951 NOUS42 KTAE 070901 CCA PNSTAE FLZ015>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-GAZ120>131- 142>148-155>161-071800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 500 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2013 /400 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2013/ ...TROPICAL STORM ANDREA PRELIMINARY POST-STORM INFORMATION... A more complete Post Tropical Cyclone Report, issued under the PIL (PSHTAE), will be sent at a later time. This information should be considered preliminary. Tropical Storm Andrea formed at 6 PM EDT on Wednesday, June 5th about 320 miles SSW of Apalachicola, Florida. It then gradually gained strength as it tracked to the northeast toward the Big Bend region of Florida. The official landfall was reported by the National Hurricane Center to have occurred at 5:40 PM EDT on Thursday, June 6th. The landfall location was 10 miles south of Steinhatchee, Florida in Dixie County, at coordinates of 29.5N 83.4W. Maximum sustained winds at landfall were classified at 65 MPH by the National Hurricane Center - with the strongest winds in the storm probably just offshore in the northeast Gulf of Mexico. The minimum central pressure at landfall was 993 millibars (29.32 inches of mercury). Andrea was a relatively fast-moving tropical cyclone as it passed through our region. The main impacts were related to heavy rain and storm surge flooding near the coast. Because of the fast forward motion of the storm, heavy rainfall generally did not last long enough to produce notable inland flooding. Below is an accumulation of information about Andrea in our area. ----- RAINFALL TOTALS ----- 3.64" Carrabelle, FL (FAWN) 3.11" 4mi SW Carrabelle, FL (Private) 2.54" Panacea, FL (RAWS) 2.52" Perry-Foley Airport, FL (ASOS) 2.30" Sanborn, FL (RAWS) 2.24" Cross City Airport, FL (ASOS) 2.10" Sumatra, FL (RAWS) 1.98" Wilma, FL (RAWS) 1.92" NWS Tallahassee / FSU (NWS) 1.77" Tallahassee Airport, FL (ASOS) 1.66" Moody Air Force Base, GA (AWOS) 1.37" Apalachicola Airport, FL (ASOS) ----- HIGHEST WIND GUSTS ----- 54 MPH 89mi SSE of Apalachicola, FL (Buoy 42036) 54 MPH 23mi SSE of Apalachicola, FL (Tower, 115ft AGL) 49 MPH Alligator Point, FL 42 MPH St. George Island, FL 38 MPH Carrabelle, FL 36 MPH Keaton Beach, FL 36 MPH Cross City Airport, FL 36 MPH 99mi SSW of Panama City, FL (Buoy 42039) 32 MPH Perry-Foley Airport, FL 32 MPH Apalachicola Airport, FL 31 MPH Tallahassee Airport, FL 31 MPH NWS Tallahassee / Florida State University The peak wind at Cedar Key, Florida (just south of Dixie County into Levy County, and just outside our area) was 56 MPH. A tropical cyclone is considered a tropical storm when its maximum sustained winds are between 39 and 73 MPH. ----- STORM SURGE ----- We do not currently have any direct storm surge or coastal flooding reports from Taylor or Dixie counties. However, just south of Dixie County, the Cedar Key tidal gage measured a water level that was as high as 4.55 feet above the expected water level. This is considered the "storm surge". The Apalachicola tidal Gage measured a water level as high as 1.42 feet above the expected water level. ----- TROPICAL CYCLONE HISTORY FACTS ----- The most recent tropical cyclones to pass within 50 miles of Steinhatchee, Florida - basically encompassing Taylor, Dixie, and Lafayette counties - are as follows. An asterisk (*) indicates that the given storm made a landfall in Taylor County or Dixie County. The maximum winds listed are for the storm while its center was within 50 miles of Steinhatchee. *Andrea (2013) Tropical Storm, 65 mph max winds *Debby (2012) Tropical Storm, 40 mph max winds Fay (2008) Tropical Storm, 50 mph max winds *Alberto (2006) Tropical Storm, 50 mph max winds Frances (2004) Tropical Storm, 65 mph max winds Jeanne (2004) Tropical Storm, 45 mph max winds *Gordon (2000) Tropical Storm, 65 mph max winds There have been 7 tropical storms that have passed within 50 miles of Steinhatchee in the past 14 years, with four of those storms making a landfall on the Taylor or Dixie County coasts. The last time that a tropical cyclone passed within 50 miles of Steinhatchee while at hurricane intensity was Hurricane Dora in 1964, which was crossing north Florida to the west from the Atlantic coast). Prior to that, it was the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane that hit the Florida Keys at much greater intensity (landfall in the Florida Big Bend as a Category 1 hurricane). ----- TROPICAL CYCLONE SEASONAL NOTES ----- June 1st is considered the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Andrea marks the fourth consecutive year in which there has been a tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin in the month of June. However, tropical cyclones do not always form in the Atlantic basin each June. The average date of the first named tropical cyclone in the entire Atlantic basin is July 9th, and the average date of the first hurricane is August 10th. Hurricane season in the Atlantic usually peaks from mid-August to late October. NOAA has predicted an active or extremely active hurricane season for 2013. The seasonal outlook that was released on May 23rd calls for a 70% likelihood of 13-20 named storms, of which 7-11 could become hurricanes. The next name on the Atlantic cyclone name list is "Barry". $$ LAMERS