000 ACUS74 KLIX 272129 PSHLIX POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE RITA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 27 2005 THIS REPORT COVERS THE PERIOD SEPT 23-25 2005 WHEN HURRICANE RITA MOVED THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS OF SEPT 24. THIS DATA IS PRELIMINARY AND WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. A. HIGHEST WINDS... ASOS....2 MINUTE SUSTAINED WINDS LOCATION DIR/SPEED KT PASCAGOULA KPQL SUSTAINED 140/24 KT 09/24/2005 1837UTC PEAK 110/29 KT 09/23/2005 2007UTC 140/29 KT 09/24/2005 1848UTC BILOXI-KEESLER AFB SUSTAINED 130/25 KT 09/23/2005 1946UTC PEAK 130/45 KT 09/23/2005 1946UTC PEAK 130/45 KT 09/23/2005 1955UTC GULFPORT KGPT SUSTAINED 110/38 KT 09/23/2005 1952 UTC PEAK 120/45 KT 09/23/2005 1951 UTC SLIDELL KASD SUSTAINED 160/30 KT 09/24/2005 1838 UTC PEAK 160/38 KT 09/24/2005 1529 UTC NEW ORLEANS ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT KMSY SUSTAINED 120/30 KT 09/23/2005 1716 UTC SUSTAINED 170/30 KT 09/24/2005 1840 UTC PEAK 090/42 KT 09/23/2005 1738 UTC BELLE CHASE NAS KNBG SUSTAINED 100/18 KT 09/23/2005 1915 UTC PEAK 110/37 KT 09/24/2005 0915 UTC BATON ROUGE KBTR SUSTAINED 180/36 KT 09/24/2005 1643 UTC PEAK 090/46 KT 09/24/2005 0406 UTC PEAK 190/46 KT 09/24/2005 1548 UTC B. LOWEST PRESSURE PRES MB DATE/TIME UTC PASCAGOULA KPQL.........1008.8 09/23/2005 1938UTC BILOXI KEESLER KBIX.....1006.8 09/23/2005 1924UTC SLIDELL KASD............1005.1 09/23/2005 2141UTC BELLE CHAS NAS KNBG....1003.7 09/23/2005 2355UTC NEW ORLEANS KMSY........1002.4 09/23/2005 2153UTC BATON ROUGE KBTR........ 997.6 09/24/2005 0558UTC C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL RAINFALL DATA...24 HOUR TOTALS ENDING 120UTC 1200UTC 48 HOUR SEP 24 SEP 25 TOTALS ASOS SLIDELL KASD 0.62 0.02 0.64 N.O. ARMSTRONG INTL 2.06 0.01 2.07 BATON ROUGE KBTR 7.29 2.01 9.30 CO-OP OBSERVERS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ALGIERS 1.03 0.00 1.03 BAYOU SORREL LOCK 3.45 1.76 5.21 CONVENT 7.60 0.00 7.60 DONALDSONVILLE 3.50 1.13 3.63 LUTCHER 4.23 0.25 4.48 N.O AUDUBON PARK 1.49 0.80 2.29 RESERVE 4.54 0.12 4.66 EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE CONCORD 7.61 0.30 7.91 BATON ROUGE SHERWOOD 8.12 1.68 9.80 BAYOU MANCHAC 8.10 2.01 10.11 BOGALUSA 1.00 1.61 2.61 BRUSLY 5.72 0.19 5.91 CLINTON MM 1.56 DENHAM SPRINGS 5.46 MM FRANKLINTON 1.07 0.95 2.02 GONZALES MM 0.61 GREENWELL SPRINGS 4.36 1.20 5.56 JACKSON 4.45 MM KENTWOOD 1.78 MM LIVERPOOL 3.33 MM LIVINGSTON 5.34 1.60 6.94 OAKNOLIA 4.53 0.71 5.24 PLAQUEMINE 4.03 1.28 5.31 PONTCHATOULA 3.75 1.90 5.65 SLIDELL CITY 0.66 0.03 0.69 SELECTED AUTOMATED GAGES 5NE LAPLACE 12.43 0.19 12.42 GAGE IS LOCATED NEAR FRENIER ON SOUTHWEST SHORE OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.....STATION ID WSLL1. NEW ORLEANS CARROLTON 6.32 MM MM BATON ROUGE JOOR RD 5.47 0.88 6.35 HOLDEN 4.48 0.54 5.02 BAPTIST 4.54 0.24 4.78 D. STORM SURGE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN USGS MID LAKE PONTCH. 6.5 FT NGVD 09/24/2005 1930UTC LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES RIGOLETES-COE 4.48 FT NGVD 09/23.2005 1515UTC GAGE FAILED AROUND 1600UTC BARATARIA BAY N OF GRAND ISLE USGS 7.34 FT NGVD 09/24/2005 0600 UTC BAYOU BARATARIA LAFITTE USGS 5.80 FT NGVD 09/24/2005 1600 UTC GIWW AT HOUMA USGS 4.32 FT NGVD 09/25/2005 0830 UTC PT FOURCHON LA-NOAA 5.00 FT MLLW 09/24/2005 0700 UTC TIDE DATA DATUM REFERENCE MLLW - MEAN LOW LOW WATER NGVD - NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM E. BEACH EROSION NONE. F. FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING RIVER FLOODING...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING AT A FEW LOCATIONS CREST DATE AMITE/COMITE RIVER FRENCH SETTELEMENT FS 4.0 4.99 9/25/2005 TICKFAW RIVER KILLIAN FS 4.0 6.00EST 9/25/2005 JOURDAN RIVER KILN MS FS 6.0 6.26 9/24/2005 G. TORNADOES NO CONFIRMED TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. H. STORM EFFECT PRIMARY AFFECT WAS STORM SURGE FLOODING IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. HOUSES AND BUSINESSES WERE FLOODED IN LOW LYING COMMUNITIES ALONG BAYOUS IN SOUTHERN TERREBONNE, SOUTH LAFOURCHE, AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON PARISHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING ALSO OCCURRED IN AREAS ADJACENT TO LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN OF SOUTHERN ST TAMMANY PARISH WITH SOMES HOMES AND BUSINESS FLOODED IN SLIDELL AND MANDEVILLE. REPAIRED LEVEES WERE OVERTOPPED OR BREACHED ALONG INDUSTRIAL CANAL IN NEW ORLEANS WITH RENEWED FLOODING IN ADJACENT PORTIONS OF ST. BERNARD PARISH AND NEW ORLEANS...ALTHOUGH FLOODING WAS MUCH MORE LIMITED THAN DURING HURRICANE KATRINA $$