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PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT...TROPICAL STORM FRANCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
235 PM CDT WED SEP 29 1998

A. HIGHEST WINDS...
   PSX ASOS...29 KT FROM 030 AT 1915 SEP 10 1998   PEAK WIND..46 KT FROM 030 AT 1952 SEP 10 1998
   GLS ASOS...37 KT FROM 110 AT 2219 SEP 10 1998   PEAK WIND..47 KT FROM 070 AT 1808 SEP 10 1998
   GLS ASOS...37 KT FROM 060 AT 1405 SEP 11 1998   PEAK WIND..46 KT FROM 060 AT 0204 SEP 11 1998
   IAH ASOS...24 KT FROM 060 AT 2039 SEP 10 1998   PEAK WIND..31 KT FROM 060 AT 2038 SEP 10 1998
   IAH ASOS...25 KT FROM 070 AT 0520 SEP 11 1998   PEAK WIND..31 KT FROM 070 AT 0458 SEP 11 1998
   HOU ASOS...32 KT FROM 060 AT 1910 SEP 10 1998   PEAK WIND..40 KT FROM 060 AT 1908 SEP 10 1998

B. LOWEST PRESSURE...
   PSX ASOS...29.38 INCHES AT 1454 SEP 11 1998   
   GLS ASOS...29.48 INCHES AT 0529 SEP 11 1998   
   IAH ASOS...29.50 INCHES AT 1725 SEP 11 1998   
   HOU ASOS...29.47 INCHES AT 0643 SEP 11 1998


C. RAINFALL...
   HEAVY RAIN FELL OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE HGX CWA...PRIMARILY SOUTH OF I-10.  
   AN UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL REPORT   OF 9 INCHES WAS REPORTED BY AN OBSERVER AT THE 
   MOUTH OF THE SAN   BERNARD RIVER IN BRAZORIA COUNTY.  RAINFALL REPORTS COULD BE   
   AMENDED IN A LATER UPDATE.  OTHER SITES...
   
           GREATEST 1HR    GREATEST 6HR   GREATEST 12 HR       
 IAH...       0.92           2.89            4.59   
 HOU...       1.43           4.67            6.82   
 GLS...       1.14           3.38            5.32 
 
         ENDING AT MID  09/09 09/10  09/11  09/12   IN INCHES
 PSX...                 0.75   8.63   0.15   
 GLS...                 0.91   8.02   0.91  0.14   
 LBX...                 0.17   MSG    0.27  0.11   
 T02...                 TRACE  2.86   3.04  0.32   
 IAH...                 0.01   1.82   4.61  0.35   
 WSO HGX...             0.00   4.47   4.03  0.41   
 HOU...                 0.21   3.41   5.58

TOTAL FOR THE EVENT     
 CHAMBERS COUNTY   
    ...ANAHUAC...11.47   
    ...BEACH CITY...8.22   
    ...WALLISVILLE...7.77   
    ...SMITH POINT...11.65   
    ...WINNIE...11.2   
    ...HANKAVMER...9.35   
    ...OAK ISLAND...8.2
    
 GALVESTON COUNTY   
    ...KGBC RADIO STN...8.47   
    ...SANTA FE...12.4   
    ...DICKINSON...8.3   
    ...LEAGUE CITY...9.5
 
 HARRIS COUNTY   
    ...BAYTOWN...6.59   
    ...BARKER DAM...0.41   
    ...HOUSTON BUFFALO BAYOU AT WEST BELT DR...10.60   
    ...HOUSTON SPRING BRANCH...3.10   
    ...BUFFALO BAYOU AT KATY...0.71   
    ...DENVER HARBOR (5 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN HOUSTON)...14.75   
    ...3 SW OF DOWNTOWN HOUSTON...13.00   
    ...WEST HOUSTON...10.75   
    ...LA PORTE...12.87   
    ...MISSOURI CITY...6.49   
    ...SEABROOK...14.85   
    ...HOCKLEY...14.50
    
 BRAZORIA COUNTY   
    ...FREEPORT DOW CHEMICAL...7.84   
    ...WEST COLUMBIA...16.2   
    ...ALVIN...10.8    
    ...DEMI-JOHN COMMUNITY ON BASTROP BAYOU...13.00   
    ...MANVEL...9.95 

 MATAGORDA COUNTY   
    ...BAY CITY...10.84   
    ...PALACIOS...10.57   
    ...MATAGORDA COLORADO LOCKS...17.00
    
 JACKSON COUNTY   
    ...EDNA...6.92   
    ...GANADO...8.54   
    ...LAKE TEXANA...3.35
    
 WHARTON COUNTY   
    ...DANEVANG...7.05   
    ...PIERCE...0.12   
    ...WHARTON...6.73

 COLORADO COUNTY   
    ...COLUMBUS...3.46   
    ...CORDELE...6.81

 AUSTIN COUNTY   
    ...BELLEVILLE... 4.50   
    ...SEALY...5.79
   
 MONTGOMERY COUNTY   
    ...MONTGOMERY...1.85
   
 SAN JACINTO COUNTY   
    ...COLDSPRING...7.16
 
 LIBERTY COUNTY   
    ...CLEVELAND...5.23   
    ...LIBERTY...5.51
 FORT BEND   
    ...RICHMOND...6.84   
    ...EAST BERNARD...5.46   
    ...FULSHEAR...7.20   
    ...NEEDVILLE...7.18   
    ...ROSENBERG...9.00   
    ...SIMONTON...8.00   
    ...ORCHARD...6.25


D. STORM TIDES...

 HIGHEST TIDES AT INDIVIDUAL STATIONS   (LEVELS ARE ABOVE MLLW)
   PLEASURE PIER       7.1   
   PIER 21             5.6   
   BOLIVAR ROADS       6.0   
   EAGLE POINT         5.3   
   MORGANS POINT       7.5   
   MATAGORDA LOCKS     E8.0   
   SARGEANT SWING BRDG E8.0 
   JAMAICA BEACH       7.1   
   FREEPORT            6.3   
   CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE 6.8   
   TEXAS CITY @        5.5   
   MOSES LAKE   
   LA MARQUE PUMP STN  5.8 
   
   BEACH EROSION
    MAJOR BEACH EROSION OCCURRED FROM HIGH ISLAND TO SARGEANT WITH   
    MINOR BEACH EROSION ALONG MATAGORDA ISLAND WITH 50-75 FEET OF
    BEACH LOST. MOST SAND DUNES FROM HIGH ISLAND TO SARGEANT WERE
    COMPLETELY DESTROYED FROM HIGH ISLAND TO SARGEANT. NUMEROUS 
    BEACH FRONT HOMES ALONG BOLIVER PENINSULA AND PORTIONS OF THE 
    WEST END OF GALVESTON ISLAND WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED WHILE 
    MANY MORE ARE NOW ON THE BEACH IN FRONT OF THE VEGETATION LINE 
    AND WILL HAVE TO BE DESTROYED.
    
F. FLOODING...
    MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING OCCURRED FROM HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA   
    INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAY AREAS. AREAS ALONG THE 
    COAST AND BAYS AT OR BELOW ELEVATIONS 7 FEET EXPERIENCED STORM   
    SURGE FLOODING. IN ADDITION TO THE COASTAL FLOODING INLAND 
    RAINS OF  6 - 12 INCHES CAUSED MAJOR FLOODING ALONG SEVERAL OF 
    THE CREEKS IN BAYOUS IN GALVESTON...HARRIS...BRAZORIA...
    MATAGORDA AND JACKSON COUNTIES. SEVERAL MAJOR FREEWAYS IN 
    HOUSTON WERE FLOODED MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY MAKING TRAVEL 
    EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT.

G. TORNADOES...   
    THREE CONFIRMED TORNADOES.   
    
    7PM THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10 AT CANEY CREEK IN SOUTHEAST MATAGORDA COUNTY.   
    
    430 AM FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11 AT LA PORTE IN SOUTHEAST HARRIS COUNTY.   
    
    WEST END OF GALVESTON ISLAND NEAR COMMUNITY OF PALM BEACH. TIME TBD.



H.  STORM EFFECTS...
    GALVESTON COUNTY...
        47 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES DESTROYED AND 8 MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED. 
        2719 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE AND ANOTHER 1756 
          RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. 
        5 BUSINESSES WERE DESTROYED WHILE 54 OTHERS RECEIEVED MAJOR DAMAGE. 
        DAMAGE TO PUBLIC FACILITIES TOTALLED ABOUT $77 MILLION. 
        TOTAL DAMAGE WAS $256 MILLION.        
          
    BRAZORIA COUNTY...
        5 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WERE DESTROYED WHILE 400 RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE. 
        200 MOBILE HOMES RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE.           
        DAMAGE TO PUBLIC FACILITIES WAS $750 THOUSAND. 
        TOTAL DAMAGE WAS 9 MILLION.
         
    HARRIS COUNTY...
        29 SNGLE FAMILY HOMES DESTROYED AND 920 RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE. 
        184 MULTI-FAMILY UNITS RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE. 
        TOTAL DAMAGE WAS $17 MILLION.
    MATAGORDA COUNTY...
        4 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND 1 MOBILE HOME WERE DESTROYED. 
        9 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND 11 MOBILE HOMES RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE. 
        16 BUSINESSES RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE. 
        DAMAGE TO PUBLIC FACILITIES WAS $1.5 MILLION. 
        TOTAL DAMAGE WAS $4 MILLION. 

    TOTAL DOLLAR DAMAGE WAS $286 MILLION. 
    
    MAIN DAMAGE WAS DUE TO BEACH EROSION...HOMES DESTROYED ALONG THE COAST...
    COASTAL FLOODING AND INLAND FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY RAIN ALONG CREEKS AND 
    BAYOUS. THERE WERE THREE DEATHS DURING THE STORM. A FATHER AND DAUGHTER     
    DROWNED IN THE SURF ON GALVESTON ISLAND WHILE SWIMMING IN THE SURF ON 
    MONDAY. A SURFER DROWNED ON SURFSIDE BEACH IN BRAZORIA COUNTY WEDNESDAY 
    WHILE SURFING THE WAVES.  VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES 
    THAT WERE BEING CUT OFF BY HIGH TIDES TOOK PLACE ON THURSDAY. THE TOTAL 
    NUMBER OF PEOPLE EVACUATED WAS PROBABLY LESS THAN 10,000.  SINCE THIS WAS     
    ONLY A TROPICAL STORM THE THREAT OF HIGH TIDES WAS NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY.