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2012 AASC Meeting2012 AASC Meeting
LOUISIANA OFFICE of STATE CLIMATOLOGYLouisiana State University
Dept. of Geography & Anthropology Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (225) 578-6870 -- Office (225) 578-2912 -- FAX
Kyle BreheUser ServicesMoe Moreau NWS Liason
• Handle Hundreds of Data Requests Annually• Give Hundreds of Media Requests Annually• Contribute to the RISA-Southern Climate Impacts
Planning Program (SCIPP)• Perform Applied Research
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THREE EXAMPLES OF RECENT RESEARCH
•Nashville, TN Storm of May 1-2, 2010 – w/ AWA
•Rainiest TSs and Hurricanes in the Eastern US
•SURGEDAT – Storm Surge Database
Nashville, TNMay 2010
Wilks-Barre, PA June 1972 (H Agnes)
Bolivar Peninsula, TX September 2008 (H Ike)
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Nashville Storm and FloodingMay 1-2, 2010
Deep Trough – W./C. US * Slow Moving Cold Front * Strong Advection off of Gulf
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Geographical Pattern of Rainfall Across Tennessee, May 1-2, 2010
Peak near Brownville at 19.71”
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Depth-Area-Duration Table for Point of Maximum Rainfall
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Nashville, TN Brownsville, TN
Return Frequencies of the Tennessee Storm May 1-2, 2010
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Year NAME Vol (km3) VolRank Area(KM2) AreaRank Distance
(km) DistRank Speed (km/h) SpeedRank
1972 AGNES 113 1 1107049 4 1829 39 23 56
2008 IKE 96 2 1283524 1 2912 3 20 83
1985 JUAN 84 3 920704 9 2146 26 16 128
1999 FLOYD 75 4 780562 17 2335 22 30 30
1989 ALLISON 73 5 506404 61 337 177 9 184
1979 DAVID 69 6 1105424 5 2314 23 26 46
1961 CARLA 67 7 825508 14 1386 79 14 146
1960 DONNA 65 8 862436 11 2827 6 30 28
2002 ISIDORE 59 9 537264 52 1212 88 17 124
2010 HERMINE 57 10 1252800 3 1046 100 22 70
Wettest TSs and Hurricanes in the U.S. 1960-2011 in Water Volume (192 Storms)
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From: David Roth, Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, NCEP, NOAA
Storm Tracks and Rainfall Patterns for Hurricanes Agnes and Ike
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SURGEDAT – The World’s Most Comprehensive Tropical Storm Surge Database
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Map of Surge Activity along the U.S. Gulf Coast
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SURGEDAT utilized 70 sources of surge data (U.S. Gulf Coast)
Federal Government: 28
Books and Academic Publications: 23
Historic newspapers: 16 titles3,120 pages of newspaper read
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Top 10 Storm Surges in the Gulf of Mexico 1880-2009
Rank Surge (ft) Storm Year Peak Loc.
1 27.8 Katrina 2005 Pass Christian, MS
2 24.6 Camille 1969 Pass Christian, MS
3 20.0 Galveston 1900 Galveston, TX
3 20.0 Labor Day 1935 Long Key, FL
5 18.5 Carla 1961 Port Lavaca, TX
6 18.2 Eloise 1975 Dune Allen Bch, FL
7 18.0 Beulah 1967 South Padre Is, TX
8 17.5 Ike 2008 Chambers Co., TX
9 17.0 New Orleans 1915 Southeastern LA
10 16.0 Cheniere Caminada
1893 Cheniere Caminada, LA
10 16.0 Unnamed 1919 Corpus Christi, TX
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SRCC linear regression for Gulf Coast storm surges
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Return Period (years)
SRCC Surge Level(meters)
SRCC Surge Level (feet)
100 8.20 26.90
50 7.22 23.69
25 6.24 20.47
10 4.95 16.24
5 3.97 13.02
2 2.67 8.76
Storm Surge Quantiles for U.S. Gulf Coast
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Building Full Envelopes of Storm Surge: Example Hurricane Ike