Ernesto`s Greatest Hits
UPDATE: The list of wind and rain extremes below was updated 9/2/06 based on new data from AccuWeather meteorologists. A later article was published talking about power outages and continued flooding.
ORIGINAL POST:
According to news sources, the word from beaches in the area of landfall (though not my beach [JessePedia] specifically) indicates little damage. If anyone has reports from Long Beach, please drop me an email. Only 85,000 people were without power during the peak of the storm.
Dr. Joe Sobel (PREMIUM | PRO) has some interesting thoughts on the NHC's classification of Ernesto.
ERNESTO IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (PHOTO GALLERY USER barclay)
The following reports were compiled from NWS reports, ROMAN data, and the National Buoy Data Center. All are North Carolina except for WAL. If you have others, email me.
UPDATED 9/2/06
BUOY JMPN7: 68 knots (78 mph), 29.14" (GRAPH)
RODANTHE, NC 76 mph
YORK RIVER, VA 76 mph
CO-OPS WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC 64 knots (73 mph) (GRAPH)
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL, VA - 68 MPH [JessePedia]
RISELY PIER (ONSLOW COUNTY) 68 MPH
LANGLEY AFB, VA 67 MPH
WALLOPS ISLAND VA (WAL) 64 MPH
AVALON, NJ 63 MPH
LEWES, DE 62 MPH
WILMINGTON NC (ILM) 62 MPH (GRAPH)
BACK ISLAND 62 MPH (GRAPH)
BUOY 41035: 53 knots (61 mph) (GRAPH)
MOREHEAD CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT 61 MPH
5 MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BUOY 60 MPH
NEW RIVER AIR STATION/JACKSONVILLE (NCA) 59 MPH (GRAPH)
NEW BERN (EWN) 59 MPH (GRAPH)
KENANSVILLE (DPL) 59 MPH (GRAPH)
SUNNY POINT, NC 64 MPH(GRAPH)
CAPE LOOKOUT BUOY 56 MPH
SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB 53 MPH
RICHLANDS (OAJ) 53 MPH
CEDAR ISLAND 53 MPH
BEAUFORT (MRH) 52 MPH
BUOY 41013: 45 knots (52 mph) GRAPH)
CAPE HATTERAS (HSE) 51 MPH
SOUTHPORT, NC (SUT) 49 MPH (GRAPH)
BUOY SNSN7: 43 knots (49 mph) (GRAPH)
Workers repair a section of US 70 near Goldsboro, N.C., Friday Sept. 1, 2006 that was damaged after Tropical Storm Ernesto brought rain to the area. The highway, a route to North Carolina beaches, is down to one lane in each direction until repairs can be made. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
A sailboat rests on a high spot at Havens Gardens Park in Washington, N.C., Friday morning, Sept. 1, 2006. It was left there by Tropical Storm Ernesto. (AP Photo/The Washington Daily News, Peter Williams)
The following amateur reports (personal weather stations) also came in (Brunswick & New Hanover counties only):
CW3870 Wilmington 51 mph, 29.05"
CW5374 Oak Island 43 mph, 29.12"
CW6445 Bald Head Island 45 mph, 29.11"
CW5845 Southport 40 mph, 29.10"
A 76 mph gust was also reported by SURFCHEX at Wrightsville.
Rivers haven't been much of a story yet, though the N.E. Cape Fear River near Chinquapin in North Carolina is projected to crest above Major Flood Stage on Monday (ARCHIVED GRAPH)
SEE ALSO LOCAL STORM TOTALS
Here is a summary of reported rainfall amounts:
SURF CITY, NC: 12.92"
CONTENTNEA CREEK AT GRIFTON, NC: 11.17" (USGS) (7 Days) (ARCHIVED GRAPH)
VIRGINIA BEACH: 10.43" (NWS-AKQ) (24 Hours)
CAPE FEAR R AT LOCK #1 NR KELLY, NC: 10.33" (USGS) (7 Days) (ARCHIVED GRAPH)
WILMINGTON, NC: 10.25" (Weather Channel)
BACK ISLAND, NC: 10.23" (RAWS) (2 Days)
NORFOLK, VA: 10.00" (NWS-AKQ) (24 Hours)
GRTN7 GRIFTON: 9.85" (NWS-MHX) (24-Hours @ 7AM)
KNNN7 KINSTON: 9.57" (NWS-MHX) (24-Hours @ 7AM)
CONTENTNEA CREEK AT GRIFTON, NC: 9.24" (USGS) (24-Hours @ 7PM)
CHESAPEAKE, VA: 8.93"
WCEN7 WALLACE: 8.00" (NWS-MHX) (24-Hours @ 7AM)
TRANTERS CREEK AT SR1403 NEAR WASHINGTON, NC: 7.48" (USGS) (24-Hours @ 7PM)
CAPE FEAR RIVER AT LOCK #1 NR KELLY, NC: 7.23" (USGS) (24-Hours @ 7PM)
TOTAL RAINFALL FROM ERNESTO; MAY NOT SHOW LOCALIZED AMOUNTS
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