.

And I definitely had the feeling in Wauchula there was tornado damage (as others have mentioned, because of the damage pattern), but I don't know how accurate that feeling is.

[clearwater]

An amusing little story of using Charley lemons to make lemonade:

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ ... 00389/1004

[SouthernWx]

I found this quite interesting....especially a couple of peak gusts recorded from the Punta Gorda area....173 mph (150 kt) atop Charlotte Medical Center and 160 mph (139 kt) at Charlotte County airport (with both anemometers destroyed...so even higher gusts likely occurred).

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=TBWPSHTBW

[Guest]

interesting. They are still reporting in the damage though.