Saturday, September 3, 2011

Record Rainfall From Lee Approaches Exceeds Double Digits on Gulf Coast


Image (click to enlarge): Tropical Storm Lee rainfall totals through 7 pm CDT, Sept. 3, from National Weather Service

Sept. 5, 11 pm Update: Updated storm totals of 10" or more reported by the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center:
SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 1 PM CDT 

...ALABAMA...
TILLMANS CORNER 4.3 WNW 11.74
MOBILE 10.2 WSW 11.62
GRAND BAY 0.6 NW 11.32
ORANGE BEACH 3.0 ENE 10.50
FOLEY 2.0 SSW 10.39
THEODORE 3.7 WNW 10.31

...FLORIDA...
MILTON 1.4 NNE 10.03

...LOUISIANA...
HOLDEN 15.43
N.O. CAROLLTON 14.32
MAUREPAS 13.63
PONCHATOULA 4 SE 13.22
CONVENT 2 S 13.04
RESERVE 0.5 SSE 12.43
GRAY 0.5 ENE 12.15
MARRERO 1.9 E 11.21
MONTICELLO 3.0 ENE 10.91
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT 10.80
PONCHATOULA 11.8 E 10.59
MERAUX 0.8 WNW 10.10

...MISSISSIPPI...
FLORENCE 0.9 E 13.45
WAVELAND 1.1 NW 13.20
SAUCIER 6.4 ESE 11.75
GULFPORT 2.0 NE 11.71
LONG BEACH 0.7 S 11.59
PASS CHRISTIAN 5.0 N 11.31
RICHLAND 0.3 WSW 11.25
PHILADELPHIA 5.4 E 11.18
PEARL 3.4 ESE 11.14
JACKSON WFO 11.13
KILN 6.6 N 10.90
GULFPORT-BILOXI 10.78
Sept. 4, 11 pm Update: Updated official totals of 5" or more through 7 pm CDT:
HOLDEN              13.93   
N.O. CAROLLTON 12.97
MAUREPAS 11.97
CONVENT 2S 11.55
N.O. AUDUBON 11.42 THROUGH 7PM
GALLIANO 11.40
LIVINGSTON 11.24
N.O. ARMSTRONG 10.72 THROUGH 7PM
PASCAGOULA 10.70 THROUGH 7PM
SLIDELL CITY 10.62
COVINGTON 10.46
TERRYTOWN 3S 9.86
BILOXI 9.79 THROUGH 7PM
N.O. LAKEFRONT 9.48 THROUGH 7PM
PONCHATOULA 4SE 9.42
BAPTIST 9.31
GULFPORT AIRPORT 9.13 THROUGH 7PM
BOOTHVILLE 8.93 THROUGH 7PM
BAYOU MANCHAC PT 8.80 (I)
ROBERT 8.50
DENHAM SPRINGS 8.40
OCEAN SPRINGS 8.24
BATON ROUGE 8.17 THROUGH 7PM
ABITA RIVER 8.05
DONALDSONVILLE 4SW 7.82
B.R. SHERWOOD 7.79
MANDEVILLE 7.72
GONZALES 7.63
SLIDELL AIRPORT 7.52 THROUGH 7PM
BAYOU SORREL LOCK 7.26
BUSH 6.70
B.R. CONCORD 6.39
BOGALUSA 6.10
MCCOMB 5.87 THROUGH 7PM
KILLIAN 5.50 (I)
SUN 5.32
PLAQUEMINE 2N 5.03
Original post:
A report from the National Weather Service this evening shows rainfall amounts from Tropical Storm Lee approaching double digits along the Gulf Coast. Precipitation reports over 5" are shown below. The daily amounts of 4.95" through 5 pm today at New Orleans and 5.59" at Baton Rouge have already set new records for the date.
RAINFALL TOTALS ARE GIVEN IN INCHES. TOTALS BEGIN AT 7AM THURSDAY   
MORNING AND END AT 7AM THIS MORNING UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
INCOMPLETE DATA IS NOTATED WITH AN (I) BEHIND THE OBSERVATION.

OFFICIAL NWS OBSERVATIONS
AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS/CO-OP SITES

PASCAGOULA 9.59 THROUGH 7PM
N.O. AUDUBON 9.58 THROUGH 7PM
N.O. CAROLLTON 8.82
GALLIANO 8.80
N.O. LAKEFRONT 7.87 THROUGH 7PM
SLIDELL CITY 7.77
N.O. ARMSTRONG 7.63 THROUGH 7PM
BOOTHVILLE 7.19 THROUGH 7PM
GULFPORT 6.78 THROUGH 7PM
BILOXI 6.78 THROUGH 7PM
3S TERRYTOWN 6.74
4SW DONALDSONVILLE 6.13
BATON ROUGE 5.95 THROUGH 7PM
B.R. SHERWOOD 5.85
SLIDELL AIRPORT 5.62 THROUGH 7PM
KILLIAN 5.50
GONZALES 5.47
BAYOU MANCHAC 5.30 (I)

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