POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE GUSTAV NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 203 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2008 NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE IS PRELIMINARY...AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. PARISHES INCLUDED: VERNON...RAPIDES...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...ALLEN...EVANGELINE...ST. LANDRY...CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS...ACADIA...LAFAYETTE...UPPER ST. MARTIN...CAMERON...VERMILION...IBERIA...ST. MARY...LOWER ST. MARTIN COUNTIES INCLUDED: TYLER...JASPER...NEWTON...HARDIN...JEFFERSON...ORANGE A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- KARA-ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT LA 30.02 -91.53 973.9 01/1906 330/047 01/1906 340/066 01/1855 I KAEX-ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL LA 31.33 -92.56 984.6 02/0053 030/037 02/0027 030/053 02/0034 I KDRI-DERIDDER LA 30.83 -93.34 989.2 02/0300 330/023 01/2347 330/037 01/2347 KESF-ESLER REGIONAL LA 31.24 -96.24 992.6 01/2153 030/016 01/2153 030/037 01/2138 I KPOE-FORT POLK LA 31.02 -93.11 985.8 02/0430 340/029 02/0238 340/043 02/0343 KDNK-FORT POLK SELF LANDING STRIP LA 31.06 -93.09 987.1 02/0022 360/028 01/2259 010/039 01/2259 KJAS-JASPER TX 30.89 -94.03 995.9 02/0507 350/019 01/2107 300/030 02/0428 KLFT-LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT LA 30.12 -92.00 968.5 01/2056 340/045 01/1929 340/067 01/1928 I KLCH-LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT LA 30.12 -93.23 992.3 01/2353 300/029 01/2357 310/040 01/2356 KACP-OAKDALE LA 30.75 -92.69 979.0 02/0103 330/029 02/0103 340/047 01/2323 KPTN-PATTERSON LA 29.71 -91.34 994.6 01/1253 330/024 01/1253 010/036 01/1253 I KP92-SALT POINT LA 29.34 -91.32 989.5 01/1353 340/025 01/1353 360/042 01/1352 I KBPT-SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT TX 29.95 -94.08 997.5 02/0153 350/026 01/2105 340/034 01/2103 REMARKS: KARA...KAEX...KESF...KLFT...KPTN...KP92 DATA IS PEAK MEASUREMENTS BEFORE POWER FAILURES OCCURRED. NOTE THAT ACTUAL DATA IS LIKELY HIGHER. B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERADA PASS, LA (8764227) 29.67 -91.24 965.2 01/1700 307/053 01/1642 302/071 01/1706 CAPL1-CALCASIEU PASS, LA (8768094) (ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 6.4 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 6 MINUTES) 29.77 -93.34 994.3 01/2342 300/030 01/2118 301/039 01/2048 SBPT2-SABINE PASS NORTH, TX (8770570) (ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 6 MINUTES) 29.73 -93.87 998.6 02/0130 332/032 01/2124 332/040 01/2124 PORT ARTHUR, TX (TCOON) 29.87 -93.93 N/A N/A 319/018 01/2200 299/026 02/0000 TEXAS POINT TX (TCOON) 29.68 -93.84 997.7 02/0130 314/033 01/2136 307/045 01/2130 SRST2-SABINE, TX (ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 13 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES) 29.67 -94.05 998.6 02/0200 342/022 01/2130 330/034 01/2119 42035-22NM EAST OF GALVESTON, TX (ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 5 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 8 MINUTES) 29.25 -94.44 999.6 01/2250 309/027 02/0030 350/035 01/2317 KCYD-114NM SOUTHEAST OF HOUMA MISSISSIPPI CANYON BLOCK 807 MARS PLATFORM (ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 122 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES) 28.17 -89.22 993.9 01/0253 020/090 01/0525 020/108 01/0525 C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0600 UTC SEPTEMBER 1 UNTIL 1759 UTC SEPTEMBER 4 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ ID RAINFALL LAT LON PARISH (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- ACADIANA REGIONAL IBERIA KARA 1.62 I 30.02 -91.53 ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL RAPIDES KAEX 8.73 31.33 -92.56 ESLER REGIONAL RAPIDES KESF 1.57 I 31.24 -92.18 LAFAYETTE REGIONAL LAFAYETTE KLFT 6.62 I 30.12 -92.00 LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL CALCASIEU KLCH 1.45 30.12 -93.23 SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL JEFFERSON KBPT 0.24 29.95 -94.08 REMARKS... KARA HAD DATA LOSS FROM 1900 UTC SEPTEMBER 1 TO 0400 UTC SEPTEMBER 4. KLFT HAD DATA LOSS FROM 2100 UTC SEPTEMBER 1 TO 0100 UTC SEPTEMBER 2. KESF STOPPED REPORTING DATA AFTER 2200 UTC SEPTEMBER 1. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ ID RAINFALL LAT LON PARISH (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEXANDRIA POWER PLANT, LA RAPIDES ALXL1 6.40 31.32 -92.47 ALEXANDRIA 7 E, LA RAPIDES 20.43 31.29 -92.35 BELL CITY 13 SW, LA CAMERON BELL1 2.05 29.97 -93.09 BUNKIE, LA AVOYELLES BNKL1 14.06 30.95 -92.17 DE RIDDER, LA BEAUREGARD DRIL1 1.96 30.83 -93.28 GRAND COTEAU, LA SAINT LANDRY GRCL1 8.95 30.43 -92.03 JEANERETTE 5 NW, LA IBERIA JENL1 12.05 29.95 -91.72 JENNINGS, LA JEFFERSON DAVIS JNNL1 5.35 30.20 -92.67 LAFAYETTE, LA LAFAYETTE LFYL1 8.00 30.21 -91.99 LAKE ARTHUR 10 SW, LA JEFFERSON DAVIS LWRL1 4.50 30.00 -92.80 LAKE CHARLES 2 N, LA CALCASIEU LCHL1 1.81 30.25 -93.22 LAKE CHARLES 7 NW, LA CALCASIEU LCRL1 1.60 30.3 -93.27 LAKE CHARLES PORT, LA CALCASIEU LKCL1 2.74 30.22 -93.25 LEESVILLE, LA VERNON LEEL1 4.67 31.13 -93.25 LELAND BOWMAN LOCK, LA VERMILION VLKL1 3.57 29.78 -92.22 MARKSVILLE, LA AVOYELLES MKVL1 16.67 31.15 -92.03 MOSS BLUFF, LA CALCASIEU MBFL1 3.26 30.30 -93.22 MOSS BLUFF 2 NNW, LA CALCASIEU MBLL1 2.50 30.34 -93.22 OAKDALE, LA ALLEN OAKL1 9.98 30.82 -92.67 OLD TOWN BAY, LA CALCASIEU OTBL1 1.93 30.29 -93.14 ROCKEFELLER WLF, LA CAMERON GCHL1 1.27 29.73 -92.82 ROSEPINE, LA VERNON ROSL1 3.65 30.95 -93.28 SAINT MARTINVILLE 3 SW, LA SAINT MARTIN SMVL1 8.90 30.10 -91.88 SULPHUR, LA CALCASIEU SULL1 2.30 30.23 -92.82 BEAUMONT, TX JEFFERSON BEAT2 0.23 30.10 -94.10 BEAUMONT RESEARCH STN, TX JEFFERSON BAGT2 0.16 30.07 -94.28 LUMBERTON, TX HARDIN LLBT2 0.14 30.25 -94.17 ORANGE, TX ORANGE ORAT2 0.55 30.12 -93.74 ORANGE 9 N, TX ORANGE ORET2 0.11 30.23 -93.73 SILSBEE 4 N, TX HARDIN SLBT2 0.24 30.40 -94.20 TOWN BLUFF RESERVOIR, TX TYLER TBLT2 0.51 30.80 -94.18 WILDWOOD, TX TYLER WWDT2 0.29 30.53 -94.45 WOODVILLE, TX TYLER WDVT2 0.63 UNOFFICIAL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ ID RAINFALL LAT LON PARISH (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- HINESTON 8 ENE, LA RAPIDES GARL1 13.54 31.19 -92.63 ST. MARTINVILLE 3 SW, LA ST. MARTIN CADL1 8.69 31.29 -92.35 CHENEYVILLE 5 W, LA RAPIDES CLWL1 13.73 31.00 -92.38 MOREAUVILLE, LA AVOYELLES MRVL1 11.15 31.03 -91.98 PITKIN 7 NNW, LA VERNON VRNL1 6.98 31.03 -92.98 FORT POLK 2 SSE, LA VERNON LEVL1 5.22 31.02 -93.19 LAFAYETTE 2 E, LA LAFAYETTE VLSL1 6.86 30.22 -91.99 BREAUX BRIDGE 5 SSW, LA ST. MARTIN VRLL1 5.95 30.22 -91.94 FORT POLK 8 ESE, LA VERNON WHCL1 4.63 31.01 -93.08 UNION HILL 3 E, LA RAPIDES GLML1 4.03 30.99 -92.68 PITKIN 8 NNW, LA VERNON SMCL1 4.72 31.04 -93.00 PITKIN 6 NNE, LA VERNON BBCL1 4.69 31.02 -92.90 MILTON 3 NNW, LA LAFAYETTE VSHL1 4.86 30.14 -92.08 MITTIE 2 SE, LA ALLEN MTTL1 7.54 30.69 -92.89 DE RIDDER 4 ESE, LA BEAUREGARD BUNL1 3.21 30.82 -93.23 BASILE 2 WSW, LA JEFFERSON DAVIS BSLL1 8.54 30.48 -92.63 EFFIE 10 WSW, LA RAPIDES RRBL1 7.17 31.18 -92.32 LACASSINE WILDLIFE REFUGE CAMERON LACL1 3.22 30.00 -92.89 OBERLIN 3 WNW, LA ALLEN OBCL1 2.84 30.64 -92.81 D. INLAND FLOODING... ------------------ RIVER FLOODING... RIVER POINT CREST DATE/TIME FS --------------------------------------------------------------------- CALCASIEU RIVER-GLENMORA 14.42 FT 04/0200Z 12.00 FT 31.00 -92.67 CALCASIEU RIVER-OAKDALE 13.10 FT 04/1330Z 12.00 FT 30.82 -92.69 CALCASIEU RIVER-OBERLIN 16.65 FT 06/0600Z 13.00 FT 30.64 -92.82 CALCASIEU RIVER-OLD TOWN BAY 4.75 FT 03/1700Z 4.00 FT 30.29 -93.14 CALCASIEU RIVER- SALT WATER BARRIER 4.69 FT 03/1400Z 4.00 FT 30.25 -93.22 VERMILION RIVER-SURREY ST LAFAYETTE 11.24 FT 04/0700Z 10.00 FT 30.21 -91.99 VERMILION RIVER-CARENCRO 19.01 FT 04/1700Z 16.00 FT 30.36 -91.99 VERMILION RIVER-BROUSSARD BRIDGE 8.58 FT 04/0900Z 7.00 FT 30.14 -92.08 ATCHAFALAYA RIVER-MORGAN CITY 4.40 FT 02/1200Z 4.00 FT 29.70 -91.21 --------------------------------------------------------------------- E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE OFFICIAL TIDE GAGES NOTED WITH LEADING "G" --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY/ CITY/TOWN SURGE TIDE DATE BEACH PARISH OR LOCATION (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION --------------------------------------------------------------------- ST MARY G AMERADA PASS LA 3.39 4.77 01/2242 ST MARY G CYPREMORT POINT LA 2.63 3.20 02/1706 ST MARY TESORO TERMINAL LA 1.70 2.17 02/0112 VERMILION G FRESHWATER CANAL LA 2.69 4.01 03/0706 CALCASIEU G CALCASIEU PASS LA 1.17 3.19 03/0906 CALCASIEU G LAKE CHARLES LA 1.91 2.82 03/1406 JEFFERSON G SABINE PASS NORTH TX 1.90 2.82 03/1412 JEFFERSON PORT ARTHUR TX 1.32 2.25 03/1100 JEFFERSON RAINBOW BRIDGE TX 1.34 2.09 03/1300 REMARKS: SURGE AND TOTAL TIDE VALUES ARE IN MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. F. TORNADOES --------------------------------------------------------------------- (DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ DATE/ EF SCALE LAT LON(DEG DECIMAL) PARISH TIME(UGC) (IF KNOWN) DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- LEBLANC ALLEN 03/0008 EF0 30.51 -92.95 A TORNADO PARTIALLY REMOVED THE ROOF OF ONE MOBILE HOME ALONG HIGHWAY 190 IN LEBLANC. SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES REPORTED SEEING AND HEARING THE TORNADO SNAPPING TREES IN UNACCESSIBLE FORESTED AREAS NEARBY. TOTAL PATH LENGTH OF 1/4 MILE AND MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 25 YARDS. 7 NE BASILE EVANGELINE 03/0757 EF2 30.54 -92.51 A NARROW BUT INTENSE TORNADO BEGAN 7 MI NE OF BASILE IN THE DURALDE COMMUNITY AND MOVED NORTHEAST ENDING 2 MILES WEST OF MAMOU. A HOME ON VALENTINE ROAD WAS DAMAGED WITH PARTIAL ROOF LOSS CAUSING 1 INJURY. A HOME ON HIGHWAY 374 WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AFTER BEING KNOCKED OFF ITS FOUNDATION. ALONG DUCULUS ROAD TWO HOMES LOST MUCH OF THEIR ROOFS. ONE UNOCCUPIED TIED DOWN MOBILE HOME WAS TOSSED TO THE NORTHWEST OVER 100 YARDS AND SPLIT IN HALF. ANOTHER MOBILE HOME WAS THROWN IN A COUNTERCLOCKWISE CURVE 200 YARDS AND OBLITERATED RESULTING IN 2 FATALITIES AND 1 CRITICAL INJURY. ANOTHER HOME WAS DAMAGED NEAR THE END OF THE PATH ON HIGHWAY 104 WITH PARTIAL ROOF LOSS. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALL ALONG THE TRACK. TOTAL PATH LENGTH 7 MILES AND MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 50 YARDS. 1 NNE ARNAUDVILLE ST LANDRY 03/1850 EF1 30.41 -91.93 LOW END EF1 TORNADO BEGAN ALONG HIGHWAY 31 SOUTH OF HEBERT ROAD IN ARNAUDVILLE AND MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND ONE MOBILE HOME ON ST LANDRY STREET WAS SHIFTED AND LOST ITS ROOF. TOTAL PATH LENGTH OF 1/2 MILE AND MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 25 YARDS. G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY... --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY/PARISH DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMERON 0 0 UNKNOWN WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20-30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SOME TREE BRANCHES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN MAINLY IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PARISH. POWER WAS KNOCKED OUT TO ENTIRE PARISH. CALCASIEU 0 0 UNKNOWN MINOR DAMAGE DUE TO WINDS OF 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40-50 MPH. A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN WITH SKIRTING BLOWN OFF SOME MOBILE HOMES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES OCCURRED ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PARISH. JEFF DAVIS 0 0 UNKNOWN TREES BLOWN DOWN DUE TO PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AT 52-62 MPH. WELSH LOST POWER...50% OF LAKE ARTHUR HAD POWER OUTAGE...AND 15% OF JENNINGS LOST POWER. IBERIA 0 0 UNKNOWN CURRENTLY SIX DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS OUT SURVEYING DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN. SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS. MINOR FLOODING DURING HURRICANE BUT MAJOR FLOODING OVER FOLLOWING TWO DAYS. LAFAYETTE 1 0 UNKNOWN ONE FATALITY DUE TO TREE FALLING ON A HOUSE. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES WITH NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN. RAPIDES 0 0 UNKNOWN CONSIDERABLE WIND DAMAGE OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE PARISH WITH TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN. OVER 90 PERCENT OF THE PARISH LOST POWER DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. CONSIDERABLE FLOODING OCCURRED OVER THE FOLLOWING TWO DAYS. ST MARTIN 0 0 UNKNOWN ALL OF LOWER ST MARTIN PARISH LOST POWER WITH 75% OF UPPER ST MARTIN PARISH HAVING POWER OUTAGES. ST MARY 0 0 UNKNOWN SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE WITH WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN. BUILDING COLLAPSED IN DOWNTOWN MORGAN CITY WITH POWER PLANT REPORTEDLY DESTROYED. ENTIRE PARISH LOST POWER. $$ LEGEND: I-INCOMPLETE DATA E-ESTIMATED SHAMBURGER/LANDRENEAU/BRAZZELL/ERICKSON/CARBONI