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[STORMREPORTS] Isidore: Buoy in the Eye, Huge Range of Storm's Effects

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Wed Sep 25 2002 - 21:06:36 EDT

To give you an idea how big this storm is, when it was 1400 miles from
Pennsylvania this afternoon, Flood Watches went up for most of the
state. Even though the storm is still offshore, clouds made it to Maine
this evening, causing halos and sun-dogs here at WeatherMatrix HQ in
Central Pennsylvania this morning. Rain is already as far north as the
Pennsylvania southern border at 9pm. Most of the Gulf of Mexico has been
filled with 15-20 foot waves and 30-40 knot winds today. One of the buoys
in the Gulf is currently in the eye of Tropical Storm Isidore and is
reporting steady pressure and much calmer winds.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.phtml?station=42041

Here is a Reuters News article:

"Tropical Storm Isidore Heads for U.S. Gulf Coast (Reuters)
Tropical Storm Isidore advanced on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday,
packing heavy rain and wind as Louisiana ordered evacuations affecting
16,000 people from low-lying communities and Alabama and Mississippi
readied for the tempest's arrival. In New Orleans, most of which sits a few
feet below sea level, pumps that keep the basin-like city from flooding
were running full-bore as a heavy rain fell and nonetheless caused minor
flooding. The airport remained open, but some airlines canceled flights. "
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020926/ts_nm/weather_isidore_dc_76

Additional information from our Tropical site, links available here:
http://www.weathermatrix.net/tropical/2002/storm.php3?storm=10

9/25/02... 8PM... Radar/Satellite Link... 15-20 FOOT WAVES REPORTED ACROSS
GULF... MAX WIND 55 KNOTS... Gulf Beach Cameras... WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN
EFFECT ON THE GULF COAST... EARLIER A SHIP LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER
RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 64 MPH WITH A GUST TO 82 MPH... AND
NOAA BUOY 42041 (GRAPH) RECENTLY REPORTED A PRESSURE OF 29.20 INCHES... NOW
IN THE EYE FROM THE NHC: " ...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HITTING THE
LOUISIANA COAST... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH... WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE LANDFALL. THE C-MAN
STATION AT SOUTHWEST PASS NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER REPORTED
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH... ISIDORE IS A LARGE STORM
THAT COVERS MUCH OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES FROM THE CENTER... MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE CIRCULATION. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
IN ASSOCIATION WITH ISIDORE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES DURING THE
NEXT TWO TO THREE DAYS... HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO THE
TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD. THESE RAINS COULD
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLOODS... COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 6
FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS... WITH HIGHER LEVELS IN BAYS... ALONG WITH
BATTERING WAVES... CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING
AREA... ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE FROM SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE..." | REUTERS REPORT: "If at some point you have
a major hurricane -- and there's one sitting offshore as we speak -- arrive
directly into New Orleans...then virtually all of central New Orleans would
be underwater." | NEWS PHOTOS SLIDE SHOW... RADAR: Southeast | 24-Hour
Doppler-Estimated Rainfall | New Orleans, LA | Extended | Mobile, AL |
Extended 

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Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist & Internet Developer - WeatherMatrix
4000 Weather Enthusiasts Can't Be Wrong! www.weathermatrix.net

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