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ACUS72 KTAE 061345
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PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT...HURRICANE KATRINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
945 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2005


A.  WIND DATA...

    ASOS/AWOS (TWO MINUTE WIND OBSERVATIONS)...
    COUNTY........CITY..............DIR/SPEED (KTS)..DATE/TIME  (UTC)
    DOUGHERTY.....ALBANY............130/21...........08/29/05...1603Z
    FRANKLIN......APALACHICOLA......170/28...........08/29/05...2055Z
    DIXIE.........CROSS CITY........190/20...........08/29/05...1800Z
    DALE..........DOTHAN............210/24...........08/29/05...1848Z
    JACKSON.......MARIANNA..........170/19...........08/29/05...2006Z
    BAY...........PANAMA CITY.......170/24...........08/29/05...1507Z
    LEON..........TALLAHASSEE.......140/25...........08/29/05...1618Z
    LOWNDES.......VALDOSTA..........160/18...........08/29/05...1624Z

    BUOY/C-MAN OBS...

    42039.........140/37....08/29/05...0850Z

    
    ASOS/AWOS (MAXIMUM GUST)...

    COUNTY..........CITY............DIR/SPEED (KTS)..DATE/TIME  (UTC)
    DOUGHERTY.....ALBANY............130/25...........08/29/05...1602Z
    FRANKLIN......APALACHICOLA......170/34...........08/29/05...1922Z
    DIXIE.........CROSS CITY........190/24...........08/29/05...1917Z
    DALE..........DOTHAN............220/38...........08/29/05...1847Z
    JACKSON.......MARIANNA..........170/27...........08/29/05...1707Z
    BAY...........PANAMA CITY.......160/34...........08/29/05...1506Z
    LEON..........TALLAHASSEE.......140/31...........08/29/05...1614Z
    LOWNDES.......VALDOSTA..........160/22...........08/29/05...1623Z

    BUOY OBS...

    42039.........140/46....08/29/05...0850Z
        

B.  LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE...

    COUNTY..........CITY..............PRES/MILLIBARS..DATE/TIME (UTC)
    DOUGHERTY.......ALBANY............1006.4..........08/29/05...1939Z
    FRANKLIN........APALACHICOLA......1005.1..........08/29/05...1850Z
    DIXIE...........CROSS CITY........1008.5..........08/29/05...1842Z
    DALE............DOTHAN............1002.0..........08/29/05...1758Z
    JACKSON.........MARIANNA..........1002.7..........08/29/05...1404Z
    BAY.............PANAMA CITY.......1002.4..........08/29/05...1650Z
    LEON............TALLAHASSEE.......1005.8..........08/29/05...1526Z
    LOWNDES.........VALDOSTA..........1008.5..........08/29/05...1830Z
    
    BUOY OBS...

    42039...........1000.2....08/29/05...0950Z
    

C.  RAINFALL TOTALS (2 DAY TOTAL FROM 12Z 08/28/2005 - 12Z 8/30/2005):

    ALL VALUES GIVEN IN INCHES

    ALBANY................ABY......1.45
    APALACHICOLA..........AAF......0.27
    CROSS CITY............CTY......0.23
    DOTHAN................DHN......2.16
    MARIANNA..............MAI......0.40
    PERRY.................40J......0.66
    PANAMA CITY...........PFN......0.44
    TALLAHASSEE...........TLH......0.83
    VALDOSTA..............VLD......0.41
   
    ASHBURN...............ASHG1....0.11
    BLAKELY...............BLKG1....0.50
    BRISTOL...............BRLF1....1.32
    CAMILLA...............CAMG1....0.78
    CHIPLEY...............CHPF1....1.23
    CRISP CNTY PWR DAM....WWCG1....0.40
    DONALSONVILLE.........DNVG1....1.19
    DOWLING PARK..........DOWF1....0.48
    GENEVA................GVAA1....1.27
    GEORGETOWN............GEOG1....1.49
    LEESBURG..............LEEG1....0.40
    MADISON...............MDSF1....1.15
    MARIANNA..............MARF1....1.40
    MAYO..................MAYF1....0.19
    MOULTRIE 2 N..........MOUG1....0.10
    NEW HOPE..............NEHF1....1.10
    NEWTON 5 W............NTNG1....0.95
    OCILLA................OCIG1....0.24
    QUINCY................QCYF1....0.47
    ST. MARKS NWR.........SMNF1....0.30
    STEINHATCHEE..........SHMF1....2.40
    TIFTON................TFTG1....0.30


D.  MAXIMUM STORM SURGE (STORM TIDE) AND ESTIMATED TIME...

    
    MAXIMUM STORM SURGE (IN FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE)...

    STATION....................STORM SURGE (FT)..........DATE/TIME (UTC)
 
    WALTON COUNTY..............5 FT......................29/0500

    BAY COUNTY.................5 FT......................29/0500

    GULF COUNTY................5 FT......................29/0500

    FRANKLIN COUNTY............5 FT......................29/0330

    WAKULLA COUNTY.............5 FT......................29/0600

    TAYLOR COUNTY..............2 FT......................29/0800
    
    DIXIE COUNTY...............2 FT......................29/0800
            
   
E.  BEACH EROSION...SEVERE BEACH EROSION ACROSS ALL OF WALTON COUNTY
    AND PARTS OF BAY AND GULF COUNTIES.  MODERATE BEACH EROSION OCCURRED
    ALONG FRANKLIN COUNTY FROM ST GEORGE ISLAND TO BALD POINT. 
       
    
F.  FLOODING
    
    COUNTY....CITY................SOURCE...................DATE/TIME 
 
    WALTON....COASTAL AREAS.......POLICE DEPARTMENT........29/1325EDT
    SOME COUNTY ROADS WERE REPORTED AS FLOODED.


G.  TORNADOES...

    STATE...COUNTY......CITY........LAT/LON...........DATE/TIME  (UTC)
    
    GA......DECATUR.....BRINSON.....30.98N/84.74W.....08/29/05   2226Z
    REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC. THE TORNADO CROSSED HWY 84 NEAR SPRING 
    CREEK ROAD. THERE WAS NO REPORTED DAMAGE. 
  
H. PRELIMINARY STORM EFFECTS...

   DEATHS..................................NONE REPORTED.

   INJURIES................................NONE REPORTED.

   EVACUATIONS....VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS WERE ORDERED FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY
                  BEACHES AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES OF WAKULLA COUNTY.
            


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