000 ACUS74 KHGX 271846 PSHHOU PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT...HURRICANE CLAUDETTE... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 200 PM CDT WED AUGUST 27 2003 A. WIND DATA... HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT...IAH...ASOS 2-MINUTE....100 DEGREES 16 MPH AT 1444 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...120 DEGREES 23 MPH AT 1443 CDT JUL 15 2003 HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT...HOU...ASOS 2-MINUTE....070 DEGREES 30 MPH AT 0710 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...090 DEGREES 40 MPH AT 0604 CDT JUL 15 2003 GALVESTON...GLS...ASOS 2-MINUTE....100 DEGREES 44 MPH AT 0753 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...100 DEGREES 54 MPH AT 0749 CDT JUL 15 2003 ANGLETON...LBX...ASOS 2-MINUTE....100 DEGREES 33 MPH AT 1025 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...080 DEGREES 49 MPH AT 0831 CDT JUL 15 2003 LEAGUE CITY...HGX (NWS OFFICE) PEAK GUST...090 DEGREES 38 MPH AT 0530 CDT JUL 15 2003 JAMAICA BEACH COOP OBSERVER 2-MINUTE....090 DEGREES 41 MPH AT 0244 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...100 DEGREES 55 MPH AT 0248 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEARLAND...LVJ...ASOS 2-MINUTE....090 DEGREES 31 MPH AT 0539 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...080 DEGREES 39 MPH AT 0538 CDT JUL 15 2003 PALACIOS...PSX...ASOS 2-MINUTE....360 DEGREES 30 MPH AT 0653 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...360 DEGREES 40 MPH AT 0653 CDT JUL 15 2003 NOTE: DATA FROM PALACIOS AFTER 0700 CDT WAS UNAVAILABLE. BAY CITY...BYY...AWOS 2-MINUTE....050 DEGREES 41 MPH AT 0928 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...040 DEGREES 58 MPH AT 0908 CDT JUL 15 2003 EAGLE POINT (PORTS - NOAA/NOS) 2-MINUTE....078 DEGREES 43 MPH AT 0548 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...087 DEGREES 53 MPH AT 0424 CDT JUL 15 2003 MORGANS POINT (PORTS - NOAA/NOS) 2-MINUTE....111 DEGREES 45 MPH AT 0648 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...111 DEGREES 53 MPH AT 0648 CDT JUL 15 2003 PLEASURE PIER (PORTS - NOAA/NOS) 2-MINUTE....067 DEGREES 47 MPH AT 0318 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...056 DEGREES 58 MPH AT 0348 CDT JUL 15 2003 NORTH JETTY (PORTS - NOAA/NOS) 2-MINUTE....076 DEGREES 46 MPH AT 0330 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...076 DEGREES 58 MPH AT 0330 CDT JUL 15 2003 WEST BAY (PORTS - TCOONS) 2-MINUTE....074 DEGREES 45.5 MPH AT 0800 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...074 DEGREES 57.9 MPH AT 0800 CDT JUL 15 2003 EAST MATAGORDA BAY (PORTS - TCOONS) 2-MINUTE....073 DEGREES 58.2 MPH AT 1000 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...073 DEGREES 81.9 MPH AT 1000 CDT JUL 15 2003 BUOY 42035 2-MINUTE....080 DEGREES 43 MPH AT 0200 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...080 DEGREES 56 MPH AT 0200 CDT JUL 15 2003 BUOY 42019 2-MINUTE....250 DEGREES 54 MPH AT 0600 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST...250 DEGREES 69 MPH AT 0600 CDT JUL 15 2003 SH 146 AT KEMAH (DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION) 2-MINUTE....078 DEGREES 53.7 MPH AT 0330 CDT JUL 15 2003 SH 36 AT BRAZOS (DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION) 2-MINUTE....106 DEGREES 43.3 MPH AT 0930 CDT JUL 15 2003 GALVESTON CAUSEWAY (DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION) 2-MINUTE....106 DEGREES 42.8 MPH AT 0600 CDT JUL 15 2003 CLEAR CREEK AT 2ND OUTLET (DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION) 2-MINUTE....118 DEGREES 40.0 MPH AT 0900 CDT JUL 15 2003 HARTMAN (DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION) 2-MINUTE....112 DEGREES 39.0 MPH AT 0700 CDT JUL 15 2003 PRIMARY 10-METER TOWER (SOUTH TEXAS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT) 1 HOUR AVERAGE...23.2 DEGREES 33.7 MPH AT 0800 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST........23.2 DEGREES 72.6 MPH AT 0800 CDT JUL 15 2003 PRIMARY 60-METER TOWER (SOUTH TEXAS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT) 1 HOUR AVERAGE...20.1 DEGREES 49.0 MPH AT 0800 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST........20.1 DEGREES 81.0 MPH AT 0800 CDT JUL 15 2003 BACKUP 10-METER TOWER (SOUTH TEXAS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT) 1 HOUR AVERAGE...38.7 DEGREES 51.7 MPH AT 0900 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEAK GUST........80.7 DEGREES 85.6 MPH AT 1000 CDT JUL 15 2003 NOTE: DATA WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE PRIMARY TOWERS AT THE SOUTH TEXAS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BETWEEN 0900 AND 1300 CDT. B. LOWEST PRESSURE... HOUSTON INTER. AIRPORT...IAH...1011.8 MB AT 0453 CDT JUL 15 2003 HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT....HOU...1010.6 MB AT 0653 CDT JUL 15 2003 GALVESTON................GLS...1008.7 MB AT 0552 CDT JUL 15 2003 ANGLETON.................LBX...1005.6 MB AT 0753 CDT JUL 15 2003 PEARLAND.................LVJ...1010.0 MB AT 0553 CDT JUL 15 2003 PALACIOS.................PSX...1003.1 MB AT 0653 CDT JUL 15 2003 JAMAICA BEACH..........JBHT2...1008.0 MB AT 0715 CDT JUL 15 2003 BAY CITY.................BYY...1002.1 MB AT 0848 CDT JUL 15 2003 BUOY 42035.....................1008.0 MB AT 0400 CDT JUL 15 2003 BUOY 42019..................... 990.9 MB AT 0400 CDT JUL 15 2003 EAGLE POINT....................1008.8 MB AT 0424 CDT JUL 15 2003 MORGANS POINT..................1010.0 MB AT 0612 CDT JUL 15 2003 PLEASURE PIER..................1007.4 MB AT 0324 CDT JUL 15 2003 NORTH JETTY....................1007.9 MB AT 0530 CDT JUL 15 2003 WEST BAY.......................1004.5 MB AT 0600 CDT JUL 15 2003 EAST MATAGORDA BAY............. N/A NOTE: DATA FROM PALACIOS AFTER 0700 CDT WAS UNAVAILABLE. C. RAINFALL... MAX RAIN TOTALS IN 1, 6, 12, AND 24 HR PERIODS HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT...1 HR...0.18 IN AT 2200 UTC JUL 14 2003 6 HR...0.41 IN AT 1700 UTC JUL 15 2003 12 HR...0.45 IN AT 1700 UTC JUL 15 2003 24 HR...0.46 IN AT 0500 UTC JUL 16 2003 MONDAY (07/14) RAINFALL....0.18 IN TUESDAY (07/15) RAINFALL...0.46 IN HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT..............1 HR...0.25 IN AT 1200 UTC JUL 15 2003 6 HR...0.85 IN AT 1400 UTC JUL 15 2003 12 HR...1.10 IN AT 1900 UTC JUL 15 2003 24 HR...1.10 IN AT 0500 UTC JUL 16 2003 MONDAY (07/14) RAINFALL....TRACE TUESDAY (07/15) RAINFALL...1.10 IN GALVESTON..........................1 HR...0.56 IN AT 0900 UTC JUL 15 2003 6 HR...1.60 IN AT 1000 UTC JUL 15 2003 12 HR...1.91 IN AT 1600 UTC JUL 15 2003 24 HR...1.91 IN AT 1600 UTC JUL 15 2003 MONDAY (07/14) RAINFALL....0.23 IN TUESDAY (07/15) RAINFALL...1.78 IN ANGLETON...........................1 HR...0.47 IN AT 0500 UTC JUL 15 2003 6 HR...1.67 IN AT 1400 UTC JUL 15 2003 12 HR...2.44 IN AT 1700 UTC JUL 15 2003 24 HR...2.60 IN AT 0500 UTC JUL 16 2003 MONDAY (07/14) RAINFALL....TRACE TUESDAY (07/15) RAINFALL...2.60 IN PEARLAND...........................1 HR...0.35 IN AT 1100 UTC JUL 15 2003 6 HR...1.20 IN AT 1300 UTC JUL 15 2003 12 HR...1.66 IN AT 0600 UTC JUL 15 2003 24 HR...1.66 IN AT 0500 UTC JUL 16 2003 MONDAY (07/14) RAINFALL....TRACE TUESDAY (07/15) RAINFALL...1.66 IN PALACIOS...........................1 HR...0.18 IN AT 1153 UTC JUL 15 2003 6 HR...0.52 IN AT 1153 UTC JUL 15 2003 12 HR...0.54 IN AT 1153 UTC JUL 15 2003 24 HR...0.54 IN AT 1153 UTC JUL 16 2003 MONDAY (07/14) RAINFALL....TRACE TUESDAY (07/15) RAINFALL...0.54 IN JAMAICA BEACH COOP OBSERVER.......1 HR...0.56 IN AT 0900 UTC JUL 15 2003 6 HR...1.56 IN AT 1200 UTC JUL 15 2003 12 HR...2.28 IN AT 1600 UTC JUL 15 2003 24 HR...2.38 IN AT 2300 UTC JUL 15 2003 MONDAY (07/14) RAINFALL....0.23 IN TUESDAY (07/15) RAINFALL...2.26 IN BAY CITY.........................1 HR...0.35 IN AT 1500 UTC JUL 15 2003 6 HR...1.12 IN AT 1800 UTC JUL 15 2003 12 HR...1.57 IN AT 2300 UTC JUL 15 2003 24 HR...1.67 IN AT 0000 UTC JUL 16 2003 MONDAY (07/14) RAINFALL....0.00 IN TUESDAY (07/15) RAINFALL...1.67 IN LEAGUE CITY (NWS OFFICE)..........24 HR...2.21 IN AT 0600 UTC JUL 16 2003 MONDAY (07/14) RAINFALL....0.05 IN TUESDAY (07/15) RAINFALL...2.21 IN NOTE: DATA FROM PALACIOS AFTER 0700 CDT WAS UNAVAILABLE. NWS COOPERATIVE AND MESONET RAINFALL REPORTS... 24 HOUR RAIN TOTALS ENDING AT 7 TO 8 AM ON TUESDAY JULY 15 2003... LOCATION RAINFALL GALVESTON CG STATION 3.70 HOU-IH 45 GALVESTON CAUSEWAY 2.95 FRIENDSWOOD - COWART CK 1.06 NASSAU BAY - CLEAR CK 1.06 HOU - CLEAR CK @ BAY AREA BLVD 1.03 SEABROOK-TAYLOR LAKE@NASA RD 1 0.86 WEBSTER-ARMAND BAYOU@NASA 1 0.83 LA PORTE-LITTLE CEDAR BYU@8TH 0.75 HOU-HORSEPEN CK@BAY AREA BLVD 0.63 PEARLAND-CLEAR CK@TELEPHONE RD 0.59 BAYTOWN - SEWAGE PLANT 0.58 HOU-BEAMER DITCH @ HUGHES RD 0.51 PASADENA - MIDDLE BAYOU@GENOA 0.51 NWS COOPERATIVE AND MESONET RAINFALL REPORTS... 24 HOUR RAIN TOTALS ENDING AT 7 TO 8 AM ON WEDNESDAY JULY 16 2003... LOCATION RAINFALL EDNA 3.48 HOU-GOOSE CK @ BAKER RD 2.79 HOU-CARPENTERS BAYOU @ US 90 2.56 COLORADO RIVER NR LANE CITY 2.32 NEW CANEY 2.28 CLODINE 2.21 FREEPORT/DOW CHEM 2.00 WHARTON 1.85 WHARTON - COLORADO RIVER 1.63 PASADENA - VINCE BAYOU 1.57 EGYPT - LAKE CREEK 1.10 HOUSTON WESTBURY 1.10 HOU-HUNTING BAYOU @ E LOOP 610 1.06 LA PORTE-VINCE BAYOU @ BLTWY 8 0.98 CONROE 7W - LAKE CONROE 0.87 GARWOOD - COLORADO RIVER 0.87 LIBERTY 0.87 RICHMOND - BRAZOS RIVER 0.80 FRIENDSWOOD - MARY'S CK 0.79 HOU-GREENS BYU@MT HOUSTON PKWY 0.79 LA PORTE-BIG ISLAND SLOUGH 0.78 HOU-CARPENTERS BAYOU @ IH 10 0.75 HOU-CHUGGER CREEK @ WINDSONG 0.75 HOU-HUNTING BAYOU@LOCKWOOD DR 0.74 SUGAR LAND MNCPL AIRPORT 0.73 HOU-SH 288 @ MACGREGOR 0.70 BAYTOWN - SEWAGE PLANT 0.66 CROSBY 0.63 HOU-BUFFALO BAYOU@WEST BELT DR 0.63 HOU-GREENS BAYOU @ LEY RD 0.63 EAST BERNARD-SAN BERNARD RVR 0.61 SPLENDORA - CANEY CK 0.59 HOU-CLEAR CK @ FM 528 0.56 HOU-BERRY BAYOU @ FOREST OAKS 0.55 HUMBLE - SAN JACINTO RIVER 0.55 ADDICKS DAM 0.51 HOU-BUFFALO BAYOU @ US 90 0.51 CONROE-MONTGOMERY CO AIRPORT 0.50 KATY 0.50 D. STORM SURGE... MAXIMUM TIDE READINGS... EAGLE POINT................4.88 FT MLLW AT 0912 CDT JUL 15 2003 MORGANS POINT..............5.87 FT MLLW AT 1006 CDT JUL 15 2003 PLEASURE PIER..............7.56 FT MLLW AT 0554 CDT JUL 15 2003 NORTH JETTY................5.77 FT MLLW AT 0654 CDT JUL 15 2003 CLEAR CREEK@SEABROOK.......5.67 FT MLLW AT 1300 CDT JUL 15 2003 FREEPORT@BRAZOS LEVEE......6.99 FT MLLW AT 0718 CDT JUL 15 2003 PIER 21....................5.25 FT MLLW AT 0642 CDT JUL 15 2003 SAN LUIS PASS.............. N/A RAWLINGS BAIT CAMP.........3.40 FT MLLW AT 0600 CDT JUL 15 2003 ROLL OVER PASS.............3.69 FT MLLW AT 1200 CDT JUL 15 2003 JAMAICA BEACH..............5.70 FT MLLW AT 1100 CDT JUL 15 2003 COLORADO RIVER LOCKS......~8.00 FT MLLW @ MATAGORDA TAKEN FROM HIGH WATER MARK IN BOAT HOUSE SARGENT.......................~8.00 FT MSL 1015 CDT JUL 15 TRINITY RIVER AT WALLISVILLE...4.66 FT MSL 1430 CDT JUL 15 GOOSE CREEK NR BAYTOWN.........7.51 FT MSL 1010 CDT JUL 15 NASSAU BAY.....................5.37 FT MSL 1107 CDT JUL 15 PORT OF HOUSTON TURNING BASIN..7.40 FT MSL 0900 CDT JUL 15 CLEAR LAKE SECOND OUTFLOW......5.94 FT MSL 1030 CDT JUL 15 GALVESTON BAY @ MOSES LAKE.....4.90 FT MSL 1100 CDT JUL 15 HIGHLAND BAYOU NEAR HITCHCOCK..5.77 FT MSL 1200 CDT JUL 15 HIGHLAND BAYOU DIVERSION CHANEL 6.15 FT MSL 1200 CDT JUL 15 LAMARQUE LEVEE PUMP STATION....5.00 FT MSL 1030 CDT JUL 15 FREEPORT.......................6.89 FT MSL 0630 CDT JUL 15 BRAZOS RIVER AT GIWW FLOOD GATES NEAR FREEPORT WEST RIVER................6.44 FT MSL 1100 CDT JUL 15 EAST RIVER................8.15 FT MSL 0700 CDT JUL 15 COLORADO RIVER BYPASS CHANNEL NEAR MATAGORDA............5.56 FT MSL 1615 CDT JUL 15 WEST BAY.......................17.63 FT ABOVE STATION DATUM 0800 CDT JUL 15 2003 EAST MATAGORDA BAY.............12.67 FT ABOVE STATION DATUM 1100 CDT JUL 15 2003 E. BEACH EROSION...MAJOR BEACH EROSION FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT. LACK OF DUNES DUE TO TS FRANCES HAS LED TO MORE EROSION OF BEACHES. MANY BEACH FRONT HOMES ON WEST END OF GALVESTON ISLAND AND ALONG THE BEACH IN BRAZORIA COUNTY WERE LEFT IN FRONT OF THE DUNES ON THE BEACH.LARGE GEO TUBES ON GALVESTON ISLAND AND BOLIVER PENISULA DID REDUCE EROSION IN AREAS WHERE THEY WERE IN PLACE. MAJOR BEACH EROSION ALSO OCCURRED IN THE SARGENT AREA OF MATAGORDA COUNTY. FURTHER SOUTH ALONG MATAGORDA BEACH FRONT BEACH EROSION WAS SEVERE BUT LARGE DUNES PROTECTED PROPERTY. F. FLOODING...MOST FLOODING WAS FROM HIGH TIDES. COASTAL ROADS AND ROADS ALONG WEST SIDE OF GALVESTON BAY WERE UNDER WATER DUE TO TIDAL FLOODING BETWEEN 5 AND 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOW WATER. TIDES IN THE WEST MATAGORDA BAY AREA WERE MINIMAL. MUCH OF THE WATER WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE BAY AS THE STORM APPROACHED AND DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE TIME TO GENERATE A LARGE SURGE ONCE THE WINDS BECOME EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST. G. TORNADOES...ONE TORNADO (F1) IN PALACIOS DAMAGED SEVERAL BUILDINGS AT THE BAPTIST YOUTH CAMP. H. STORM EFFECTS... ...TOTAL DAMAGE...EXACT NUMBERS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. CHAMBERS COUNTY...LOWLAND FLOODING ON EASTERN SHORE OF GALVESTON BAY IN THE COMMUNITIES OF SMITH POINT...OAK ISLAND... WHITE HERON ESTATES...CEDAR POINT...AND BEACH CITY. HARRIS COUNTY...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG WESTERN SHORE OF GALVESTON BAY. (SEABROOK AND LA PORTE) GALVESTON COUNTY... SINGLE FAMILY HOMES...38 DESTROYED...25 MAJOR DAMAGE...964 MINOR DAMAGE. BUSINESS LOSSES...33 BUSINESSES AFFECTED...$970,000 TOTAL DAMAGE FROM PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (NON-INSURANCE)$8,320,271 BRAZORIA COUNTY... SINGLE FAMILY HOMES...DESTROYED...2 HOMES MAJOR DAMAGE...10 MINOR DAMAGE...39 BUSINESSES...$655,000 DESTROYED...2 MAJOR DAMAGE...9 TOTAL DAMAGE FROM PUBLIC ASSISTANCE(NON-INSURANCE) $1,278,650 MATAGORDA COUNTY... SINGLE FAMILY HOMES...DESTROYED...85 HOMES...75 MOBILE HOMES MAJOR DAMAGE..70 HOMES..26 MOBILE HOMES MINOR DAMAGE..105 HOMES..117 MOBILE HOMES BUSINESSES...52 DESTROYED OR MAJOR DAMAGE. 50 WITH MINOR DAMAGE TOTAL DAMAGE FROM PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (NON-INSURANCE) $716,300 JACKSON COUNTY... SINGLE FAMILY HOMES...DESTROYED...4 MAJOR DAMAGE...13 MINOR DAMAGE...38 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND NUMEROUS HOMES WITH DAMAGE TO ROOFS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. ONE BUSINESS RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE FROM WIND. ALL DAMAGE WAS WIND RELATED. TOTAL DAMAGE FROM PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (NON-INSURANCE) $593,860 ...TOTAL INJURIES...TWO ...TOTAL DEATHS...NONE STORM TOTAL DAMAGE REPORTED FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR 17 COUNTIES AFFECTED BY HURRICANE CLAUDETTE.......................$29,741,612 STORM TOTAL DAMAGE FROM INSURED LOSSES ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE COUNCIL OF TEXAS IS AN ESTIMATED $90,000,000. G. BLOOD/TRAPHAGAN/HAFELE $$