Storm data and unusual weather phenomena
Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena
September 2005
Time Path Path
Local/ Length Width
Location Date Standard (Miles) (Miles)
RHODE ISLAND
Kent County
West Warwick 15 1105EST
1250EST
Providence County
Cranston to 15 1138EST
Providence 1338EST
Kent County
Coventry 15 1250EST
1450EST
An approaching cold front interacted
with a very humid airmass, which was
in place across Southern New England,
producing locally heavy downpours that
caused flash flooding across Rhode
Island during the late morning and
early afternoon hours of 15 September
2005. A widespread two to five inches
of rain fell from this flood event;
and period. Most of the flooding
occurred across Providence and Kent
counties.
More specifically, three feet of
water was reported on Pontiac Avenue
in Cranston, which stranded cars on
this flooded roadway. Also, three
feet of water was reported on
Killingly Street in Providence; and
cars parked in the Coventry High
School parking lot had water up to
their doors.
No known injuries directly resulted
from this flash flood event.
RIZ001-004 Northwest Providence – Eastern Kent
29 1118EST
1410EST
RIZ006 Washington
29 1505EST
A powerful cold front with a sharp
temperature gradient moved across
Rhode Island during the late morning
and early afternoon hours of 29
September 2005. This cold front
produced high winds that caused
power outages, and knocked down
trees, limbs, power poles, and wires
across the region. Wind gusts between
40 and 60 mph were common during this
event.
In Smithfield, high winds knocked
large trees and wires down on St.
Paul Street. A large pine tree was
reported down in Burrillville. High
wind gusts knocked a large tree down
across a road in Exeter.
No known injuries directly resulted
from this high wind event.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Central
NONE REPORTED.
SOUTH CAROLINA, North Coastal
NONE REPORTED.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
SOUTH CAROLINA, South Coastal
SCZ048 Beaufort
07 2200EST
08 0000EST
Persistent strong northeast flow combined
with a high astronomical high tide caused
severe beach erosion at Hunting Island
State Park.
SCZ050 Charleston
13 1900EST
14 0200EST
Hurricane Ophelia stalled 105 miles off
the coast of Charleston. The far western
bands of the storm brought tropical storm
force wind gusts into Charleston county.
Trees were knocked down in McClellanville
and Mount Pleasant. Minor beach erosion
occurred along the coast.
Charleston County
James Is to 28 0853EST
Charleston 1000EST
A narrow band of heavy rain produced
significant street flooding on James
Island and Charleston. 6.12 inches of rain
was measured on James Island with radar
estimates up to 8 inches.
SOUTH DAKOTA, Central and North
Marshall County
8 E Britton 03 0622CST
Marshall County
8 S Veblen 03 0635CST
Marshall County
3 SE Veblen 03 0640CST
Roberts County
12 NNW Sisseton 03 0640CST
Roberts County
Claire City 03 0650CST
Brown County
Claremont 04 2349CST
Potter County
1 SW Tolstoy 05 1546CST
Edmunds County
Mina 05 1627CST
Sixty mph winds downed many branches in
Mina.
Edmunds County
8 E Roscoe 05 1627CST
Mcpherson County
Wetonka 05 1645CST
Large branches were brought down by the
high winds.
Brown County
5 N Aberdeen 05 1700CST
Many large branches were downed.
Sully County
20 ESE Onida 05 1730CST
Faulk County
Faulkton 05 1745CST
Brown County
1 NW Aberdeen 05 1753CST
Hyde County
Highmore 05 1807CST
Hand County
Ree Hgts 05 1915CST
Hyde County
1 E Stephan 05 1918CST
Hand County
Danforth 05 1944CST
Hand County
12 SE Miller 05 1945CST
Hand County
9 SSE Vayland 05 1956CST
Hand County
Danforth 05 2026CST
Hand County
3 NE Danforth 05 2035CST
Buffalo County
4 NW Gann Vly 05 21000ST
Spink County
5 SE Tulare 07 2215CST
Spink County
15 S Frankfort 07 2243CST
Faulk County
5 NE Rockham 07 2245CST
Hyde County
22 N Highmore 07 2317CST
Spink County
24 E Tulare 07 2337CST
Brown County
Aberdeen 08 0315CST
Clark County
4 S Garden City 08 0405CST
0410CST
Lyman County
6 NE Kennebec 12 0826CST
Lyman County
Lower Brule 12 0846CST
Hamlin County
4 WNW Lake Norden 12 1703CST
Deuel County
4 S Clear Lake 12 1708CST
Codington County
Watertown 12 1711CST
Deuel County
9 E Clear Lake 12 1730CST
Deuel County
7 SE Clear Lake 12 1746CST
Hyde County
1 S Holabird 18 1405CST
Hyde County
Highmore 18 1410CST
Hyde County
11 NE Stephan 18 1820CST
Lyman County
1 NW Lower Brule 18 1830CST
Hyde County
11 NE Stephan 18 1834CST
Buffalo County
6 NE Ft Thompson 18 1840CST
Hand County
9 S Ree Hgts 18 1845CST
Buffalo County
7 N Gann Vly 18 1914CST
SOUTH DAKOTA, Central and North
Hand County
7 N Danforth 18 1925CST
Hand County
10 S Vayland 18 1925CST
SOUTH DAKOTA, Southeast
Beadle County
Hitchcock 05 1925CST
Beadle County
Wessington 05 2015CST
Beadle County
Huron 05 2020CST
Beadle County
1 W Huron 05 2020CST
Beadle County
13 S Wessington 05 2045CST
Jerauld County
11 NW Wessington Spg 05 2054CST
Jerauld County
14 W Wessington Spgs 05 2115CST
Jerauld County
11 NW Wessington Spg 05 2130CST
Brule County
9 NE Kimball 05 2155CST
Large hail covered the ground.
Aurora County
10 N White Lake 05 22000ST
Sanborn County
4 SE Woonsocket 05 2207CST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Lake County
Orland 05 2240CST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Minnehaha County
Dell Rapids 05 2256CST
Thunderstorm winds flattened two grain
bins and also caused tree and power line
damage, resulting in a power outage. A few
trees were blown down, with at least one
house sustaining minor damage from tree
debris.
Minnehaha County
Humboldt 05 2325CST
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls 05 2325CST
Thunderstorm winds damaged an airplane and
blew out about a dozen car windows at Joe
Foss Field.
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls 05 2345CST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including a one foot diameter tree blown
down.
Beadle County
Huron 07 2309CST
Beadle County
5 NE Broadland 07 2350CST
Beadle County
Yale 08 0030CST
Kingsbury County
Iroquois 08 0055CST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Kingsbury County
De Smet 08 0115CST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Miner County
Carthage 08 0115CST
Kingsbury County
3 S Lake Preston 08 0137CST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power
line damage, resulting in a power outage.
Brookings County
4 W Sinai 08 0145CST
0155CST
Large hail covered the ground and was
accompanied by estimated 50 mph winds.
The hail damaged a home and area crops,
but the amount of damage was not known.
Lake County
1 E Nunda 08 02000ST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including numerous small branches blown
down.
Minnehaha County
Humboldt 08 0315CST
Lincoln County
3 S Sioux Falls 08 04000ST
0530CST
Heavy rain caused street flooding,
especially at several intersections.
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls 08 0430CST
0515CST
Heavy rain caused street flooding,
including several major roads.
Beadle County
3 N Virgil 12 15000ST
Jerauld County
Alpena 12 1515CST
Beadle County
6 S Huron 12 1544CST
Beadle County
6 SW Cavour 12 1554CST
Beadle County
2 SE Cavour 12 1606CST
Beadle County
2 SE Cavour 12 1606CST
Kingsbury County
7 N Iroquois 12 1612CST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Brookings County
6 NE Bruce 12 1625CST
Beadle County
2 SW Iroquois 12 1625CST
Kingsbury County
Erwin 12 1648CST
Very large hail was confined to just a
few stones. No reports of damage were
received.
Kingsbury County
6 NE Erwin 12 1659CST
Hail was mostly dime size with a few
stones as large as golf balls.
Brookings County
8 W Bruce 12 1721CST
Kingsbury County
Badger 12 1724CST
Bon Homme County
9 N Avon 12 1810CST
Charles Mix County
8 NE Wagner 12 1810CST
Bon Homme County
Scotland 12 1810CST
Bon Homme County
3 W Scotland 12 1855CST
1900CST
Bon Homme County
Scotland 12 1906CST
Kingsbury County
Arlington 12 1840CST
Hutchinson County
9 SE Tripp 12 1850CST
Hutchinson County
4 SW Menno 12 1923CST
Yankton County
6 W Midway 12 1931CST
Turner County
11 NW Irene 12 1950CST
Yankton County
5 N Mayfield 12 2006CST
2016CST
Yankton County
3 SW Irene 12 2035CST
Turner County
3 NW Centerville 12 2041CST
Clay County
3 SE Irene 12 2046CST
Lincoln County
3 SW Canton 12 2103CST
Union County
6 S Alcester 12 2113CST
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and
power lines.
Lincoln County
2 S Fairview 12 2130CST
Charles Mix County
2 SE Platte 18 1840CST
Gregory County
4 E Fairfax 18 1850CST
Jerauld County
11 SW Wessington Spg 18 1933CST
3 S Wessington Spgs 1950CST
Large hail broke windows in houses and
vehicles, dented vehicles, damaged siding,
and damaged crops for several miles. The
amount of crop damage was not known.
Charles Mix County
1 W Marty 18 1933CST
Jerauld County
Wessington Spgs 18 1950CST
Beadle County
5 S Wessington 18 1954CST
Jerauld County
Wessington Spgs 18 2000CST
Sanborn County
6 SW Woonsocket 18 2012CST
Sanborn County
4 N Letcher 18 2030CST
Miner County
9 S Fedora 18 2055CST
Large hail damaged corn and soybean
crops. The amount of crop damage was
not known.
Miner County
3 SW Howard to 18 21000ST
Howard 2110CST
Large hail broke windows in buildings
and vehicles, dented vehicles, and
damaged siding. The hail caused minor
damage to corn crops and more extensive
damage to soybean crops in the area.
The amount of crop damage was not known.
Miner County
Epiphany 18 2110CST
Large hail damaged soybean and corn
crops. The amount of crop damage was
not known.
Union County
6 N Elk Pt 18 2115CST
2120CST
Miner County
3 NW Canova to 18 2120CST
Canova 2125CST
Large hail broke windows and damaged
crops. The amount of property and crop
damage was not known.
Miner County
4 NE Canova 18 2130CST
Lake County
8 SW Madison 18 2152CST
Lake County
8 W Madison 18 2152CST
Lake County
Franklin 18 2155CST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including numerous branches blown down.
Minnehaha County
9 W Dell Rapids 18 2225CST
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls 24 1837CST
2130CST
Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous
streets, especially at intersections,
with up to three feet of water on some
roads. Several vehicles stalled on the
flooded streets. Basement flooding was
also reported.
Mccook County
10 NE Salem 25 0000CST
0145CST
Heavy rain caused flooding of roads and
fields.
SOUTH DAKOTA, West
Harding County
17 E Ludlow 02 1900MST
Harding County
1 N Ralph 02 2005MST
Perkins County
11 NW Prairie City 02 2055MST
A severe thunderstorm moved across far
northwest South Dakota during the
evening, producing hail to the size of
golf balls near the North Dakota border.
Fall River County
Oelrichs 07 1705MST
1715MST
Pennington County
5 S Creighton 07 1800MST
Pennington County
3 NE Creighton 07 1815MST
Pennington County
12 NE Quinn 07 1830MST
1835MST
Hail covered the ground.
Pennington County
12 N Wall 07 1830MST
Haakon County
13 W Philip to 07 1900MST
4 W Philip
Ziebach County
Cherry Creek 07 1900MST
Jackson County
4 E Cactus Flats 07 1950MST
Jackson County
9 SW Kadoka 07 2130MST
Severe thunderstorms developed quickly
across far eastern Pennington County
and western Haakon County. These storms
moved east-southeast across Haakon
County and northern Jackson County.
Hail to the size of golf balls fell
across the area, with the largest hail
reported north and east of Wall.
TENNESSEE, Central
Davidson County
Nashville 15 1305CST
A few trees were blown down around the
county.
Wilson County
2 E Lebanon 15 1350CST
Nickel size hail reported by trained
spotter.
Marshall County
6.4 SE Lewisburg 16 0445CST
Sheriffs office reported a tree down on
Tally Rd.
Lawrence County
1.2 S Liberty Grove 25 1906CST
3 large shallow rooted oak trees were
uprooted at 111 Peppertown Rd.
Lawrence County
2 S Liberty Grove 25 1906CST
A home located at Rebecca and
Peppertown Road lost its porch. Also, a
nearby storage trailer was blown over
and swept into a nearby pond.
Lawrence County
1.7 WSW Lawrencebut 25 1926CST
.9 NW Lawrenceburg 1928CST
Winds gusting about 70 mph struck in
the vicinity of the Lwrenceburg
Municipal Airport. An old storage
building, made out of cinder block with
a metal roof, lost part of its roof
near the intersection of Norton Road
and Lone Star Rd. A tree was down on
180 Hillview Road and also on Gimlet
Road.
Giles County
Countywide 25 1950CST
1955CST
EMA Director said that a tree was down
on a power line on Gunter Ridge Rd.
TDOT reported several trees were down
around the county as well.
Maury County
Columbia 25 2005CST
A tree was blown down in Columbia.
TENNESSEE, East
Marion County
South Pittsburg 15 17000ST
One tree was downed on Long Island Road
in South Pittsburg.
Marion County
4 E Jasper 15 1710CST
One tree was downed on Mullens Cove
Road four miles east of Jasper.
TENNESSEE, South Central
Lincoln County
Elora 15 1545CST
1548CST
A few power lines were blown down.
Franklin County
Cowan 15 1627CST
1630CST
A few power lines were blown down.
Franklin County
Winchester 16 0615CST
0715CST
Greenhaw Road was closed due to several
inches of water covering the road.
TENNESSEE, West
Tipton County
Burtison 25 05000ST
0505CST
A large oak tree and several power
lines were knocked down.
Shelby County
Memphis 25 0640CST
0645CST
A large sign on Interstate 240 was
damaged.
Tipton County
Covington 25 0745CST
0750CST
Several large tree limbs were knocked
down.
Fayette County
6 N Rossville 25 0815CST
0820CST
A few large tree limbs were blown down.
Madison County
7 N Jackson 25 1145CST
1315CST
A couple of roads were flooded.
TEXAS, Central
Mcculloch County
Fife 15 1958CST
Haskell County
Rochester 30 2009CST
Haskell County
1 S O Brien to 30 2020CST
O Brien 2022CST
TEXAS, Central Southeast
TXZ163-199-213>214 Houston – Montgomery – Harris – Chambers
21 15000ST
28 15000ST
Deaths were all associated with the
evacuation for Hurricane Rita, both
before and after Rita’s arrival. Rita
made landfall just east of the
Texas/Louisiana border early Saturday
morning, September 24th.
F17VE, F750T, M83VE, F910T, F580U,
M10T, M51VE, F72VE, F50PH, M63PH,
F710T, F290T, F30VE, M65VE, F72VE,
M660T, M580T, F67VE, F69VE, F83VE,
M24VE, F43VE, F92PH, M80VE, F790T,
M71PH, M900T, F860T, M85VE, M83VE,
M92VE, F270U, F910T, F73VE, ??OU, ??OU,
F68VE, M53VE, M710T, M810T, F800U,
F76PH, M44PH, F43PH, F62VE, F590T,
M290T, F93VE, F760T
TXZ163>164- Houston – Trinity – Walker – San Jacinto –
177>179-199>200- Polk – Montgomery – Liberty – Harris –
213>214-237>238 Chambers – Brazoria – Galveston
23 2100CST
24 15000ST
The eye of Hurricane Rita moved ashore
in extreme southwest Louisiana between
Sabine Pass and Johnson’s Bayou In
Cameron Parish with a minimum central
pressure of 937 mb and maximum
sustained winds of 120 mph. Rita was a
Category 3 hurricane at landfall.
TEXAS, Central Southeast
Two and a half weeks after Hurricane
Katrina made her final and devastating
landfall along the northern Gulf coast,
all eyes turned to Tropical Storm Rita
as she moved westward through the
central Bahamas. On Tuesday, September
20th, Rita rapidly intensified while
moving west through the Florida Straits
into the Gulf of Mexico. Rita reached
Category 2 intensity as the center
passed about 50 miles south of Key West
and significantly impacted the Florida
Keys.
After entering the Gulf of Mexico, Rita
intensified at an astounding rate going
from Category 2 to Category 5 intensity
in 24 hours. Following this rapid
intensification period, sustained winds
reached 165 mph on the afternoon of
Wednesday, September 21st. Since early
Monday, Rita had been consistently
forecast to make landfall along the
upper southeast Texas coast, when the
120 hour forecast from the National
Hurricane Center depicted a landfall
near San Luis Pass. Emergency
management officials, members of the
media, and residents of southeast Texas
had been watching Rita closely and
planning their course of action on
Monday and Tuesday. Therefore, even
though the hurricane was still 620
miles southeast of Galveston, everyone
had the images of Hurricane Katrina’s
impact on the central Gulf of Mexico
coast still fresh in mind, and an
unprecedented, largely voluntary
evacuation began on Wednesday across
southeast Texas. Emergency management
officials ordered a mandatory
evacuation for coastal sections of
southeast Texas beginning at 6 PM on
Wednesday. However, residents waiting
until then to begin their evacuation
found roadways in and around the
densely populated Houston/Galveston
area already jammed with motorists who
had left earlier in the day.
The fear of Katrina-like impacts
prompted many inland residents to
evacuate even though they were not at
risk from storm surge flooding.
Therefore, an incredible number of
people left, with officials estimating
the total to be over 2.5 million.
Although the gridlock and gasoline
shortages frustrated many evacuees, the
evacuation had been ordered very early,
and there was ample time for residents
to escape the region before the onset
of adverse conditions, which were
expected on Friday afternoon. By early
Thursday morning, September 22nd, Rita
had strengthened further and reached a
peak intensity of 175 mph winds with a
minimum central pressure of 897 mbs.
This was the third lowest pressure on
record at that time for the Atlantic
basin, and displaced Katrina to fifth
on the most intense hurricane list. An
upper-level disturbance passing well
north of Katrina early on Thursday
briefly induced a more northward motion
and altered Rita’s motion from
west-northwest to northwest. Although
this change in motion was only slight;
it spared the densely populated
Houston/Galveston area from a direct
hit and shifted the forecast track and
eventual landfall point to the right.
Residents of extreme southeast Texas
and southwest Louisiana were then
expected to experience the brunt of
Rita. Fortunately, Rita weakened to a
Category 3 hurricane on Friday,
September 23rd, prior to landfall which
occurred around 2:30 AM Saturday
morning just east of the
Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine
Pass and Johnson’s Bayou. Rita caused
devastating storm surge flooding and
wind damage in southwest Louisiana and
extreme southeast Texas.
Hurricane Rita was the strongest
hurricane to make landfall across this
portion of the U.S. coastline since
Hurricane Audrey (1957). Rita affected
a large inland area from southeast
Texas across southwest and into
south-central Louisiana. Widespread
damage consisting of downed trees and
power lines occurred generally along
and east of a line from Crystal Beach
to Liberty to Livingston to Lufkin in
Texas. Although Rita tracked 50 miles
east of Lake Livingston, sustained
northerly winds of 40 to 60 mph
occurred across the lake, generating a
lake surge that damaged the dam. Fear
that the dam could break forced an
evacuation of communities immediately
downstream as a precautionary measure.
Emergency water releases from the dam
on Saturday quickly abated this danger.
Moderate beach erosion occurred from
Freeport to High Island. Dunes
protecting many beach houses along the
west end of Galveston Island and
Surfside in Brazoria County were washed
away. Large geotubes along portions of
the west end of Galveston Island and
also along portions of the Bolivar
Peninsula did reduce erosion in areas
where they were installed.
Most flooding was due to high tides
along Galveston Island and the Bolivar
Peninsula. Most of this flooding
actually occurred near the time of
landfall as water in Galveston Bay was
pushed south out of the Bay onto the
north facing shores of the island and
the peninsula. Tides remained high on
Saturday (after Rita made landfall) as
strong westerly winds pushed water into
East Bay. No significant flooding
occurred due to heavy rain.
All of the associated effects of
Hurricane Rita in southeast Texas
resulted in 3 direct fatalities, 3
injuries and $159.5 million in property
and crop damage. In addition, the
massive evacuation resulted in at least
49 indirect fatalities, mostly due to
excessive heat and the transportation
of the elderly out of harm’s way.
In Harris County, tropical storm force
sustained winds with gusts near 60 mph
caused numerous trees to be blown down
resulting in widespread power outages
that lasted for six days in some areas.
Roof, fence, sign, and glass damage
estimates was around $90 million. The
greatest loss was to inventory spoilage
of food due to power outages. There
were at least 34 indirect fatalities
before, during and after Hurricane
Rita. The majority of these fatalities
occurred during the evacuation prior to
Rita and were the result of excessive
heat and transporting the elderly.
In Brazoria County, tropical storm
force sustained winds with gusts near
50 mph caused some tree damage and
power outages for a couple of days.
Minor damage was reported in Surfside
to roads and a few homes. Total damage
was around $500,000.
In Montgomery County, tropical storm
force winds with gusts to near
hurricane force were observed. Damage
was mainly to fences, roofs, and mobile
homes and totaled approximately $2.5
million. There were 13 indirect
fatalities. Ten of the deaths were
evacuation related while 3 deaths were
carbon monoxide poisoning with no
electricity in the home.
In Walker County, tropical storm force
winds with gusts to near hurricane
force were observed. Damage was mainly
to fences, roofs, and mobile homes and
totaled approximately $1.5 million.
In Galveston County, tropical storm
force sustained winds with gusts to
hurricane force were reported across
the county, especially on the Bolivar
Peninsula. Numerous power poles and
road signs were blown down on Bolivar.
Many of the beach homes received roof
damage. Numerous trees were down with
small structure damage on High Island.
Power was out to most of the county on
Saturday. In Galveston’s historic
district, a large brick-covered side of
a three-story building collapsed and
three other buildings caught fire and
were destroyed during the height of the
storm. There were three directly
related injuries. A thirty-year-old
woman suffered severe burns in the fire
and two firefighters had minor
injuries. Small structure, dock, and
pier damage along with downed power
lines occurred across Galveston Island.
Total damage across the county was
around $15 million.
In Chambers County, tropical storm
force winds with gusts in excess of
hurricane force were observed. Damage
consisted of downed trees, destroyed
metal buildings and awnings, and downed
power poles. One frame building near
Winnie received major damage. Power was
out throughout the county for up to
seven days. Total damage across the
county was around $8 million. One
indirect fatality occurred in the
county.
In Liberty County, tropical storm force
winds with gusts in excess of hurricane
force were observed. Damage consisted
of downed trees, destroyed metal
buildings and awnings, and downed power
poles. Power was out throughout the
county for up to seven days. Total
damage across the county was around $7
million. There were two direct
fatalities. In Hardin, a man and a
woman were killed when a tree fell on
the home they were sleeping in.
In Polk and San Jacinto Counties,
tropical storm force winds with gusts
to near hurricane force were observed.
Widespread trees were down with many
trees taking down power lines. Some
trees fell onto homes and caused
considerable damage. Widespread power
outages were observed across both
counties. Lake Livingston Dam reported
a wind gust of 117 mph around 5:30 AM
Saturday morning. This wind sensor was
on the dam and the wind was blowing
across the lake. With the reduced
friction across the lake’s surface,
this wind gust report is reasonable.
The strong wind blowing along the lake
created a storm surge of approximately
1.5 feet at the dam. This high water
and the wave action damaged the dam
which required emergency releases from
the lake to stabilize the dam. The
damage in Polk County was around $23
million with $20 million of that being
damage to the dam at Lake Livingston.
Damage in San Jacinto County was
estimated at $10 million. There was one
direct fatality in San Jacinto County.
A three-year-old female was killed
instantly by a tree falling on to her
home in Point Blank.
In Houston and Trinity Counties,
tropical storm force winds with gusts
to near 50 mph were observed. Numerous
trees were down resulting in numerous
power outages. One heat related
indirect death occurred in Houston
County during the evacuation. Total
damage for both Houston and Trinity
counties was near $2 million.
No tornadoes were reported with Rita.
Maximum rainfall amounts with Rita were
between 4 and 6 inches in and around
the New Caney area of Montgomery
County. M43PH, F56PH, F3PH
TEXAS, Extreme West
El Paso County
El Paso 05 2045MST
2115MST
Local newscast showed video of flooded
streets with police officers closing
intersections.
El Paso County
El Paso 06 2110MST
2215MST
A cluster of thunderstorms dropped 1.5
to 3 inches of rain on mainly east El
Paso, where numerous water rescues were
performed due to major street flooding.
TEXAS, Mid – South
Nueces County
3 W Calallen 02 1252CST 0.5 50
Law enforcement observed and took
pictures of a tornado near FM 624 and
CR 73, just inside the county line. The
tornado moved northeast for a brief
time over open county, producing no
damage.
Aransas County
Rockport 11 1015CST
1215CST
Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall
trained across far eastern San
Patricio, Aransas, and southern Refugio
counties. Doppler radar estimated
between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell
across Aransas county in a 1 to 2 hour
timeframe, resulting in flooding of
several roadways in and around
Rockport. Most notable was the State
Highway 35 bypass at Market Street.
Nueces County
Flour Bluff Jet 11 1315CST
Lightning struck a 14-year-old girl
carrying an umbrella in the Wal-Mart
parking lot in Flour Bluff off of
Graham Road. The girl suffered minor
injuries to her hand as well as ringing
in her ears and a headache.
TEXAS, North
Wise County
3 E Boyd 15 1337CST
Barn damaged between Boyd and Rhome.
Denton County
Roanoke 15 1415CST
Dallas County
Coppell 15 1430CST
Tarrant County
2 E Grapevine 15 1442CST
Reported on the north side of the
Dallas/Fort Worth airport.
Dallas County
Mesquite 15 1545CST
Reported by ASOS.
Palo Pinto County
13 S Mineral Wells 15 1604CST
Reported south of New Salem.
Kaufman County
Crandall 15 1615CST
Tree limbs broken off.
Hood County
Tolar 15 1640CST
36 homes were damaged; 2 homes and 4
barns were destroyed. A young girl was
injured when her mobile home flipped 3
times. The damage swath stretched from
west to east for about a mile and a
half. Also, numerous trees ranging in
diameter from six inches to two feet
were blown down.
Somervell County
4 N Glen Rose 15 1700CST
Comanche Peak Power Plant reported
large tree limbs broken off.
Van Zandt County
Grand Saline 15 1718CST
Tree limbs down.
Mills County
9 SW Mullin 15 2010CST
Occurred near Big Valley.
TXZ094-094- Fannin – Collin – Hunt – Hopkins –
104>105-107-148 Anderson
24 0930CST
1840CST
Hurricane Rita made landfall in the
early morning hours on Saturday,
September 24. Rita was a dangerous
Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson
scale as she moved over Sabine Pass,
Texas. Rita was downgraded to a
Tropical Storm by early afternoon. As
Rita moved north and then east along a
Jasper, TX, to Lufkin, TX, to
Shreveport, LA line … torrential
rains and strong winds were felt well
away from the eye. Most of eastern
Texas was placed under an Inland
Tropical Storm warning through the
evening. The storm knocked dozens of
trees and power poles down as it moved
through north Texas. Gusts near 50 MPH
were recorded in Hunt and Hopkins
counties. Wind damage in the form of
downed trees and power poles was
reported in Anderson, Collin, Fannin,
Hopkins, and Hunt counties. Roof damage
also occured in Collin and Hunt.
Grayson County
Howe 28 1630CST
Lightning struck a house and caused an
attic fire.
Denton County
1 N Denton 28 1642CST
Grayson County
4 N Sherman 28 1645CST
Nickel size hail reported in Knollwood.
Grayson County
Sherman 28 1715CST
The roof of a bookstore caved in and
the front windows were all blown out at
the intersection of North Grand and
Texoma Parkway. A portable building
blew across U.S. 75, leaving a trail of
debris on both service roads and the
north and southbound traffic lanes.
Signs along U.S. 75 blew down near
Washington Street. A tree fell on and
destroyed a sunroom at a residence on
McGee Street. Power lines were blown
down across the city.
Grayson County
1 E Van Alstyne 28 1730CST
A tree was blown down.
Fannin County
8 SSW Bonham 28 1747CST
Widespread wind damage, including trees
and power lines down.
Lamar County
3 SE Roxton 28 1751CST
A barn was damaged by high winds.
Hunt County
4 NW Celeste 28 1804CST
A barn roof was damaged.
Delta County
Cooper 28 1824CST
Power outages were reported in town.
Collin County
Princeton 28 1835CST
Trees, fences, and power lines knocked
down.
Hopkins County
2 SE Tira 28 1844CST
Hunt County
Lone Oak 28 1857CST
Power poles and tree limbs broken.
Dallas County
12 E Dallas 28 1900CST
Large tree limbs down and power poles
snapped.
Dallas County
Rowlett 28 1905CST
Widespread wind damage occurred,
including trees and power lines down.
Rockwall County
4 WSW Rockwall 28 1905CST
Trees and power lines down.
Dallas County
Mesquite 28 1945CST
Ellis County
Ferris 28 2014CST
Young County
Olney 30 2233CST
TEXAS, North Panhandle
Collingsworth County
3 NNW Dodson 13 1740CST
Whole large trees blown down knocking
down two thousand feet of power line.
One home lost power … however no
power poles broken or downed. No
injuries were reported.
Severe thunderstorms across the
southeastern Texas panhandle during the
early evening hours produced damaging
winds but no injuries were reported.
Collingsworth County
2 W Wellington 15 0353CST
0356CST
A severe thunderstorm over the
southeastern Texas panhandle during the
early morning hours produced large
hail. No damage or injuries were
reported.
Donley County
Hedley 17 1641CST
Donley County
Hedley 17 1701CST
Donley County
3 SE Hedley 17 1704CST
Donley County
Hedley 17 1708CST
Donley County
1 E Hedley 17 1715CST
Collingsworth County
1.5 W Quail 17 1744CST
Collingsworth County
2 N Wellington 17 1800CST
Collingsworth County
Wellington 17 1800CST
Severe thunderstorms across the
southeastern Texas panhandle produced
large hail during the early evening
hours. The large hail was known to have
damaged several vehicles … including
the Warning and Coordination
Meteorologist’s own vehicle … along
U.S. Highway 287 in and near Hedley.
There were no reports of injuries.
Ochiltree County
Perryton 30 1519CST
Ochiltree County
3 E Perryton 30 1525CST
Ochiltree County
Perryton 30 1540CST
Ochiltree County
15 SW Perryton 30 1540CST
Lipscomb County
Booker 30 1542CST
Ochiltree County
13 NE Perryton 30 1555CST
Hail reported to be three inches deep
in the extreme northeastern corner of
Ochiltree county.
Roberts County
29 NW Miami 30 1557CST
Roberts County
29 NW Miami 30 1628CST
Ochiltree County
15 SSE Perryton 30 1655CST
Reported at Wolf Creek Park
Roberts County
Miami 30 1733CST
Roberts County
Miami 30 1735CST
Roberts County
Miami 30 1738CST
Wheeler County
2 NE Wheeler 30 1845CST
Wheeler County
8 ENE Wheeler 30 2000CST
Severe thunderstorms moved across the
eastern third of the Texas panhandle
during the late afternoon and evening
hours producing large hail. No damage
or injuries were reported.
TEXAS, Northeast
TXZ152-165>167 Nacogdoches – Angelina – San Augustine
– Sabine
24 0610CST
0845CST
Hurricane Rita moved onshore the
Southeast Texas/Southwest Louisiana
coast during the early morning hours of
September 24, 2005 and moved northward
into portions of East Central Texas
during the predawn hours. The hurricane
remained a category two storm as it
moved northward into extreme eastern
Angelina County, extreme southeast
Nacogdoches County, San Augustine
County and Sabine County Texas. A NWS
Storm Survey was conducted of the
hardest hit areas of East Central Texas
and this region experienced widespread
damage consistent of winds with a
category two hurricane. A few hundred
homes experienced damage that varied
from shingles off roofs to collapsed
carports or awnings to damage caused by
downed trees on top of homes,
businesses and automobiles.
Particularly hard hit areas were those
surveyed near and east of the Sam
Rayburn Reservoir of East Central
Texas. This region experienced winds
adjacent to the northern and eastern
eyewall of Hurricane Rita and extensive
damage was observed to many rural homes
and communities along the storms path.
Much of this region was without power
during the height of the storm. There
was one direct fatality resulting from
the storm when a downed tree fell
across a man outside his residence.
There was one indirect fatality from
the storm when a young woman touched a
downed powerline. A monetary amount was
not available at the time of this
report. M790U
Shelby County
Center 24 0915CST
1415CST
Flooding was reported across Hwy 96
just south of Center as the outer
feeder bands of Hurricane Rita moved
northward into east central Texas.
Shelby County
Center 24 1230CST
1415CST
8.46 inches of rainfall fell across
Center, Texas as a result of Hurricane
Rita. The excessive heavy rainfall led
to widespread flooding through the city
with numerous roads underwater.
TEXAS, South
TXZ254>255 Willacy – Cameron
22 1500CST
24 1700CST
High surf associated with tidal
overflow from Hurricane Rita was
reported along coastal sections of
Cameron and Willacy counties. Severe
beach erosion was reported in Cameron
County, with a combined storm generated
swell and astronomical high tide
created a tidal effect 3 to 4 feet
above above normal along the
gulf-facing beaches of South Padre
Island. This storm tide caused 10 to 12
feet of erosion in the dunes and the
beaches of Boca Chica and South Padre
Island, Texas. The beaches were
reported as flooded by the late
afternoon hours on Thursday, September
22, 2005 and remained flooded through
the late afternoon hours of Saturday,
September 24, 2005.
Storm tides (including astronomical
tide, storm surge, and wind driven
waves) caused significant flooding of
the beaches along the lower Texas coast
from the Port Mansfield jetties
southward to the Rio Grande. Sea water
breached the dunes and man made burms
on South Padre Island. This caused
temporary flooding of Gulf Boulevard
and deposited several inches of beach
sand into several hotel and condominium
swimming pools. Sea water also washed
over State Road 100, just north of the
South Padre Island city limits, where
only the beach and natural sand dunes
exist. This flooding caused the closure
of all beach accesses north of beach
access number three. The building of
additional burms along the beaches and
dunes did prevent much of the sea water
from flooding within the City of South
Padre Island.
The Coast Guard station at South Padre
Island reported temporary flooding
conditions with eight inches of
standing water on the grounds
coincident with high tide on September
24, 2005. This is consistent with
reports of above normal tidal
conditions and given the proximity of
the Coast Guard station to the island
jetties. Wave action in the south bay
of the Laguna Madre was strong enough
to generate the temporary flooding
conditions.
TEXAS, South Central
Medina County
D Hanis to 10 21000ST
Yancey 2230CST
Showers and thunderstorms formed in the
early evening over western Medina and
northern Frio Counties. They showed
little movement through the evening,
weakening and dissipating near
midnight. The storms produced a general
1 inch rain over the west and central
parts of Medina County, with the
heaviest amounts near 3 inches just
north of D’Hanis and near Yancey.
FM1796 was closed north of D’Hanis.
Flash flooding closed FM2200 and FM462
near Yancey.
Frio County
Moore to 10 2130CST
Big Foot 23000ST
Showers and thunderstorms formed in the
early evening over western Medina and
northern Frio Counties. They showed
little movement through the evening,
weakening and dissipating near
midnight. The storms produced between 1
and 2 inches of rain in the northeast
part of Frio County. The highest
accumulation was 4 inches near Big
Foot. FM462 and FM472 were closed due
to high water near Big Foot.
Medina County
10 N D Hanis to 11 0630CST
D Hanis 0800CST
After showers and thunderstorms had
dissipated near midnight, additional
storms began to develop in the early
morning hours across the central part
of the county. This activity began to
dissipate in the mid morning, after
having produced between 1 and 2 inch
rain totals across central Medina
County. Maximum rainfall totals were 4
inches near D’Hanis, where soils were
already saturated from the previous
night’s rainfall. FM1796 was closed
again north of D’Hanis.
Travis County
Beecaves to 11 1100CST
Oak Hill 13000ST
Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms
formed in southwestern Travis County in
the late morning and produced a general
1 inch rain over the area. Highest rain
totals were 3 inches just east of Bee
Cave. FM2244 was closed due to flash
flooding just east of Bee Cave.
Atascosa County
Northeast Portion 11 1300CST
1530CST
Showers and thunderstorms that formed
in northeast Atascosa County in the
early afternoon were very slow-moving
through the mid afternoon period. They
produced a general 1 to 2 inch rainfall
in the northeast part of the county,
with highest totals of 4 inches just
east of Espey. Roads were closed due to
high water from Espey and Leming
northeastward to the Bexar County line,
including FM536 and FM1784.
Bexar County
2 SE Losoya to 11 1300CST
5 SE Losoya 1500CST
Showers and thunderstorms through the
late morning and early afternoon in
southeast Bexar County produced general
1 to 2 inch totals. Highest amounts
were 3 inches southeast of Losoya to
where Priest Road intersects IH-37
south of Loop 1604. Mathis Road just
west of IH-37 near the 122 mile marker
was closed due to flash flooding along
West Lucas Creek.
Medina County
South Portion 11 1330CST
1500CST
Showers and thunderstorms again
reformed in Medina County in the early
afternoon, producing an additional inch
of rain over the south part of the
county. Between 2 and 3 inches fell in
the area from D’Hanis to Hondo to
Yancey. Flash flooding developed
quickly over the saturated soils,
closing FM2200 between D’Hanis and
Yancey and FM462 between Hondo and
Yancey.
Burnet County
10 N Burnet 16 0915CST
1100CST
Showers and thunderstorms produced
between 1 and 2 inches of rain over
northwestern Burnet County. The
heaviest rain fell north of SH29 and
west of FM693, where up to 4 inches was
reported. In the mid morning, the
Sheriffs Department closed US281 around
10 miles north of Burnet due to flash
flooding.
TEXAS, South Panhandle
Briscoe County
20 NE Silverton 11 1815CST
Structural damage to a concrete and
cinder block wall; the structure was
blown down at the intersection of
Highway 70 and 256.
Motley County
Roaring Spgs 11 2110CST
Matador Fire Department reported wind
damage in Roaring Springs, TX including
destruction to many car ports and
out-buildings. Numerous trees and
powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind
gusts.
Lamb County
12 S Olton 12 1715CST
TXZ035 Lubbock
13 1410CST
1420CST
The National Weather Service in
Lubbock, TX conducted a damage survey
on September 13, 2005 across portions
of the City of Lubbock. A media storm
chaser measured a thunderstorm wind
gust of 56 mph near the Lubbock
Christian University at 2:10 PM CST. In
the vicinity, near the intersection of
29th Street and Bangor Street was a
structure used as a roof covering to
prevent water leaks into the residence.
The covering was not secured well to
the home and acted as a sail when the
thunderstorm wind gust impacted the
structure. The covering was blown off
the roof and was damaged and also
resulted in damage to a large tree
adjacent to the residence. A few blocks
to the east, near the intersection of
34th Street and Quaker Street, the SBC
building sustained minor damage to an
air conditioning unit. The covering to
the unit was blown off the roof and
into power lines where it was
suspended. Small tree limbs were
downed, however both areas had loose
structures and/or items nearby that
were not impacted.
Dickens County
Dickens 13 1723CST
Lynn County
5 SW Grassland 14 1525CST
Citizen located 5 miles north of Draw.
Lynn County
5 E Tahoka 14 1528CST
Dickens County
Afton 14 1539CST
Dickens County
Afton 14 1545CST
Garza County
7 NW Post 14 1545CST
Garza County
2 NW Post 14 1610CST
Cottle County
10 SW Paducah 14 1615CST
Measured by the Texas Tech/West Texas
mesonet station. Several large trees
downed by thunderstorm wind gusts as
reported by an NWS Cooperative Observer
near Paducah, TX.
King County
Dumont 14 1625CST
Several large trees downed by estimated
65 mph winds from an NWS Cooperative
Observer.
King County
Grow 14 1630CST
Reported by an NWS Cooperative Observer
located 15 miles south of Paducah or
near the town of Grow, TX.
Garza County
15 E Post 14 1635CST
Kent County
10 WSW Clairemont 14 1700CST
Crosby County
10 SE Crosbyton 14 1955CST
Measured by the Texas Tech/West Texas
mesonet station located 6 miles
northwest of White River Lake.
Lamb County
Littlefield 17 1505CST
Lamb County
2 E Fieldton 17 1535CST
Lamb County
Olton 17 1545CST
Lynn County
1 N New Home 17 1606CST
Lubbock County
3 S Woodrow 17 1612CST
Lubbock County
4 W Slaton 17 1621CST
Golfball to Hen egg sized hail covering
the ground.
Hale County
Hale Center 17 1630CST
Lubbock County
4 W Slaton 17 1636CST
1640CST
Golfball, tennis ball and baseball
sized hail covering the ground. Hail
lasted for 4 minutes.
Lubbock County
Slaton 17 1640CST
1645CST
Floyd County
2 NE Floydada 17 1715CST
Measured by the Texas Tech/West Texas
mesonet station.
Floyd County
2 N Floydada 17 1716CST
Floyd County
4 S Floydada 17 1716CST
TXZ035 Lubbock
17 23000ST
2315CST
High winds associated with downburst
and heat burst conditions resulted in
extensive damage across the City of
Lubbock, TX. A series of thunderstorms
developed across the NWS Lubbock area
of responsibility during the mid and
late afternoon hours on Saturday,
September 17 2005. A large ridge of
high pressure was situated across
southeast Texas. The clockwise
circulation around this broad ridge
allowed a channel of Pacific moisture
to stream over the area and interact
with sultry temperatures well into the
90s. In fact, the high temperature on
Saturday at the Lubbock International
Airport reached 98 degrees which tied
the previous record set in 1997.
Between 8:30 PM CST and 12:30 AM CST,
an area of dissipating thunderstorms
progressed across the area from
southwest to northeast over Terry,
Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Garza and
Crosby counties. As this activity
pushed through the region, strong winds
and associated heat bursts occurred at
several locations. A heat burst occurs
when air rapidly descends from a
dissipating thunderstorm, typically
with very little if any rainfall. As
the air sinks, compression will force
heating, drying and a rapid rise in
surface temperature. In addition to a
rise in temperature, heat bursts can be
accompanied by strong and gusty wind.
The hail and strong winds Saturday
night and early Sunday morning resulted
in varied amounts of damage across the
area. Large trees and/or tree branches
were downed; structural damage occurred
to car ports and overhang protection to
resident porches; cotton plants were
destroyed; automobiles, roofing and
related structures were damaged. The
damage to automobiles and other windows
occurred as nearby gravel was lifted by
the strong wind and penetrated
windshields and side windows.
The National Weather Service in
Lubbock, TX conducted a damage survey
at the Memorial Baptist Church in
Lubbock. The church had a large hail
and rain roof in place above a
permanent roof. This covering was made
of sheet metal and had an overlap of
approximately six inches on the south
facing wall. When the strong south wind
ranging between 65 and 70 mph breached
this roof, the metal was pealed off and
became airborne and landed on trees on
the north side of the church, as well
as a residence across the street.
Several of the Texas Tech/West Texas
mesonet stations measured the heat
burst and high wind events. The
National Weather Service Forecast
Office in Lubbock, located in the
Science Spectrum Building, measured a
15 degree rise in temperature with a 67
mph wind gust at 10:55 PM CST. The
following are some of the more
significant measurements:
Brownfield 2 south, 8 degree rise, 53
mph gust, 9:25 PM CST. Lubbock 3 west,
13 degree rise, 53 mph gust, 11:10 PM
CST. Slaton 2 northeast, 15 degree
rise, 56 mph gust, 11:30 PM CST. Ralls
1 southeast, 12 degree rise, 57 mph
gust, 12:20 AM CST.
In comparison, stations measuring less
rise in temperature measured lower wind
speed gusts:
Lamesa 2 southeast, 5 degree rise, 27
mph gust, 10:35 PM CST. Graham 5
southwest, 4 degree rise, 35 mph gust,
11:10 PM CST.
TEXAS, Southeast
TXZ180>182-201- Tyler – Jasper – Newton – Hardin –
021>216 Jefferson – Orange
23 1200CST
24 18000ST
Although Hurricane Rita made landfall
just east of the Texas – Louisiana
border, she moved northwest and moved
across southeast Texas in the morning
hours of September 24th as a dangerous
category 3 hurricane with sustained
winds of 120 mph. Along the coast of
Jefferson County, storm surges near 10
feet occurred near Sabine Pass, where
over 90 percent of the homes were
severely damaged or destroyed. The
storm surge backed up the Sabine River,
and flooded a small section of downtown
Orange with around 4 to 5 feet of storm
surge. Winds blew over 100 mph across
the entire region, snapping and
uprooting trees, and damaged over
125,000 homes and businesses. Some
homes in rural Jasper and Newton
counties did not have electricity
restored for over six weeks. One direct
fatality occurred in Jasper County when
a tree fell on a mobile home. Six other
indirect fatalities occurred in
Jefferson County in Beaumont, where a
family died of carbon monoxide
poisoning after running a generator
inside their apartment. M?MH
Jasper County
Countywide 24 0900CST
1000CST
Tyler County
Countywide 24 09000ST
1000CST
Hurricane Rita produced over 10 inches
of rain in parts of Jasper and Tyler
counties, resulting in some serious
street flooding.
TEXAS, West
Borden County
Gail 14 1730CST
A severe thunderstorm produced nickel
sized hail and damaging wind gusts in
Gail on the evening of the 14th. The
hail, accompanied by severe winds,
broke windows in numerous structures.
Borden County
Gail 14 1730CST
A severe thunderstorm produced nickel
sized hail and damaging wind gusts in
Gail on the evening of the 14th. The
hail, accompanied by severe winds,
broke windows in numerous structures.
Pecos County
10 W Bakersfield 14 1730CST
Borden County
15 NE Gail 14 1745CST
A thunderstorm produced severe wind
gusts over northeastern Borden County,
breaking large tree limbs at a rural
residence.
Scurry County
Fluvanna 14 1800CST
Pecos County
20 SE Ft Stockton 14 1820CST
Pecos County
1 SE Ft Stockton 14 2046CST
TEXAS, Western North
Hardeman County
7 SW Quanah 14 1702CST
Hail was observed at the intersection
of Highway 104 and Hertz Road.
Foard County
2.5 SE Foard City 14 1708CST 1 40
1713CST
A storm chaser observed this tornado
develop from a high-precipitation
supercell. No known damage.
Knox County
2 N Truscott 14 1710CST
The roof was blown off a house.
Foard County
7 SSW Crowell 14 1715CST
Knox County
4 ESE Truscott 14 1730CST
Six inch diameter tree limbs were
downed on FM 1756
Foard County
Crowell 14 1735CST
Three inch diameter tree limbs were
downed. There was also minor sign
damage. The shutters were blown off a
house.
TEXAS, Western North
Knox County
7 N Benjamin 14 1738CST
A storm chaser observed a gustnado
north of Benjamin. This brief gustnado
was approximately 40 yards wide and
moved across open country.
Knox County
3 E Vera 14 1825CST
Knox County
3 E Vera 14 1825CST
Knox County
Truscott 14 1830CST
A grain elevator and carport were blown
over.
Knox County
3 E Vera 14 1830CST
Baylor County
Seymour 14 2208CST
Baylor County
Seymour 14 2325CST
Knox County
5 SW Benjamin 30 1755CST
Knox County
Benjamin 30 1802CST
Foard County
Crowell 30 1815CST
1825CST
Hardeman County
7 S Chillicothe 30 1844CST
Hardeman County
Chillicothe 30 1845CST
Hardeman County
Chillicothe 30 1850CST
Baylor County
Red Spgs 30 19000ST
Baylor County
Seymour 30 1912CST
Baylor County
Seymour 30 1918CST
Baylor County
Lake Kemp 30 1954CST
Baylor County
2 E Seymour 30 2021CST
2023CST
Hail was observed at the intersection
of Highway 422 and Highway 183.
Archer County
3 E Mankins 30 2031CST
Archer County
4 NW Archer City 30 21000ST
Hail was observed on Highway 25.
Archer County
Archer City 30 2109CST
Archer County
Archer City 30 2117CST
Archer County
1 E Scotland 30 2135CST
Clay County
Lake Arrowhead 30 2147CST
Archer County
5 W Archer City 30 2335CST
Severe storms produced hail across
portions of western north Texas along
with parts of southwest and central
Oklahoma. This event continued into the
early morning hours of the first day of
October.
UTAH, East
UTZ022>025-027>029 Southeast Utah – Eastern Uinta Mountains
– Eastern Uinta Basin – Tavaputs
Plateau – Grand Flat And Arches – La Sal
& Abajo Mountains – Canyonlands /
Natural Bridges
01 0000MST
30 2359MST
As the monsoon season came to a close
there was little change in the long
term hydrologic drought situation from
the previous month across eastern Utah.
Abnormally dry to moderate drought
conditions continued to grip southeast
and east-central Utah, while long term
water supply remained a concern for the
rest of the area. For a continuation on
this drought situation please see the
October 2005 Storm Data publication.
San Juan County
31 NW Monticello to 08 1700MST
2 S Montezuma Creek 1800MST
Minor flooding occurred in many areas
of San Juan County as a result of heavy
rains. Mud up to 5 inches in depth was
deposited on roads.
Grand County
9 NW Moab 09 0445MST
0600MST
Heavy rain producing thunderstorms
caused several feet of water to flow
through Seven Mile Canyon, flooding a
BLM campground. A camper caught in the
flood had to evacuate his trailer and
climb into his truck via the roof and
drive to higher ground while watching
his trailer get lifted off its jacks
and float about 15 feet from its
original position.
San Juan County
28 W Blanding 09 1330MST
1500MST
Heavy rain producing thunderstorms
caused normally dry canyons to run with
4 to 5 feet of water in portions of
Natural Bridges National Monument.
San Juan County
6 WSW Bluff 09 1345MST
1350MST
San Juan County
Bluff 09 1352MST
1400MST
At least a dozen two-foot diameter
trees were snapped off like match
sticks, and swamp coolers were blown
off the roofs of several houses. Many
other trees suffered damage.
Grand County
Thompson 09 1515MST
1520MST
Grand County
10 W Crescent Jct to 21 1452MST
3 W Crescent Jct 1455MST
Grand County
1 W Crescent Jct to 21 1508MST
10 E Crescent Jct 1515MST
Hail accumulations up to a foot deep
occurred in places along Interstate 70.
Several vehicles slid off the road and
others became stuck in deep hail. Snow
plows were called in to push the hail
off the highway.
UTAH, West and Central
Wayne County
5 E Fruita 04 1435MST
IN CAPITOL REEF PARK
Wayne County
Caineville 04 1545MST
1845MST
RAINWATER FILLED DRY WASHES AND FLOODED
ROADWAYS, INCLUDING SR 24.
Duchesne County
Fruitland 08 1700MST
2100MST
Portion of Camelot Rd. washed out.
Horse Ridge PAWS received 1.14″
Wasatch County
30 S Heber City 09 1150MST
Large hail at Strawberry reservoir
Juab County
Levan 09 1230MST
1300MST
large hail destroyed local gardens and
knocked leaves off trees. Hail
accumulated to 4-5 inches in some spots.
Emery County
25 SW Green River 09 1345MST
large hail caused damage to cars.
Damage amount estimated
Box Elder County
Promontory Pt 23 1915MST
At Promontory PT sensor
VERMONT, North and Central
Rutland County
Poultney 15 0935EST
0945EST
Lightning struck a transmission line
near Poultney, VT which resulted in
power outages.
VTZ008 Washington
17 1700EST
1710EST
A storm moved across the province of
Quebec during the afternoon and evening
of September 17th. The associated cold
front moved across the area during the
late afternoon. Showers and
thunderstorms interacted with winds
aloft with a short lived episode of
gusty winds in north central Vermont.
In East Barre, winds uprooted a few
trees. In addition, the soil was very
moist from previous rain.
VTZ004 Essex
24 0200EST
0600EST
Surface high pressure system over
western Ontario Province Friday,
September 23rd moved east across Quebec
Province Saturday morning, September
24th. Overnight low temperatures
reached at or below freezing in
portions of Essex county of Vermont
that were located away from the
Connecticut River.
VTZ001-005-017 Grand Isle – Western Chittenden –
Eastern Chittenden
29 0500EST
1400EST
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across western Vermont during the
morning of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Damaging winds preceded
and followed the front. Trees and power
lines were blown down countywide across
both Grand Isle and Chittenden
counties, and thousands were without
power for a time. Winds were generally
estimated at sustained of 40 to 45 mph
with gusts over 50 mph. Peak winds
measured were 54 mph (47 knots) on
Colchester Reef and 53 mph (46 knots)
at Burlington Airport. A few specific
reports in Chittenden county included
numerous trees and power lines down in
the locations of South Burlington,
Richmond, Milton and Shelburne (with a
few roads closed in Shelburne). In
Richmond trees and power lines were
down on I-89, while in Milton an 80
foot tree was blown down. Extensive
damage was done to sailing docks along
the Burlington waterfront. In Grand
Isle county, specific reports included
numerous trees down in Alburg, Grand
Isle and Isle La Motte. In addition,
the ferry from Burlington, VT to Port
Kent, NY reported winds of 35 to 45
knots (40 to 52 mph) with 4 foot waves.
VTZ003-006-008 Orleans – Lamoille – Washington
29 0800EST
1500EST
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across north central and
northeast portions of Vermont during
the morning and early afternoon of
September 29th. The front was
accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across the counties of
Lamoille, Orleans and Washington, with
thousands experiencing power outages at
times. Winds were generally estimated
at a sustained 35 to 45 mph with higher
gusts. A few specific reports were as
follows: In Orleans county, trees and
power lines were down in the towns of
Morgan, Craftsbury, Derby Line and
Brownington. Some schools in the county
released students early due to power
outages. In Newport, a tree was blown
down on a car, while minor roof damage
to a house was reported in Derby Line.
In Washington county, trees and power
lines were down in the towns of Warren,
Barre, Berlin (with a road blocked) and
Marshfield. Numerous trees were blown
down in Lamoille county in and around
Morrisville as well as the Stowe area.
VTZ011-019 Western Rutland – Eastern Rutland
29 0800EST
1500EST
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across central and eastern
Vermont during the late morning and
afternoon of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across the county of
Rutland, with numerous power outages.
Winds were generally sustained at an
estimated 35 to 45 mph with higher
gusts. A few specific reports were in
Rutland county, trees and power lines
were down in Pawlet, West Rutland (with
some roads blocked) and Killington. In
Middletown Springs, trees were down as
well as a tree blown down on a car.
VTZ002-009-016-018 Western Franklin – Western Addison –
Eastern Franklin – Eastern Addison
29 0900EST
1400EST
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across western Vermont during the
morning of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across both Franklin and
Addison counties, with numerous power
outages. Winds were generally sustained
at an estimated 35 to 45 mph with gusts
to over 50 mph. Diamond Island on Lake
Champlain reported 40 mph (35 knots)
winds. A few specific reports were
trees and wires down with a few roads
closed in the Franklin county towns of
Franklin, Georgia, Enosburg, Swanton
and Sheldon. A tree fell on a mobile
home in Georgia. In Addison county, an
extensive number of trees were blown
down in East Middlebury, Salisbury and
Lincoln areas.
VTZ010-012 Orange – Windsor
29 1000EST
1500EST
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across central and eastern
Vermont during the late morning and
afternoon of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across the counties of
Orange and Windsor, with numerous power
outages. Winds were generally sustained
at an estimated 35 to 45 mph with
higher gusts. A few specific reports
were trees and wires down in the Orange
county towns of Bradford, Orange,
Tunbridge, Williamstown and Corinth. In
Randolph, a tree was blown down on a
house with some damage. Across Windsor
county trees and lines were down in
Bethel, White River Jct and
Springfield. In Norwich, trees were
down as well as a tree blown down on a
truck.
VTZ004-007 Essex – Caledonia
29 1025EST
1500EST
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across northeast portions of
Vermont during the morning and early
afternoon of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across the counties of
Caledonia and Essex with many
experiencing power outages at times.
Winds were generally estimated at a
sustained 35 to 45 mph with higher
gusts. A few specific reports were as
follows: In Caledonia county, trees and
lines were blown down in St Johnsbury,
Hardwick, Lyndon and Lyndonville. A
tree was blown down on top of a mobile
home in Lyndonville. Numerous trees
were reported blown down at Caledonia
County Airport with wind gusts to 52
mph (45 kts). In Essex county, trees
and power lines were down in the towns
of Concord, Island Pond and East Haven.
In Concord a road was blocked by downed
trees.
VERMONT, South
VTZ014 Western Windham
29 0958EST
1058EST
In the vicinity of Windham along Route
121, tree fell on power lines. The
sparking from the power lines started
fires. Along Jenks Way at Winhall
Station, wires were blown down.
VTZ013 Bennington
29 1222EST
Along Route 7N, falling limbs damaged a
car in the Bennington Pownal area. On
September 29, an intensifying low
pressure was north of Lake Ontario. A
sharp cold front trailed southward
along the west side of the Appalachain
Mountains. A strong pressure gradient
was across western New England. The
cold front moved quickly through
western New England during the
afternoon. A strong south wind occurred
over an extensive area prior to the
arrival of the cold front.
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NONE REPORTED.
VIRGINIA, East
Richmond County
Warsaw 17 1910EST
Westmoreland
County
Oldhams 17 1910EST
Virginia Beach (C)
2 SE Oceana 18 1215EST
Trees down at 1400 Block Harpers Road.
Middlesex County
8 E Urbanna 20 1720EST
Several structures damaged from falling
treetops near Greys Point campground.
VIRGINIA, Extreme Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
VIRGINIA, North
Frederick County
Cedar Creek 16 1335EST
Trees downed.
Frederick County
Stephens City 16 1335EST
Powerlines downed.
Fauquier County
Ada 23 1420EST
Several trees down with unconfirmed
damage to a house.
Rappahannock
County
Washington 23 1520EST
County officials reported powerlines
downed.
Rappahannock
County
Washington 23 1525EST
Several trees were downed around Little
Washington.
VAZ021 Highland
30 0300EST
0600EST
Temperatures fell into the lower to mid
30s causing widespread frost to form.
VIRGINIA, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
VIRGINIA, Southwest
Patrick County
10 ESE Stuart 16 1345EST
Thunderstorm winds downed two trees
close to a foot in diameter and also
torn shingles and shutters off a house
10 miles ESE of Stuart in Patrick
county.
Carroll County
Laurel Fork 20 1605EST
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in
Laurel Fork during the afternoon of the
20th.
Henry County
Bassett 20 1630EST
Henry County
Fieldale 20 1720EST
Henry County
Martinsville City 20 1720EST
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in
Bassett and Fieldale during the
afternoon of the 20th. The downed trees
in Fieldale fell on powerlines and
created power outages in Henry county.
The Emergency manager reported
thunderstorm winds downed a large tree
on a house in the City of Martinsville.
VAZ016 Carroll
26 0400EST
1100EST
Dense fog developed on the 26th along
Interstate 77 in Carroll county near
Fancy Gap. The fog played havoc with
travelers, and contributed to several
accidents along southbound 1-77. State
police reported a 52-year-old North
Carolina man was killed after being
struck by a car along Interstate 77 in
Carroll County. The dense fog created
15 bumper-to-bumper accidents. An
estimated 50 cars were backed up for
five miles along the highway as police
shutdown the route.
WASHINGTON, Northeast
NONE REPORTED.
WASHINGTON, Northwest
Snohomish County
Everett 09 0630PST
0730PST
A lightning strike blew a small hole in
a house and damaged some electrical
outlets.
Pierce County
Paradise Inn 29 0400PST
1800PST
Heavy rain caused flooding, rockfalls,
and small mudslides around Mt Rainier
National Park. About 5 inches of rain
fell and many bridges and trails were
washed out, the heavy rain also damaged
some campgrounds.
WAZ006 Everett And Vicinity
29 1000PST
Strong winds knocked out power to about
5000 homes in Snohomish county. Fallen
trees also damaged a car and part of a
house.
WASHINGTON, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
WASHINGTON, Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
WEST VIRGINIA, East
WVZ048>049-054 Grant – Mineral – Pendleton
30 0300EST
0600EST
Temperatures fell into the lower to mid
30s causing widespread frost.
WEST VIRGINIA, North
NONE REPORTED.
WEST VIRGINIA, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
WEST VIRGINIA, West
WVZ008>011- Jackson – Wood – Pleasants – Tyler –
016>020-028>032- Roane – Wirt – Calhoun – Ritchie –
035>040-046>047 Doddridge – Braxton – Gilmer – Lewis –
Harrison – Taylor – Raleigh – Fayette –
Nicholas – Webster – Upshur – Barbour –
Pocahontas – Randolph
01 1100EST
30 2300EST
After a hot summer, the total monthly
rainfall was only 0.5 to 0.75 inches
for a majority of the northern lowlands
and the mountainous areas. In
Pocahontas County, the cooperative
observer at Frost measured only 0.3
inches of rain for a September total.
The airports at Parkersburg,
Clarksburg, and Elkins all reported
about a half inch of rain during the
month. Temperatures remained warmer
than normal. The long term Palmer
Drought Index was in the minus 2 to
minus 2.5 range. It was too late in the
growing season to affect most crops.
However, the surface water flow in
streams was at a minimum, with some
streams dry. By the end of the month,
Whitmer of eastern Randolph County was
in need of a water tanker to augment
their potable water supply.
WISCONSIN, Northeast
WIZ005-010>013- Vilas – Oneida – Forest – Florence –
018>019-021 Northern Marinette – Lincoln –
Langlade – Northern Oconto
06 06000ST
30 2359CST
Rainfall for the month of September was
generally within an inch of normal.
Green Bay had 3.08 inches of rain, 0.03
inch belowWISCONSIN, Northeast normal,
Wausau had 4.71 inches, 0.63 inch above
normal and Rhinelander had 3.19 inches,
0.92 inch below normal. On September
6th the U.S. Drought Monitor placed
parts of far northern Wisconsin in the
severe drought category (D2). Much of
that area remained in severe drought
for the rest of the month.
Waushara County
Hancock to 07 1248CST
2 E Hancock 1259CST
Waushara County
1 E Coloma to 07 1329CST
2 W Richford 1340CST
Thunderstorms that developed behind a
cold front produced large hail and
heavy rainfall as they passed through
central Wisconsin. Nickel size hail and
heavy rain reduced visibility to zero 2
miles west of Richford (Waushara co.)
and 4.42 inches of rain fell in a
little more than 2 hours at Plover
(Portage co.).
Waushara County
Plainfield 13 1604CST
Portage County
3 SW Stevens Pt 13 1610CST
Shawano County
Navarino 13 1612CST
Waupaca County
Fremont to 13 1630CST
New London 1638CST
Winnebago County
Oshkosh Wittman Fld t 13 1638CST
2 N Oshkosh 1644CST
Kewaunee County
2 N Casco 13 1640CST
Kewaunee County
4 NNW Algoma 13 1644CST
Outagamie County
6 W Appleton to 13 1645CST
Freedom 1705CST
Door County
Forestville 13 1647CST
Calumet County
Darboy to 13 1654CST
Sherwood 1655CST
Calumet County
New Holstein 13 1700CST
Outagamie County
Freedom 13 1705CST
Brown County
2 SW Howard 13 1708CST
Brown County
De Pere to 13 1709CST 1.9 50
Allouez 1712CST
Brown County
4 N Wrightstown 13 1709CST
Brown County
Ashwaubenon 13 1711CST
Brown County
De Pere 13 1711CST
Brown County
Green Bay 13 1715CST
Manitowoc County
Cooperstown 13 1715CST
Manitowoc County
2.8 ENE Cooperstown 13 1720CST
Door County
Sturgeon Bay 13 1722CST
Thunderstorms developed as a cold front
interacted with a moist and very
unstable air mass over Wisconsin. Many
of the storms became severe, with gusts
in excess of 60 mph, as they moved
across east central Wisconsin. Downed
trees and power lines were widespread.
At least 50,000 people on the north side
of Oshkosh (Winnebago co.) were without
electricity for at least part of the
evening. A billboard was destroyed when
it was blown onto U.S. Highway 41 near
Lake Butte des Morts (Winnebago co.).
Heavy damage was reported in the
Appleton area (Outagamie co.), where at
least one tree landed on a car, flag
poles were blown down, roofs were tom
from at least three houses under
construction, a construction trailer was
overturned and a semi was blown over on
U.S. Highway 441. Silos, sheds, garages
and at least three barns were blown down
and power was knocked out in Greenville
(Outagamie co.) and Freedom (Outagamie
co.). The wind tore away parts of the
screen at a drive-in movie theater in
Freedom. In Ashwaubenon (Brown co.) a
twenty unit garage that was under
construction was destroyed, by winds
estimated near 80 mph, when it was
lifted from its concrete slab and thrown
at least 100 feet. A pole building was
blown down near Cooperstown (Manitowoc
co.) and baseball size hail broke
windows near Algoma (Kewaunee co.).
A tornado touched down in De Pere (Brown
co.) and traveled north into Allouez
(Brown co.) where it dissipated just
north of Heritage Hill State Park. The
tornado’s occasional brief touchdowns
topped numerous trees. Some of the trees
caused damage to buildings and vehicles
when they fell, but the tornado caused
little direct structural damage to any
buildings.
Menominee (C)
5 N Neopit 21 1511CST
Isolated thunderstorms that developed
along a warm front across central
Wisconsin downed trees north of Neopit.
WISCONSIN, Northwest
Washburn County
5 SE Minong 12 2330CST
Numerous trees were blown down across
the Bass Lake and Stanberry townships.
Sawyer County
3 N Hayward 12 2345CST
Numerous trees and power lines down from
just north of Hayward across Nelson Lake
to the Bayfield county line.
Bayfield County
Cable 13 0000CST
Straight-line winds knocked down trees
and power lines from the Sawyer County
line through Cable, Drummond, and Mason
to the Ashland County line. There was
also minor structural damage.
Ashland County
Ashland 13 0049CST
0100CST
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down in the Ashland area. There
was also minor structural damage. A
large area of significant damaging
thunderstorm winds swept across
northwestern Wisconsin. The damage path
was from southeast of Minong in
northeast Washburn County through Nelson
Lake of northwest Sawyer County then
near Cable through Drummond to Ashland.
Heavy damage in the Chequamegon-Nicole
National Forest forced the closure of
campgrounds and bike trails.
WISCONSIN, Southeast
WIZ046>047- Marquette – Green Lake – Fond Du Lac –
051>052-056>060- Sheboygan – Sauk – Columbia – Dodge –
062>072 Washington – Ozaukee – Iowa – Dane –
Jefferson – Waukesha – Milwaukee –
Lafayette – Green – Rock – Walworth –
Racine – Kenosha
01 0000CST
30 2359CST
The month began with warm and dry
conditions which strengthened the
ongoing drought from a severe drought
(D2) to an extreme drought (D3) across
Rock, Walworth, Waukesha, Milwaukee,
Racine, and Kenosha counties on
September 6th. Elsewhere across south-
central and southeast Wisconsin, drought
remained at severe status (D2). Rainfall
deficits grew once again the following
week as a hot and dry airmass resided
over the region. Highs on September 10th
through the 13th were observed in the
lower 90s for much of southern
Wisconsin. Little if any precipitation
fell in the first half of the month. The
drought status for the area remained
unchanged through September 13. A wetter
pattern developed for the second half of
the month – several inches fell across
mostly southeast Wisconsin. A storm
system caused a series of thunderstorms
to “train” over much of southeast
Wisconsin on September 25, bringing
several inches to many locales within
the extreme drought area. Tremendous
drought improvements were noted in the
September 27th drought update as the
drought status improved from extreme
drought (D3) to moderate drought (D1)
for Waukesha and Milwaukee counties and
from extreme drought to severe drought
(D2) for Rock, Walworth, Racine, and
Kenosha counties. Monthly rainfall
totals included 5.93 inches in Sheboygan
(Sheboygan Co.), 5.10 inches in Beloit
(Rock Co.), 4.17 inches at Milwaukee
Mitchell Field (Milwaukee Co.), 3.92
inches in Beaver Dam (Dodge Co.), 3.73
inches in Kenosha (Kenosha Co.), 3.30
inches in Wisconsin Dells (Columbia
Co.), 2.73 inches in Dodgeville (Iowa
Co.), and 1.93 inches at Madison’s Truax
Field (Dane Co.). A small area
surrounding East Troy (Walworth Co.)
received 6 to 6.75 inches. Milwaukee
recorded a surplus of 0.87 inches for
the month, while Madison recorded a 1.13
inch deficit. Total drought damages for
the year are outlined in October’s
StormData edition.
WIZ052-059>060- Sheboygan – Washington – Ozaukee –
070>072 Walworth – Racine – Kenosha
04 2300CST
05 0700CST
Light winds and a moist ground promoted
the development of fog across southeast
Wisconsin. Visibilities were reduced
below 1/4 mile in areas, resulting in
slower vehicle speed, and a few
vehicle accidents.
Marquette County
1 NE Montello 07 1410CST
Green Lake County
.5 SW Berlin 07 1425CST
Rock County
Janesville to 07 1454CST
2 W Milton
A very warm and humid airmass interacted
with a stationary front draped across
central Wisconsin to produce a few
scattered severe storms during the
afternoon over south central Wisconsin.
Temperatures were in the upper 80s with
dew points in the middle 60s. These
storms produced mainly damaging winds
which caused scattered reports of
uprooted tree damage.
Columbia County
Lodi to 13 1545CST
Arlington 1555CST
Large trees and road signs down.
Dane County
2 NW Dane to 13 1545CST
3 NW De Forest 1555CST
Dane County
2 NW Dane to 13 1545CST
3 NW De Forest 1555CST
Columbia County
Pardeeville 13 1555CST
Marquette County
Westfield 13 1555CST
Columbia County
Cambria 13 1600CST
A one foot diameter tree fell onto a
house, damaging the roof and attic.
Marquette County
1 NE Montello 13 1608CST
Marquette County
Neshkoro 13 1612CST
Dodge County
Fox Lake 13 1613CST
Marquette County
7.5 ESE Endeavor 13 1617CST
Green Lake County
Green Lake 13 1620CST
Rock County
Shopiere 13 1620CST
Fond Du Lac County
1 NE Waupun 13 1625CST
Rock County
1 SE Johnstown Cente 13 1625CST
Walworth County
Elkhorn 13 1625CST
Walworth County
Delavan 13 1630CST
Walworth County
2.2 NE La Grange 13 1632CST
A tree fell onto a chicken house.
Fond Du Lac County
Rosendale 13 1633CST
Fond Du Lac County
Fond Du Lac Co Arpt 13 1635CST
Walworth County
Whitewater 13 1635CST
Powerful thunderstorm winds toppled a
tree, which fell onto a car, injuring
one person.
Jefferson County
3 N Palmyra 13 1640CST
Waukesha County
Mukwonago to 13 1640CST
Brookfield 1700CST
There were widespread reports of trees
and powerlines toppled across Waukesha
County. Law enforcement reported a
measured gust of 58 knots (67 mph)
around the city of Waukesha. Trained
spotters estimated wind gusts of 70 to
74 knots (80 to 85 mph) embedded within
the larger area of damaging winds
between just south of Waukesha through
Brookfield.
Fond Du Lac County
Taycheedah 13 1644CST
Washington County
Kewaskum 13 1645CST
Waukesha County
1 S Dousman 13 1652CST
Dodge County
Kekoskee 13 1700CST
Milwaukee County
Wauwatosa to 13 1700CST
Fox Pt 1715CST
Widespread large trees down. Measured
peak gust on UW-Milwaukee campus.
Waukesha County
Sussex 13 1700CST
Waukesha County
Pewaukee 13 1704CST
Ozaukee County
Mequon 13 1710CST
Sheboygan County
Plymouth 13 1710CST
Waukesha County
2 S Hartland 13 1710CST
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee 13 1715CST
Measured by the Fox TV-6 school network
site at UW-Milwaukee. Large tree
branches down.
Ozaukee County
Thiensville 13 1715CST
Ozaukee County
Cedarburg to 13 1718CST
Grafton 1720CST
Washington County
Jackson 13 1721CST
Large picnic table and chairs scattered
and thrown 20 feet by wind gusts, and
large trees down.
Sheboygan County
Sheboygan 13 1722CST
Measured by the Fox TV-6 school network
site at North High School.
Ozaukee County
2 W Port Washington 13 1723CST
Sheboygan County
2 W Sheboygan to 13 1732CST
Sheboygan 1749CST
A barn door was blown off and items were
blown out of the barn.
Washington County
2 NE Jackson 13 1735CST
Large trees and power lines down.
Washington County
Jackson 13 1735CST
Measured by the Fox TV-6 school network
site at Kettle Moraine High School.
Ozaukee County
2 N Waubeka 13 1750CST
Trees blown over.
Sheboygan County
Cedar Grove to 13 1800CST
5 SSW Sheboygan 1815CST
Trees and power lines were blown down
and a few houses sustained some minor
damage.
A strong cold front pushed into an
unseasonably hot and humid airmass over
south-central and southeast Wisconsin
during the afternoon and evening,
resulting in severe storms with damaging
straight-line winds. Temperatures ranged
from the mid 80s across south central
Wisconsin to near record highs in the
lower 90s across southeast Wisconsin.
There were primarily two areas that were
affected by severe thunderstorms. A
broken line of severe storms from
Marquette to Dane County tracked east
northeast into Dodge, Fond du Lac,
Washington, and Sheboygan counties. This
line produced damaging wind gusts from
between 50 to 62 knots (58 mph to 71
mph). Tree and power line damage was
reported across many areas affected by
this line of storms. Another area
affected by severe storms stretched from
Rock county through Walworth, Waukesha,
Milwaukee, and Ozaukee counties as one
large supercell developed and tracked
northeast along I-43. Several reports of
damaging winds estimated in excess of 70
knots (80 mph) were collected from
portions of Waukesha county. Widespread
tree and power line damage was noted
from Mukwonago through Brookfield. More
sporatic tree and power line damage was
reported across northern Milwaukee and
southern Ozaukee counties.
Rock County
Afton 22 1145CST
Walworth County
Lake Geneva 22 1228CST
Walworth County
Pell Lake 22 1235CST
Kenosha County
Twin Lakes 22 1239CST
Kenosha County
Powers Lake 22 1240CST
Kenosha County
Twin Lakes 22 1243CST
There were two rounds of severe
thunderstorms that produced large hail.
The first round developed in north-
central Iowa along a southwest to
northeast orientated cold front pushed
into Sauk and Columbia counties. Only
sub-severe hail was reported in
Reedsburg. The second round of severe
storms developed as the cold front
sagged into far southern Wisconsin where
temperatures were in the 80s and dew
points were in the middle 60s. These
storms pushed from Rock county east into
Kenosha county. Large hail in excess of
1 inch in diameter was reported along
this path with some areas experiencing
golf-ball sized hail (1.75″) in Kenosha
county.
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee 25 2000CST
26 0100CST
Widespread flooding across most of
Milwaukee County. Several feet of water
was reported on Interstate 43 at North
Avenue, causing it to close for several
hours. Three cars were stranded as water
rose very rapidly. One to three feet of
water was also reported on roadways at
the UW-Milwaukee campus. On the
UW-Milwaukee campus, over 4 inches of
rain fell during the evening. Some
basements were flooded in low lying
areas, resulting in damage to contents.
Waukesha County
Mukwonago to 25 2000CST
New Berlin 26 0100CST
Flooded roads and some flooded basements
were reported across portions of central
and southern Waukesha county, damaging
contents inside.
Heavy rains of 2.0 to to 4.5 inches
werer reported across parts of Waukesha
and Milwaukee counties during the late
afternoon and into late evening as
thunderstorms tracked northeast over the
same areas. Flash flooding was reported
across portions of Milwaukee and
Waukesha counties as storm drains became
overwhelmed with water flow. Interstate-
43 was closed for a couple hours after
a few cars were stranded in flash flood
waters near North Avenue. Several
basements were also flooded about the
area, resulting in damage to contents.
Jackson County
Alma Center 07 1110CST
Adams County
2 NE Big Flats 07 1159CST
Monroe County
3 ESE Oakdale 07 1236CST
Juneau County
(Vok) Volk Aaf Camp D 07 1239CST
Adams County
Arkdale 07 1306CST
Hail the size of pennies and quarters,
along with an isolated wind gust
estimated near 65 mph, was reported by
spotters and the public.
La Crosse County
5 N Holmen 12 1357CST
Monroe County
4 N Sparta 12 1435CST
Storm spotters and the public estimated
wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph, which
knocked down trees.
La Crosse County
La Crosse 13 1405CST
Lightning struck the La Crosse National
Weather Service (La Crosse County)
during a severe weather event. No one
was injured, but some communication
equipment was damaged.
La Crosse County
3 N Holmen to 13 1417CST 2 65
3 SW Stevenstown 1422CST
La Crosse County
New Amsterdam 13 1420CST
Vernon County
Genoa 13 1458CST
Vernon County
Chaseburg 13 1507CST
Juneau County
2 S Mauston 13 1525CST
Monroe County
Countywide 13 1531CST
Monroe County
3 SE Wilton 13 1535CST
Monroe County
Wilton 13 1537CST
Juneau County
2 N Necedah 13 1546CST
Adams County
3 NE Arkdale 13 1610CST
A tornado touched down near County
Highway V between Holmen and Stevenstown
(La Crosse County), knocking down
several trees along Flatten and Mahlum
Road. In fact, trees fell just ahead of
and behind a school bus, which was
stopped on Flatten Road. Other damage
inlcuded a small boat being overturned
and a fallen tree damaging a home on
Mahlum Road. Elsewhere, thunderstorm
winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph blew
down trees and power lines. A barn was
also blown down near Wilton
(Monroe County).
La Crosse County
Countywide 13 1440CST
1700CST
Trempealeau County
South Portion 13 1530CST
1700CST
Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches in one
to two hours triggered flash flooding.
Due to the heavy rain, water covered
streets to a depth of two to three feet
in La Crosse, Onalaska and West Salem
(La Crosse County). In fact, amateur
radio operators reported numerous
stalled cars in Onalaska, some of which
were even floating.
WISCONSIN, West
St. Croix County
Countywide 12 2230CST
2245CST
Windows were blown out of a home in
Hammond. At a school in Hudson a door
was blown in and the roof was damaged.
Scattered downed trees and shingle
damage was also reported throughout the
county.
Polk County
Amery 12 2245CST
Straight line winds estimated around 85
MPH produced significant damage on the
south and east side of Amery. Emergency
management reported minor damage to 26
residential and 3 business structures,
major damage to 1 residential and 12
business structures, and the
destruction of 7 business structures in
town. Six hangars at the Amery airport
including the airplanes and supplies
inside were destroyed. Four other
hangars received moderate damage.
Debris from the airport was found up to
2 miles away. A nearby feed mill and
warehouse at the local farmers co-op
was a complete loss. Highway 46 South
was closed for several hours due to
debris in the roadway. Dozens of trees
in the damage path were snapped 20 to
30 feet above the ground.
Barron County
3 NW Cameron 12 2310CST
A tree was downed onto 18th Street.
Barron County
3 E Cameron 12 2315CST
Power lines were blown down onto County
Road D.
WYOMING, Central and West
Fremont County
Lander 24 1530MST
1535MST
Fremont County
Riverton 24 2159MST
2201MST
WYOMING, Extreme Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
WYOMING, North Central
NONE REPORTED.
WYOMING, Northeast
Weston County
12 W Upton 12 1451MST
Campbell County
7 SE Rozet 12 1505MST
Crook County
7 W Moorcroft 12 1510MST
Crook County
Moorcroft 12 1517MST
Crook County
4 E Keyhole Reservoir 12 1545MST
A line of thunderstorms moved across
northeast Wyoming and produced strong
winds across extreme east central
Campbell, southern Crook, and northwest
Weston Counties.
WYOMING, Southeast
Laramie County
20 N Cheyenne to 21 124SMST
14 WSW Cheyenne 1256MST
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds from
west to north of Cheyenne, WY.
Albany County
Laramie Breese Arpt 27 1317MST
Strong wind gust recorded at the
Laramie airport from line of weak but
fast moving thunderstorms.
Laramie County
12 W Cheyenne to 27 1355MST
Cheyenne 1413MST
58 mph wind gust recorded at Cheyenne,
Wy. with unofficial gust to 74 mph 12
miles west of Cheyenne.
Number of Estimated
Persons Damage
Killed Injured Property Crops
RHODE ISLAND
Kent County
West Warwick 0 0 7K
Providence County
Cranston to 0 0 15K
Providence
Kent County
Coventry 0 0 25K
An approaching cold front interacted
with a very humid airmass, which was
in place across Southern New England,
producing locally heavy downpours that
caused flash flooding across Rhode
Island during the late morning and
early afternoon hours of 15 September
2005. A widespread two to five inches
of rain fell from this flood event;
and period. Most of the flooding
occurred across Providence and Kent
counties.
More specifically, three feet of
water was reported on Pontiac Avenue
in Cranston, which stranded cars on
this flooded roadway. Also, three
feet of water was reported on
Killingly Street in Providence; and
cars parked in the Coventry High
School parking lot had water up to
their doors.
No known injuries directly resulted
from this flash flood event.
RIZ001-004 Northwest Providence – Eastern Kent
0 0 25K
RIZ006 Washington
0 0 5K
A powerful cold front with a sharp
temperature gradient moved across
Rhode Island during the late morning
and early afternoon hours of 29
September 2005. This cold front
produced high winds that caused
power outages, and knocked down
trees, limbs, power poles, and wires
across the region. Wind gusts between
40 and 60 mph were common during this
event.
In Smithfield, high winds knocked
large trees and wires down on St.
Paul Street. A large pine tree was
reported down in Burrillville. High
wind gusts knocked a large tree down
across a road in Exeter.
No known injuries directly resulted
from this high wind event.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Central
NONE REPORTED.
SOUTH CAROLINA, North Coastal
NONE REPORTED.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
SOUTH CAROLINA, South Coastal
SCZ048
0 0
Persistent strong northeast flow combined
with a high astronomical high tide caused
severe beach erosion at Hunting Island
State Park.
SCZ050
0 0
Hurricane Ophelia stalled 105 miles off
the coast of Charleston. The far western
bands of the storm brought tropical storm
force wind gusts into Charleston county.
Trees were knocked down in McClellanville
and Mount Pleasant. Minor beach erosion
occurred along the coast.
Charleston County
James Is to 0 0
Charleston
A narrow band of heavy rain produced
significant street flooding on James
Island and Charleston. 6.12 inches of rain
was measured on James Island with radar
estimates up to 8 inches.
SOUTH DAKOTA, Central and North
Marshall County
8 E Britton 0 0
Marshall County
8 S Veblen 0 0
Marshall County
3 SE Veblen 0 0
Roberts County
12 NNW Sisseton 0 0
Roberts County
Claire City 0 0
Brown County
Claremont 0 0
Potter County
1 SW Tolstoy 0 0
Edmunds County
Mina 0 0
Sixty mph winds downed many branches in
Mina.
Edmunds County
8 E Roscoe 0 0
Mcpherson County
Wetonka 0 0
Large branches were brought down by the
high winds.
Brown County
5 N Aberdeen 0 0
Many large branches were downed.
Sully County
20 ESE Onida 0 0
Faulk County
Faulkton 0 0
Brown County
1 NW Aberdeen 0 0
Hyde County
Highmore 0 0
Hand County
Ree Hgts 0 0
Hyde County
1 E Stephan 0 0
Hand County
Danforth 0 0
Hand County
12 SE Miller 0 0
Hand County
9 SSE Vayland 0 0
Hand County
Danforth 0 0
Hand County
3 NE Danforth 0 0
Buffalo County
4 NW Gann Vly 0 0
Spink County
5 SE Tulare 0 0
Spink County
15 S Frankfort 0 0
Faulk County
5 NE Rockham 0 0
Hyde County
22 N Highmore 0 0
Spink County
24 E Tulare 0 0
Brown County
Aberdeen 0 0
Clark County
4 S Garden City 0 0
Lyman County
6 NE Kennebec 0 0
Lyman County
Lower Brule 0 0
Hamlin County
4 WNW Lake Norden 0 0
Deuel County
4 S Clear Lake 0 0
Codington County
Watertown 0 0
Deuel County
9 E Clear Lake 0 0
Deuel County
7 SE Clear Lake 0 0
Hyde County
1 S Holabird 0 0
Hyde County
Highmore 0 0
Hyde County
11 NE Stephan 0 0
Lyman County
1 NW Lower Brule 0 0
Hyde County
11 NE Stephan 0 0
Buffalo County
6 NE Ft Thompson 0 0
Hand County
9 S Ree Hgts 0 0
Buffalo County
7 N Gann Vly 0 0
SOUTH DAKOTA, Central and North
Hand County
7 N Danforth 0 0
Hand County
10 S Vayland 0 0
SOUTH DAKOTA, Southeast
Beadle County
Hitchcock 0 0
Beadle County
Wessington 0 0
Beadle County
Huron 0 0
Beadle County
1 W Huron 0 0
Beadle County
13 S Wessington 0 0
Jerauld County
11 NW Wessington Spg 0 0
Jerauld County
14 W Wessington Spgs 0 0
Jerauld County
11 NW Wessington Spg 0 0
Brule County
9 NE Kimball 0 0
Large hail covered the ground.
Aurora County
10 N White Lake 0 0
Sanborn County
4 SE Woonsocket 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Lake County
Orland 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Minnehaha County
Dell Rapids 0 0 10K
Thunderstorm winds flattened two grain
bins and also caused tree and power line
damage, resulting in a power outage. A few
trees were blown down, with at least one
house sustaining minor damage from tree
debris.
Minnehaha County
Humboldt 0 0
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls 0 0 5k
Thunderstorm winds damaged an airplane and
blew out about a dozen car windows at Joe
Foss Field.
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including a one foot diameter tree blown
down.
Beadle County
Huron 0 0
Beadle County
5 NE Broadland 0 0
Beadle County
Yale 0 0
Kingsbury County
Iroquois 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Kingsbury County
De Smet 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Miner County
Carthage 0 0
Kingsbury County
3 S Lake Preston 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power
line damage, resulting in a power outage.
Brookings County
4 W Sinai 0 0
Large hail covered the ground and was
accompanied by estimated 50 mph winds.
The hail damaged a home and area crops,
but the amount of damage was not known.
Lake County
1 E Nunda 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including numerous small branches blown
down.
Minnehaha County
Humboldt 0 0
Lincoln County
3 S Sioux Falls 0 0
Heavy rain caused street flooding,
especially at several intersections.
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls 0 0
Heavy rain caused street flooding,
including several major roads.
Beadle County
3 N Virgil 0 0
Jerauld County
Alpena 0 0
Beadle County
6 S Huron 0 0
Beadle County
6 SW Cavour 0 0
Beadle County
2 SE Cavour 0 0
Beadle County
2 SE Cavour 0 0
Kingsbury County
7 N Iroquois 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Brookings County
6 NE Bruce 0 0
Beadle County
2 SW Iroquois 0 0
Kingsbury County
Erwin 0 0
Very large hail was confined to just a
few stones. No reports of damage were
received.
Kingsbury County
6 NE Erwin 0 0
Hail was mostly dime size with a few
stones as large as golf balls.
Brookings County
8 W Bruce 0 0
Kingsbury County
Badger 0 0
Bon Homme County
9 N Avon 0 0
Charles Mix County
8 NE Wagner 0 0
Bon Homme County
Scotland 0 0
Bon Homme County
3 W Scotland 0 0
Bon Homme County
Scotland 0 0
Kingsbury County
Arlington 0 0
Hutchinson County
9 SE Tripp 0 0
Hutchinson County
4 SW Menno 0 0
Yankton County
6 W Midway 0 0
Turner County
11 NW Irene 0 0
Yankton County
5 N Mayfield 0 0
Yankton County
3 SW Irene 0 0
Turner County
3 NW Centerville 0 0
Clay County
3 SE Irene 0 0
Lincoln County
3 SW Canton 0 0
Union County
6 S Alcester 0 0
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and
power lines.
Lincoln County
2 S Fairview 0 0
Charles Mix County
2 SE Platte 0 0
Gregory County
4 E Fairfax 0 0
Jerauld County
11 SW Wessington Spg 0 0 30K
3 S Wessington Spgs
Large hail broke windows in houses and
vehicles, dented vehicles, damaged siding,
and damaged crops for several miles. The
amount of crop damage was not known.
Charles Mix County
1 W Marty 0 0
Jerauld County
Wessington Spgs 0 0
Beadle County
5 S Wessington 0 0
Jerauld County
Wessington Spgs 0 0
Sanborn County
6 SW Woonsocket 0 0
Sanborn County
4 N Letcher 0 0
Miner County
9 S Fedora 0 0
Large hail damaged corn and soybean
crops. The amount of crop damage was
not known.
Miner County
3 SW Howard to 0 0 30K
Howard
Large hail broke windows in buildings
and vehicles, dented vehicles, and
damaged siding. The hail caused minor
damage to corn crops and more extensive
damage to soybean crops in the area.
The amount of crop damage was not known.
Miner County
Epiphany 0 0
Large hail damaged soybean and corn
crops. The amount of crop damage was
not known.
Union County
6 N Elk Pt 0 0
Miner County
3 NW Canova to 0 0
Canova
Large hail broke windows and damaged
crops. The amount of property and crop
damage was not known.
Miner County
4 NE Canova 0 0
Lake County
8 SW Madison 0 0
Lake County
8 W Madison 0 0
Lake County
Franklin 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including numerous branches blown down.
Minnehaha County
9 W Dell Rapids 0 0
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls 0 0
Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous
streets, especially at intersections,
with up to three feet of water on some
roads. Several vehicles stalled on the
flooded streets. Basement flooding was
also reported.
Mccook County
10 NE Salem 0 0
Heavy rain caused flooding of roads and
fields.
SOUTH DAKOTA, West
Harding County
17 E Ludlow 0 0 0 0
Harding County
1 N Ralph 0 0 0 0
Perkins County
11 NW Prairie City 0 0 0 0
A severe thunderstorm moved across far
northwest South Dakota during the
evening, producing hail to the size of
golf balls near the North Dakota border.
Fall River County
Oelrichs 0 0 0 0
Pennington County
5 S Creighton 0 0 0 0
Pennington County
3 NE Creighton 0 0 0 0
Pennington County
12 NE Quinn 0 0 0 0
Hail covered the ground.
Pennington County
12 N Wall 0 0 0 0
Haakon County
13 W Philip to 0 0 0 0
4 W Philip
Ziebach County
Cherry Creek 0 0 0 0
Jackson County
4 E Cactus Flats 0 0 0 0
Jackson County
9 SW Kadoka 0 0 0 0
Severe thunderstorms developed quickly
across far eastern Pennington County
and western Haakon County. These storms
moved east-southeast across Haakon
County and northern Jackson County.
Hail to the size of golf balls fell
across the area, with the largest hail
reported north and east of Wall.
TENNESSEE, Central
Davidson County
Nashville 0 0
A few trees were blown down around the
county.
Wilson County
2 E Lebanon 0 0
Nickel size hail reported by trained
spotter.
Marshall County
6.4 SE Lewisburg 0 0
Sheriffs office reported a tree down on
Tally Rd.
Lawrence County
1.2 S Liberty Grove 0 0 1K
3 large shallow rooted oak trees were
uprooted at 111 Peppertown Rd.
Lawrence County
2 S Liberty Grove 0 0 5K
A home located at Rebecca and
Peppertown Road lost its porch. Also, a
nearby storage trailer was blown over
and swept into a nearby pond.
Lawrence County
1.7 WSW Lawrencebut 0 0 4K
.9 NW Lawrenceburg
Winds gusting about 70 mph struck in
the vicinity of the Lwrenceburg
Municipal Airport. An old storage
building, made out of cinder block with
a metal roof, lost part of its roof
near the intersection of Norton Road
and Lone Star Rd. A tree was down on
180 Hillview Road and also on Gimlet
Road.
Giles County
Countywide 0 0
EMA Director said that a tree was down
on a power line on Gunter Ridge Rd.
TDOT reported several trees were down
around the county as well.
Maury County
Columbia 0 0
A tree was blown down in Columbia.
TENNESSEE, East
Marion County
South Pittsburg 0 0 2K
One tree was downed on Long Island Road
in South Pittsburg.
Marion County
4 E Jasper 0 0 2K
One tree was downed on Mullens Cove
Road four miles east of Jasper.
TENNESSEE, South Central
Lincoln County
Elora 0 0
A few power lines were blown down.
Franklin County
Cowan 0 0
A few power lines were blown down.
Franklin County
Winchester 0 0
Greenhaw Road was closed due to several
inches of water covering the road.
TENNESSEE, West
Tipton County
Burtison 0 0 5K
A large oak tree and several power
lines were knocked down.
Shelby County
Memphis 0 0 1K
A large sign on Interstate 240 was
damaged.
Tipton County
Covington 0 0 1K
Several large tree limbs were knocked
down.
Fayette County
6 N Rossville 0 0 1K
A few large tree limbs were blown down.
Madison County
7 N Jackson 0 0 1K
A couple of roads were flooded.
TEXAS, Central
Mcculloch County
Fife 0 0
Haskell County
Rochester 0 0
Haskell County
1 S O Brien to 0 0
O Brien
TEXAS, Central Southeast
TXZ163-199-213>214
49 0
Deaths were all associated with the
evacuation for Hurricane Rita, both
before and after Rita’s arrival. Rita
made landfall just east of the
Texas/Louisiana border early Saturday
morning, September 24th.
F17VE, F750T, M83VE, F910T, F580U,
M10T, M51VE, F72VE, F50PH, M63PH,
F710T, F290T, F30VE, M65VE, F72VE,
M660T, M580T, F67VE, F69VE, F83VE,
M24VE, F43VE, F92PH, M80VE, F790T,
M71PH, M900T, F860T, M85VE, M83VE,
M92VE, F270U, F910T, F73VE, ??OU, ??OU,
F68VE, M53VE, M710T, M810T, F800U,
F76PH, M44PH, F43PH, F62VE, F590T,
M290T, F93VE, F760T
TXZ163>164-
177>179-199>200-
213>214-237>238
3 3 159.5M
The eye of Hurricane Rita moved ashore
in extreme southwest Louisiana between
Sabine Pass and Johnson’s Bayou In
Cameron Parish with a minimum central
pressure of 937 mb and maximum
sustained winds of 120 mph. Rita was a
Category 3 hurricane at landfall.
TEXAS, Central Southeast
Two and a half weeks after Hurricane
Katrina made her final and devastating
landfall along the northern Gulf coast,
all eyes turned to Tropical Storm Rita
as she moved westward through the
central Bahamas. On Tuesday, September
20th, Rita rapidly intensified while
moving west through the Florida Straits
into the Gulf of Mexico. Rita reached
Category 2 intensity as the center
passed about 50 miles south of Key West
and significantly impacted the Florida
Keys.
After entering the Gulf of Mexico, Rita
intensified at an astounding rate going
from Category 2 to Category 5 intensity
in 24 hours. Following this rapid
intensification period, sustained winds
reached 165 mph on the afternoon of
Wednesday, September 21st. Since early
Monday, Rita had been consistently
forecast to make landfall along the
upper southeast Texas coast, when the
120 hour forecast from the National
Hurricane Center depicted a landfall
near San Luis Pass. Emergency
management officials, members of the
media, and residents of southeast Texas
had been watching Rita closely and
planning their course of action on
Monday and Tuesday. Therefore, even
though the hurricane was still 620
miles southeast of Galveston, everyone
had the images of Hurricane Katrina’s
impact on the central Gulf of Mexico
coast still fresh in mind, and an
unprecedented, largely voluntary
evacuation began on Wednesday across
southeast Texas. Emergency management
officials ordered a mandatory
evacuation for coastal sections of
southeast Texas beginning at 6 PM on
Wednesday. However, residents waiting
until then to begin their evacuation
found roadways in and around the
densely populated Houston/Galveston
area already jammed with motorists who
had left earlier in the day.
The fear of Katrina-like impacts
prompted many inland residents to
evacuate even though they were not at
risk from storm surge flooding.
Therefore, an incredible number of
people left, with officials estimating
the total to be over 2.5 million.
Although the gridlock and gasoline
shortages frustrated many evacuees, the
evacuation had been ordered very early,
and there was ample time for residents
to escape the region before the onset
of adverse conditions, which were
expected on Friday afternoon. By early
Thursday morning, September 22nd, Rita
had strengthened further and reached a
peak intensity of 175 mph winds with a
minimum central pressure of 897 mbs.
This was the third lowest pressure on
record at that time for the Atlantic
basin, and displaced Katrina to fifth
on the most intense hurricane list. An
upper-level disturbance passing well
north of Katrina early on Thursday
briefly induced a more northward motion
and altered Rita’s motion from
west-northwest to northwest. Although
this change in motion was only slight;
it spared the densely populated
Houston/Galveston area from a direct
hit and shifted the forecast track and
eventual landfall point to the right.
Residents of extreme southeast Texas
and southwest Louisiana were then
expected to experience the brunt of
Rita. Fortunately, Rita weakened to a
Category 3 hurricane on Friday,
September 23rd, prior to landfall which
occurred around 2:30 AM Saturday
morning just east of the
Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine
Pass and Johnson’s Bayou. Rita caused
devastating storm surge flooding and
wind damage in southwest Louisiana and
extreme southeast Texas.
Hurricane Rita was the strongest
hurricane to make landfall across this
portion of the U.S. coastline since
Hurricane Audrey (1957). Rita affected
a large inland area from southeast
Texas across southwest and into
south-central Louisiana. Widespread
damage consisting of downed trees and
power lines occurred generally along
and east of a line from Crystal Beach
to Liberty to Livingston to Lufkin in
Texas. Although Rita tracked 50 miles
east of Lake Livingston, sustained
northerly winds of 40 to 60 mph
occurred across the lake, generating a
lake surge that damaged the dam. Fear
that the dam could break forced an
evacuation of communities immediately
downstream as a precautionary measure.
Emergency water releases from the dam
on Saturday quickly abated this danger.
Moderate beach erosion occurred from
Freeport to High Island. Dunes
protecting many beach houses along the
west end of Galveston Island and
Surfside in Brazoria County were washed
away. Large geotubes along portions of
the west end of Galveston Island and
also along portions of the Bolivar
Peninsula did reduce erosion in areas
where they were installed.
Most flooding was due to high tides
along Galveston Island and the Bolivar
Peninsula. Most of this flooding
actually occurred near the time of
landfall as water in Galveston Bay was
pushed south out of the Bay onto the
north facing shores of the island and
the peninsula. Tides remained high on
Saturday (after Rita made landfall) as
strong westerly winds pushed water into
East Bay. No significant flooding
occurred due to heavy rain.
All of the associated effects of
Hurricane Rita in southeast Texas
resulted in 3 direct fatalities, 3
injuries and $159.5 million in property
and crop damage. In addition, the
massive evacuation resulted in at least
49 indirect fatalities, mostly due to
excessive heat and the transportation
of the elderly out of harm’s way.
In Harris County, tropical storm force
sustained winds with gusts near 60 mph
caused numerous trees to be blown down
resulting in widespread power outages
that lasted for six days in some areas.
Roof, fence, sign, and glass damage
estimates was around $90 million. The
greatest loss was to inventory spoilage
of food due to power outages. There
were at least 34 indirect fatalities
before, during and after Hurricane
Rita. The majority of these fatalities
occurred during the evacuation prior to
Rita and were the result of excessive
heat and transporting the elderly.
In Brazoria County, tropical storm
force sustained winds with gusts near
50 mph caused some tree damage and
power outages for a couple of days.
Minor damage was reported in Surfside
to roads and a few homes. Total damage
was around $500,000.
In Montgomery County, tropical storm
force winds with gusts to near
hurricane force were observed. Damage
was mainly to fences, roofs, and mobile
homes and totaled approximately $2.5
million. There were 13 indirect
fatalities. Ten of the deaths were
evacuation related while 3 deaths were
carbon monoxide poisoning with no
electricity in the home.
In Walker County, tropical storm force
winds with gusts to near hurricane
force were observed. Damage was mainly
to fences, roofs, and mobile homes and
totaled approximately $1.5 million.
In Galveston County, tropical storm
force sustained winds with gusts to
hurricane force were reported across
the county, especially on the Bolivar
Peninsula. Numerous power poles and
road signs were blown down on Bolivar.
Many of the beach homes received roof
damage. Numerous trees were down with
small structure damage on High Island.
Power was out to most of the county on
Saturday. In Galveston’s historic
district, a large brick-covered side of
a three-story building collapsed and
three other buildings caught fire and
were destroyed during the height of the
storm. There were three directly
related injuries. A thirty-year-old
woman suffered severe burns in the fire
and two firefighters had minor
injuries. Small structure, dock, and
pier damage along with downed power
lines occurred across Galveston Island.
Total damage across the county was
around $15 million.
In Chambers County, tropical storm
force winds with gusts in excess of
hurricane force were observed. Damage
consisted of downed trees, destroyed
metal buildings and awnings, and downed
power poles. One frame building near
Winnie received major damage. Power was
out throughout the county for up to
seven days. Total damage across the
county was around $8 million. One
indirect fatality occurred in the
county.
In Liberty County, tropical storm force
winds with gusts in excess of hurricane
force were observed. Damage consisted
of downed trees, destroyed metal
buildings and awnings, and downed power
poles. Power was out throughout the
county for up to seven days. Total
damage across the county was around $7
million. There were two direct
fatalities. In Hardin, a man and a
woman were killed when a tree fell on
the home they were sleeping in.
In Polk and San Jacinto Counties,
tropical storm force winds with gusts
to near hurricane force were observed.
Widespread trees were down with many
trees taking down power lines. Some
trees fell onto homes and caused
considerable damage. Widespread power
outages were observed across both
counties. Lake Livingston Dam reported
a wind gust of 117 mph around 5:30 AM
Saturday morning. This wind sensor was
on the dam and the wind was blowing
across the lake. With the reduced
friction across the lake’s surface,
this wind gust report is reasonable.
The strong wind blowing along the lake
created a storm surge of approximately
1.5 feet at the dam. This high water
and the wave action damaged the dam
which required emergency releases from
the lake to stabilize the dam. The
damage in Polk County was around $23
million with $20 million of that being
damage to the dam at Lake Livingston.
Damage in San Jacinto County was
estimated at $10 million. There was one
direct fatality in San Jacinto County.
A three-year-old female was killed
instantly by a tree falling on to her
home in Point Blank.
In Houston and Trinity Counties,
tropical storm force winds with gusts
to near 50 mph were observed. Numerous
trees were down resulting in numerous
power outages. One heat related
indirect death occurred in Houston
County during the evacuation. Total
damage for both Houston and Trinity
counties was near $2 million.
No tornadoes were reported with Rita.
Maximum rainfall amounts with Rita were
between 4 and 6 inches in and around
the New Caney area of Montgomery
County. M43PH, F56PH, F3PH
TEXAS, Extreme West
El Paso County
El Paso 0 0
Local newscast showed video of flooded
streets with police officers closing
intersections.
El Paso County
El Paso 0 0 20K
A cluster of thunderstorms dropped 1.5
to 3 inches of rain on mainly east El
Paso, where numerous water rescues were
performed due to major street flooding.
TEXAS, Mid – South
Nueces County
3 W Calallen 0 0
Law enforcement observed and took
pictures of a tornado near FM 624 and
CR 73, just inside the county line. The
tornado moved northeast for a brief
time over open county, producing no
damage.
Aransas County
Rockport 0 0
Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall
trained across far eastern San
Patricio, Aransas, and southern Refugio
counties. Doppler radar estimated
between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell
across Aransas county in a 1 to 2 hour
timeframe, resulting in flooding of
several roadways in and around
Rockport. Most notable was the State
Highway 35 bypass at Market Street.
Nueces County
Flour Bluff Jet 0 1
Lightning struck a 14-year-old girl
carrying an umbrella in the Wal-Mart
parking lot in Flour Bluff off of
Graham Road. The girl suffered minor
injuries to her hand as well as ringing
in her ears and a headache.
TEXAS, North
Wise County
3 E Boyd 0 0 5K
Barn damaged between Boyd and Rhome.
Denton County
Roanoke 0 0
Dallas County
Coppell 0 0
Tarrant County
2 E Grapevine 0 0
Reported on the north side of the
Dallas/Fort Worth airport.
Dallas County
Mesquite 0 0
Reported by ASOS.
Palo Pinto County
13 S Mineral Wells 0 0
Reported south of New Salem.
Kaufman County
Crandall 0 0
Tree limbs broken off.
Hood County
Tolar 0 1 500K
36 homes were damaged; 2 homes and 4
barns were destroyed. A young girl was
injured when her mobile home flipped 3
times. The damage swath stretched from
west to east for about a mile and a
half. Also, numerous trees ranging in
diameter from six inches to two feet
were blown down.
Somervell County
4 N Glen Rose 0 0
Comanche Peak Power Plant reported
large tree limbs broken off.
Van Zandt County
Grand Saline 0 0
Tree limbs down.
Mills County
9 SW Mullin 0 0
Occurred near Big Valley.
TXZ094-094-
104>105-107-148
0 0 40K
Hurricane Rita made landfall in the
early morning hours on Saturday,
September 24. Rita was a dangerous
Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson
scale as she moved over Sabine Pass,
Texas. Rita was downgraded to a
Tropical Storm by early afternoon. As
Rita moved north and then east along a
Jasper, TX, to Lufkin, TX, to
Shreveport, LA line … torrential
rains and strong winds were felt well
away from the eye. Most of eastern
Texas was placed under an Inland
Tropical Storm warning through the
evening. The storm knocked dozens of
trees and power poles down as it moved
through north Texas. Gusts near 50 MPH
were recorded in Hunt and Hopkins
counties. Wind damage in the form of
downed trees and power poles was
reported in Anderson, Collin, Fannin,
Hopkins, and Hunt counties. Roof damage
also occured in Collin and Hunt.
Grayson County
Howe 0 0 5K
Lightning struck a house and caused an
attic fire.
Denton County
1 N Denton 0 0
Grayson County
4 N Sherman 0 0
Nickel size hail reported in Knollwood.
Grayson County
Sherman 0 0 60K
The roof of a bookstore caved in and
the front windows were all blown out at
the intersection of North Grand and
Texoma Parkway. A portable building
blew across U.S. 75, leaving a trail of
debris on both service roads and the
north and southbound traffic lanes.
Signs along U.S. 75 blew down near
Washington Street. A tree fell on and
destroyed a sunroom at a residence on
McGee Street. Power lines were blown
down across the city.
Grayson County
1 E Van Alstyne 0 0
A tree was blown down.
Fannin County
8 SSW Bonham 0 0 10K
Widespread wind damage, including trees
and power lines down.
Lamar County
3 SE Roxton 0 0 5K
A barn was damaged by high winds.
Hunt County
4 NW Celeste 0 0 3K
A barn roof was damaged.
Delta County
Cooper 0 0
Power outages were reported in town.
Collin County
Princeton 0 0 15K
Trees, fences, and power lines knocked
down.
Hopkins County
2 SE Tira 0 0
Hunt County
Lone Oak 0 0 5K
Power poles and tree limbs broken.
Dallas County
12 E Dallas 0 0 5K
Large tree limbs down and power poles
snapped.
Dallas County
Rowlett 0 0 10K
Widespread wind damage occurred,
including trees and power lines down.
Rockwall County
4 WSW Rockwall 0 0 5K
Trees and power lines down.
Dallas County
Mesquite 0 0
Ellis County
Ferris 0 0
Young County
Olney 0 0
TEXAS, North Panhandle
Collingsworth County
3 NNW Dodson 0 0 2K
Whole large trees blown down knocking
down two thousand feet of power line.
One home lost power … however no
power poles broken or downed. No
injuries were reported.
Severe thunderstorms across the
southeastern Texas panhandle during the
early evening hours produced damaging
winds but no injuries were reported.
Collingsworth County
2 W Wellington 0 0
A severe thunderstorm over the
southeastern Texas panhandle during the
early morning hours produced large
hail. No damage or injuries were
reported.
Donley County
Hedley 0 0
Donley County
Hedley 0 0
Donley County
3 SE Hedley 0 0
Donley County
Hedley 0 0 50K
Donley County
1 E Hedley 0 0
Collingsworth County
1.5 W Quail 0 0
Collingsworth County
2 N Wellington 0 0
Collingsworth County
Wellington 0 0
Severe thunderstorms across the
southeastern Texas panhandle produced
large hail during the early evening
hours. The large hail was known to have
damaged several vehicles … including
the Warning and Coordination
Meteorologist’s own vehicle … along
U.S. Highway 287 in and near Hedley.
There were no reports of injuries.
Ochiltree County
Perryton 0 0
Ochiltree County
3 E Perryton 0 0
Ochiltree County
Perryton 0 0
Ochiltree County
15 SW Perryton 0 0
Lipscomb County
Booker 0 0
Ochiltree County
13 NE Perryton 0 0
Hail reported to be three inches deep
in the extreme northeastern corner of
Ochiltree county.
Roberts County
29 NW Miami 0 0
Roberts County
29 NW Miami 0 0
Ochiltree County
15 SSE Perryton 0 0
Reported at Wolf Creek Park
Roberts County
Miami 0 0
Roberts County
Miami 0 0
Roberts County
Miami 0 0
Wheeler County
2 NE Wheeler 0 0
Wheeler County
8 ENE Wheeler 0 0
Severe thunderstorms moved across the
eastern third of the Texas panhandle
during the late afternoon and evening
hours producing large hail. No damage
or injuries were reported.
TEXAS, Northeast
TXZ152-165>167
1 0
Hurricane Rita moved onshore the
Southeast Texas/Southwest Louisiana
coast during the early morning hours of
September 24, 2005 and moved northward
into portions of East Central Texas
during the predawn hours. The hurricane
remained a category two storm as it
moved northward into extreme eastern
Angelina County, extreme southeast
Nacogdoches County, San Augustine
County and Sabine County Texas. A NWS
Storm Survey was conducted of the
hardest hit areas of East Central Texas
and this region experienced widespread
damage consistent of winds with a
category two hurricane. A few hundred
homes experienced damage that varied
from shingles off roofs to collapsed
carports or awnings to damage caused by
downed trees on top of homes,
businesses and automobiles.
Particularly hard hit areas were those
surveyed near and east of the Sam
Rayburn Reservoir of East Central
Texas. This region experienced winds
adjacent to the northern and eastern
eyewall of Hurricane Rita and extensive
damage was observed to many rural homes
and communities along the storms path.
Much of this region was without power
during the height of the storm. There
was one direct fatality resulting from
the storm when a downed tree fell
across a man outside his residence.
There was one indirect fatality from
the storm when a young woman touched a
downed powerline. A monetary amount was
not available at the time of this
report. M79OU
Shelby County
Center 0 0 1K
Flooding was reported across Hwy 96
just south of Center as the outer
feeder bands of Hurricane Rita moved
northward into east central Texas.
Shelby County
Center 0 0 1K
8.46 inches of rainfall fell across
Center, Texas as a result of Hurricane
Rita. The excessive heavy rainfall led
to widespread flooding through the city
with numerous roads underwater.
TEXAS, South
TXZ254>255
0 0
High surf associated with tidal
overflow from Hurricane Rita was
reported along coastal sections of
Cameron and Willacy counties. Severe
beach erosion was reported in Cameron
County, with a combined storm generated
swell and astronomical high tide
created a tidal effect 3 to 4 feet
above above normal along the
gulf-facing beaches of South Padre
Island. This storm tide caused 10 to 12
feet of erosion in the dunes and the
beaches of Boca Chica and South Padre
Island, Texas. The beaches were
reported as flooded by the late
afternoon hours on Thursday, September
22, 2005 and remained flooded through
the late afternoon hours of Saturday,
September 24, 2005.
Storm tides (including astronomical
tide, storm surge, and wind driven
waves) caused significant flooding of
the beaches along the lower Texas coast
from the Port Mansfield jetties
southward to the Rio Grande. Sea water
breached the dunes and man made burms
on South Padre Island. This caused
temporary flooding of Gulf Boulevard
and deposited several inches of beach
sand into several hotel and condominium
swimming pools. Sea water also washed
over State Road 100, just north of the
South Padre Island city limits, where
only the beach and natural sand dunes
exist. This flooding caused the closure
of all beach accesses north of beach
access number three. The building of
additional burms along the beaches and
dunes did prevent much of the sea water
from flooding within the City of South
Padre Island.
The Coast Guard station at South Padre
Island reported temporary flooding
conditions with eight inches of
standing water on the grounds
coincident with high tide on September
24, 2005. This is consistent with
reports of above normal tidal
conditions and given the proximity of
the Coast Guard station to the island
jetties. Wave action in the south bay
of the Laguna Madre was strong enough
to generate the temporary flooding
conditions.
TEXAS, South Central
Medina County
D Hanis to 0 0
Yancey
Showers and thunderstorms formed in the
early evening over western Medina and
northern Frio Counties. They showed
little movement through the evening,
weakening and dissipating near
midnight. The storms produced a general
1 inch rain over the west and central
parts of Medina County, with the
heaviest amounts near 3 inches just
north of D’Hanis and near Yancey.
FM1796 was closed north of D’Hanis.
Flash flooding closed FM2200 and FM462
near Yancey.
Frio County
Moore to 0 0
Big Foot
Showers and thunderstorms formed in the
early evening over western Medina and
northern Frio Counties. They showed
little movement through the evening,
weakening and dissipating near
midnight. The storms produced between 1
and 2 inches of rain in the northeast
part of Frio County. The highest
accumulation was 4 inches near Big
Foot. FM462 and FM472 were closed due
to high water near Big Foot.
Medina County
10 N D Hanis to 0 0
D Hanis
After showers and thunderstorms had
dissipated near midnight, additional
storms began to develop in the early
morning hours across the central part
of the county. This activity began to
dissipate in the mid morning, after
having produced between 1 and 2 inch
rain totals across central Medina
County. Maximum rainfall totals were 4
inches near D’Hanis, where soils were
already saturated from the previous
night’s rainfall. FM1796 was closed
again north of D’Hanis.
Travis County
Beecaves to 0 0
Oak Hill
Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms
formed in southwestern Travis County in
the late morning and produced a general
1 inch rain over the area. Highest rain
totals were 3 inches just east of Bee
Cave. FM2244 was closed due to flash
flooding just east of Bee Cave.
Atascosa County
Northeast Portion 0 0
Showers and thunderstorms that formed
in northeast Atascosa County in the
early afternoon were very slow-moving
through the mid afternoon period. They
produced a general 1 to 2 inch rainfall
in the northeast part of the county,
with highest totals of 4 inches just
east of Espey. Roads were closed due to
high water from Espey and Leming
northeastward to the Bexar County line,
including FM536 and FM1784.
Bexar County
2 SE Losoya to 0 0
5 SE Losoya
Showers and thunderstorms through the
late morning and early afternoon in
southeast Bexar County produced general
1 to 2 inch totals. Highest amounts
were 3 inches southeast of Losoya to
where Priest Road intersects IH-37
south of Loop 1604. Mathis Road just
west of IH-37 near the 122 mile marker
was closed due to flash flooding along
West Lucas Creek.
Medina County
South Portion 0 0
Showers and thunderstorms again
reformed in Medina County in the early
afternoon, producing an additional inch
of rain over the south part of the
county. Between 2 and 3 inches fell in
the area from D’Hanis to Hondo to
Yancey. Flash flooding developed
quickly over the saturated soils,
closing FM2200 between D’Hanis and
Yancey and FM462 between Hondo and
Yancey.
Burnet County
10 N Burnet 0 0
Showers and thunderstorms produced
between 1 and 2 inches of rain over
northwestern Burnet County. The
heaviest rain fell north of SH29 and
west of FM693, where up to 4 inches was
reported. In the mid morning, the
Sheriffs Department closed US281 around
10 miles north of Burnet due to flash
flooding.
TEXAS, South Panhandle
Briscoe County
20 NE Silverton 0 0
Structural damage to a concrete and
cinder block wall; the structure was
blown down at the intersection of
Highway 70 and 256.
Motley County
Roaring Spgs 0 0
Matador Fire Department reported wind
damage in Roaring Springs, TX including
destruction to many car ports and
out-buildings. Numerous trees and
powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind
gusts.
Lamb County
12 S Olton 0 0
TXZ035
0 0 10K
The National Weather Service in
Lubbock, TX conducted a damage survey
on September 13, 2005 across portions
of the City of Lubbock. A media storm
chaser measured a thunderstorm wind
gust of 56 mph near the Lubbock
Christian University at 2:10 PM CST. In
the vicinity, near the intersection of
29th Street and Bangor Street was a
structure used as a roof covering to
prevent water leaks into the residence.
The covering was not secured well to
the home and acted as a sail when the
thunderstorm wind gust impacted the
structure. The covering was blown off
the roof and was damaged and also
resulted in damage to a large tree
adjacent to the residence. A few blocks
to the east, near the intersection of
34th Street and Quaker Street, the SBC
building sustained minor damage to an
air conditioning unit. The covering to
the unit was blown off the roof and
into power lines where it was
suspended. Small tree limbs were
downed, however both areas had loose
structures and/or items nearby that
were not impacted.
Dickens County
Dickens 0 0
Lynn County
5 SW Grassland 0 0
Citizen located 5 miles north of Draw.
Lynn County
5 E Tahoka 0 0
Dickens County
Afton 0 0
Dickens County
Afton 0 0
Garza County
7 NW Post 0 0
Garza County
2 NW Post 0 0
Cottle County
10 SW Paducah 0 0
Measured by the Texas Tech/West Texas
mesonet station. Several large trees
downed by thunderstorm wind gusts as
reported by an NWS Cooperative Observer
near Paducah, TX.
King County
Dumont 0 0
Several large trees downed by estimated
65 mph winds from an NWS Cooperative
Observer.
King County
Grow 0 0
Reported by an NWS Cooperative Observer
located 15 miles south of Paducah or
near the town of Grow, TX.
Garza County
15 E Post 0 0
Kent County
10 WSW Clairemont 0 0
Crosby County
10 SE Crosbyton 0 0
Measured by the Texas Tech/West Texas
mesonet station located 6 miles
northwest of White River Lake.
Lamb County
Littlefield 0 0
Lamb County
2 E Fieldton 0 0
Lamb County
Olton 0 0
Lynn County
1 N New Home 0 0
Lubbock County
3 S Woodrow 0 0
Lubbock County
4 W Slaton 0 0
Golfball to Hen egg sized hail covering
the ground.
Hale County
Hale Center 0 0
Lubbock County
4 W Slaton 0 0 75K
Golfball, tennis ball and baseball
sized hail covering the ground. Hail
lasted for 4 minutes.
Lubbock County
Slaton 0 0
Floyd County
2 NE Floydada 0 0
Measured by the Texas Tech/West Texas
mesonet station.
Floyd County
2 N Floydada 0 0
Floyd County
4 S Floydada 0 0
TXZ035
0 0 150K
High winds associated with downburst
and heat burst conditions resulted in
extensive damage across the City of
Lubbock, TX. A series of thunderstorms
developed across the NWS Lubbock area
of responsibility during the mid and
late afternoon hours on Saturday,
September 17 2005. A large ridge of
high pressure was situated across
southeast Texas. The clockwise
circulation around this broad ridge
allowed a channel of Pacific moisture
to stream over the area and interact
with sultry temperatures well into the
90s. In fact, the high temperature on
Saturday at the Lubbock International
Airport reached 98 degrees which tied
the previous record set in 1997.
Between 8:30 PM CST and 12:30 AM CST,
an area of dissipating thunderstorms
progressed across the area from
southwest to northeast over Terry,
Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Garza and
Crosby counties. As this activity
pushed through the region, strong winds
and associated heat bursts occurred at
several locations. A heat burst occurs
when air rapidly descends from a
dissipating thunderstorm, typically
with very little if any rainfall. As
the air sinks, compression will force
heating, drying and a rapid rise in
surface temperature. In addition to a
rise in temperature, heat bursts can be
accompanied by strong and gusty wind.
The hail and strong winds Saturday
night and early Sunday morning resulted
in varied amounts of damage across the
area. Large trees and/or tree branches
were downed; structural damage occurred
to car ports and overhang protection to
resident porches; cotton plants were
destroyed; automobiles, roofing and
related structures were damaged. The
damage to automobiles and other windows
occurred as nearby gravel was lifted by
the strong wind and penetrated
windshields and side windows.
The National Weather Service in
Lubbock, TX conducted a damage survey
at the Memorial Baptist Church in
Lubbock. The church had a large hail
and rain roof in place above a
permanent roof. This covering was made
of sheet metal and had an overlap of
approximately six inches on the south
facing wall. When the strong south wind
ranging between 65 and 70 mph breached
this roof, the metal was pealed off and
became airborne and landed on trees on
the north side of the church, as well
as a residence across the street.
Several of the Texas Tech/West Texas
mesonet stations measured the heat
burst and high wind events. The
National Weather Service Forecast
Office in Lubbock, located in the
Science Spectrum Building, measured a
15 degree rise in temperature with a 67
mph wind gust at 10:55 PM CST. The
following are some of the more
significant measurements:
Brownfield 2 south, 8 degree rise, 53
mph gust, 9:25 PM CST. Lubbock 3 west,
13 degree rise, 53 mph gust, 11:10 PM
CST. Slaton 2 northeast, 15 degree
rise, 56 mph gust, 11:30 PM CST. Ralls
1 southeast, 12 degree rise, 57 mph
gust, 12:20 AM CST.
In comparison, stations measuring less
rise in temperature measured lower wind
speed gusts:
Lamesa 2 southeast, 5 degree rise, 27
mph gust, 10:35 PM CST. Graham 5
southwest, 4 degree rise, 35 mph gust,
11:10 PM CST.
TEXAS, Southeast
TXZ180>182-201-
021>216
1 0 2.1B
Although Hurricane Rita made landfall
just east of the Texas – Louisiana
border, she moved northwest and moved
across southeast Texas in the morning
hours of September 24th as a dangerous
category 3 hurricane with sustained
winds of 120 mph. Along the coast of
Jefferson County, storm surges near 10
feet occurred near Sabine Pass, where
over 90 percent of the homes were
severely damaged or destroyed. The
storm surge backed up the Sabine River,
and flooded a small section of downtown
Orange with around 4 to 5 feet of storm
surge. Winds blew over 100 mph across
the entire region, snapping and
uprooting trees, and damaged over
125,000 homes and businesses. Some
homes in rural Jasper and Newton
counties did not have electricity
restored for over six weeks. One direct
fatality occurred in Jasper County when
a tree fell on a mobile home. Six other
indirect fatalities occurred in
Jefferson County in Beaumont, where a
family died of carbon monoxide
poisoning after running a generator
inside their apartment. M?MH
Jasper County
Countywide 0 0 10K
Tyler County
Countywide 0 0 10K
Hurricane Rita produced over 10 inches
of rain in parts of Jasper and Tyler
counties, resulting in some serious
street flooding.
TEXAS, West
Borden County
Gail 0 0 5K 0
A severe thunderstorm produced nickel
sized hail and damaging wind gusts in
Gail on the evening of the 14th. The
hail, accompanied by severe winds,
broke windows in numerous structures.
Borden County
Gail 0 0 5K 0
A severe thunderstorm produced nickel
sized hail and damaging wind gusts in
Gail on the evening of the 14th. The
hail, accompanied by severe winds,
broke windows in numerous structures.
Pecos County
10 W Bakersfield 0 0 0 0
Borden County
15 NE Gail 0 0 0 0
A thunderstorm produced severe wind
gusts over northeastern Borden County,
breaking large tree limbs at a rural
residence.
Scurry County
Fluvanna 0 0 0 0
Pecos County
20 SE Ft Stockton 0 0 0 0
Pecos County
1 SE Ft Stockton 0 0 0 0
TEXAS, Western North
Hardeman County
7 SW Quanah 0 0 0 0
Hail was observed at the intersection
of Highway 104 and Hertz Road.
Foard County
2.5 SE Foard City 0 0
A storm chaser observed this tornado
develop from a high-precipitation
supercell. No known damage.
Knox County
2 N Truscott 0 0 7.5K
The roof was blown off a house.
Foard County
7 SSW Crowell 0 0
Knox County
4 ESE Truscott 0 0 0.50K
Six inch diameter tree limbs were
downed on FM 1756
Foard County
Crowell 0 0 0.75K
Three inch diameter tree limbs were
downed. There was also minor sign
damage. The shutters were blown off a
house.
TEXAS, Western North
Knox County
7 N Benjamin 0 0
A storm chaser observed a gustnado
north of Benjamin. This brief gustnado
was approximately 40 yards wide and
moved across open country.
Knox County
3 E Vera 0 0
Knox County
3 E Vera 0 0
Knox County
Truscott 0 0 25K
A grain elevator and carport were blown
over.
Knox County
3 E Vera 0 0
Baylor County
Seymour 0 0
Baylor County
Seymour 0 0
Knox County
5 SW Benjamin 0 0
Knox County
Benjamin 0 0
Foard County
Crowell 0 0
Hardeman County
7 S Chillicothe 0 0
Hardeman County
Chillicothe 0 0
Hardeman County
Chillicothe 0 0
Baylor County
Red Spgs 0 0
Baylor County
Seymour 0 0
Baylor County
Seymour 0 0
Baylor County
Lake Kemp 0 0
Baylor County
2 E Seymour 0 0
Hail was observed at the intersection
of Highway 422 and Highway 183.
Archer County
3 E Mankins 0 0
Archer County
4 NW Archer City 0 0
Hail was observed on Highway 25.
Archer County
Archer City 0 0
Archer County
Archer City 0 0
Archer County
1 E Scotland 0 0
Clay County
Lake Arrowhead 0 0
Archer County
5 W Archer City 0 0
Severe storms produced hail across
portions of western north Texas along
with parts of southwest and central
Oklahoma. This event continued into the
early morning hours of the first day of
October.
UTAH, East
UTZ022>025-027>029
0 0
As the monsoon season came to a close
there was little change in the long
term hydrologic drought situation from
the previous month across eastern Utah.
Abnormally dry to moderate drought
conditions continued to grip southeast
and east-central Utah, while long term
water supply remained a concern for the
rest of the area. For a continuation on
this drought situation please see the
October 2005 Storm Data publication.
San Juan County
31 NW Monticello to 0 0
2 S Montezuma Creek
Minor flooding occurred in many areas
of San Juan County as a result of heavy
rains. Mud up to 5 inches in depth was
deposited on roads.
Grand County
9 NW Moab 0 0 3K
Heavy rain producing thunderstorms
caused several feet of water to flow
through Seven Mile Canyon, flooding a
BLM campground. A camper caught in the
flood had to evacuate his trailer and
climb into his truck via the roof and
drive to higher ground while watching
his trailer get lifted off its jacks
and float about 15 feet from its
original position.
San Juan County
28 W Blanding 0 0
Heavy rain producing thunderstorms
caused normally dry canyons to run with
4 to 5 feet of water in portions of
Natural Bridges National Monument.
San Juan County
6 WSW Bluff 0 0
San Juan County
Bluff 0 0 12K
At least a dozen two-foot diameter
trees were snapped off like match
sticks, and swamp coolers were blown
off the roofs of several houses. Many
other trees suffered damage.
Grand County
Thompson 0 0
Grand County
10 W Crescent Jct to 0 0
3 W Crescent Jct
Grand County
1 W Crescent Jct to 0 0 5K
10 E Crescent Jct
Hail accumulations up to a foot deep
occurred in places along Interstate 70.
Several vehicles slid off the road and
others became stuck in deep hail. Snow
plows were called in to push the hail
off the highway.
UTAH, West and Central
Wayne County
5 E Fruita 0 0
Wayne County
Caineville 0 0
RAINWATER FILLED DRY WASHES AND FLOODED
ROADWAYS, INCLUDING SR 24.
Duchesne County
Fruitland 0 0
Portion of Camelot Rd. washed out.
Horse Ridge PAWS received 1.14″
Wasatch County
30 S Heber City 0 0
Large hail at Strawberry reservoir
Juab County
Levan 0 0
large hail destroyed local gardens and
knocked leaves off trees. Hail
accumulated to 4-5 inches in some spots.
Emery County
25 SW Green River 0 0 4K
large hail caused damage to cars.
Damage amount estimated
Box Elder County
Promontory Pt 0 0
At Promontory PT sensor
VERMONT, North and Central
Rutland County
Poultney 0 0 10K
Lightning struck a transmission line
near Poultney, VT which resulted in
power outages.
VTZ008
0 0 5K
A storm moved across the province of
Quebec during the afternoon and evening
of September 17th. The associated cold
front moved across the area during the
late afternoon. Showers and
thunderstorms interacted with winds
aloft with a short lived episode of
gusty winds in north central Vermont.
In East Barre, winds uprooted a few
trees. In addition, the soil was very
moist from previous rain.
VTZ004
0 0
Surface high pressure system over
western Ontario Province Friday,
September 23rd moved east across Quebec
Province Saturday morning, September
24th. Overnight low temperatures
reached at or below freezing in
portions of Essex county of Vermont
that were located away from the
Connecticut River.
VTZ001-005-017
0 0 250K
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across western Vermont during the
morning of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Damaging winds preceded
and followed the front. Trees and power
lines were blown down countywide across
both Grand Isle and Chittenden
counties, and thousands were without
power for a time. Winds were generally
estimated at sustained of 40 to 45 mph
with gusts over 50 mph. Peak winds
measured were 54 mph (47 knots) on
Colchester Reef and 53 mph (46 knots)
at Burlington Airport. A few specific
reports in Chittenden county included
numerous trees and power lines down in
the locations of South Burlington,
Richmond, Milton and Shelburne (with a
few roads closed in Shelburne). In
Richmond trees and power lines were
down on I-89, while in Milton an 80
foot tree was blown down. Extensive
damage was done to sailing docks along
the Burlington waterfront. In Grand
Isle county, specific reports included
numerous trees down in Alburg, Grand
Isle and Isle La Motte. In addition,
the ferry from Burlington, VT to Port
Kent, NY reported winds of 35 to 45
knots (40 to 52 mph) with 4 foot waves.
VTZ003-006-008
0 0 200K
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across north central and
northeast portions of Vermont during
the morning and early afternoon of
September 29th. The front was
accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across the counties of
Lamoille, Orleans and Washington, with
thousands experiencing power outages at
times. Winds were generally estimated
at a sustained 35 to 45 mph with higher
gusts. A few specific reports were as
follows: In Orleans county, trees and
power lines were down in the towns of
Morgan, Craftsbury, Derby Line and
Brownington. Some schools in the county
released students early due to power
outages. In Newport, a tree was blown
down on a car, while minor roof damage
to a house was reported in Derby Line.
In Washington county, trees and power
lines were down in the towns of Warren,
Barre, Berlin (with a road blocked) and
Marshfield. Numerous trees were blown
down in Lamoille county in and around
Morrisville as well as the Stowe area.
VTZ011-019
0 0 150K
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across central and eastern
Vermont during the late morning and
afternoon of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across the county of
Rutland, with numerous power outages.
Winds were generally sustained at an
estimated 35 to 45 mph with higher
gusts. A few specific reports were in
Rutland county, trees and power lines
were down in Pawlet, West Rutland (with
some roads blocked) and Killington. In
Middletown Springs, trees were down as
well as a tree blown down on a car.
VTZ002-009-016-018
0 0 250K
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across western Vermont during the
morning of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across both Franklin and
Addison counties, with numerous power
outages. Winds were generally sustained
at an estimated 35 to 45 mph with gusts
to over 50 mph. Diamond Island on Lake
Champlain reported 40 mph (35 knots)
winds. A few specific reports were
trees and wires down with a few roads
closed in the Franklin county towns of
Franklin, Georgia, Enosburg, Swanton
and Sheldon. A tree fell on a mobile
home in Georgia. In Addison county, an
extensive number of trees were blown
down in East Middlebury, Salisbury and
Lincoln areas.
VTZ010-012
0 0 200K
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across central and eastern
Vermont during the late morning and
afternoon of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across the counties of
Orange and Windsor, with numerous power
outages. Winds were generally sustained
at an estimated 35 to 45 mph with
higher gusts. A few specific reports
were trees and wires down in the Orange
county towns of Bradford, Orange,
Tunbridge, Williamstown and Corinth. In
Randolph, a tree was blown down on a
house with some damage. Across Windsor
county trees and lines were down in
Bethel, White River Jct and
Springfield. In Norwich, trees were
down as well as a tree blown down on a
truck.
VTZ004-007
0 0 150K
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across northeast portions of
Vermont during the morning and early
afternoon of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across the counties of
Caledonia and Essex with many
experiencing power outages at times.
Winds were generally estimated at a
sustained 35 to 45 mph with higher
gusts. A few specific reports were as
follows: In Caledonia county, trees and
lines were blown down in St Johnsbury,
Hardwick, Lyndon and Lyndonville. A
tree was blown down on top of a mobile
home in Lyndonville. Numerous trees
were reported blown down at Caledonia
County Airport with wind gusts to 52
mph (45 kts). In Essex county, trees
and power lines were down in the towns
of Concord, Island Pond and East Haven.
In Concord a road was blocked by downed
trees.
VERMONT, South
VTZ014
0 0
In the vicinity of Windham along Route
121, tree fell on power lines. The
sparking from the power lines started
fires. Along Jenks Way at Winhall
Station, wires were blown down.
VTZ013
0 0
Along Route 7N, falling limbs damaged a
car in the Bennington Pownal area. On
September 29, an intensifying low
pressure was north of Lake Ontario. A
sharp cold front trailed southward
along the west side of the Appalachain
Mountains. A strong pressure gradient
was across western New England. The
cold front moved quickly through
western New England during the
afternoon. A strong south wind occurred
over an extensive area prior to the
arrival of the cold front.
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NONE REPORTED.
VIRGINIA, East
Richmond County
Warsaw 0 0
Westmoreland
County
Oldhams 0 0
Virginia Beach (C)
2 SE Oceana 0 0 2K
Trees down at 1400 Block Harpers Road.
Middlesex County
8 E Urbanna 0 0 5K
Several structures damaged from falling
treetops near Greys Point campground.
VIRGINIA, Extreme Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
VIRGINIA, North
Frederick County
Cedar Creek 0 0 20K
Trees downed.
Frederick County
Stephens City 0 0 15K
Powerlines downed.
Fauquier County
Ada 0 0 30K
Several trees down with unconfirmed
damage to a house.
Rappahannock
County
Washington 0 0 10K
County officials reported powerlines
downed.
Rappahannock
County
Washington 0 0 20K
Several trees were downed around Little
Washington.
VAZ021
0 0
Temperatures fell into the lower to mid
30s causing widespread frost to form.
VIRGINIA, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
VIRGINIA, Southwest
Patrick County
10 ESE Stuart 0 0
Thunderstorm winds downed two trees
close to a foot in diameter and also
torn shingles and shutters off a house
10 miles ESE of Stuart in Patrick
county.
Carroll County
Laurel Fork 0 0
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in
Laurel Fork during the afternoon of the
20th.
Henry County
Bassett 0 0
Henry County
Fieldale 0 0
Henry County
Martinsville City 0 0
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in
Bassett and Fieldale during the
afternoon of the 20th. The downed trees
in Fieldale fell on powerlines and
created power outages in Henry county.
The Emergency manager reported
thunderstorm winds downed a large tree
on a house in the City of Martinsville.
VAZ016
0 0 0
Dense fog developed on the 26th along
Interstate 77 in Carroll county near
Fancy Gap. The fog played havoc with
travelers, and contributed to several
accidents along southbound 1-77. State
police reported a 52-year-old North
Carolina man was killed after being
struck by a car along Interstate 77 in
Carroll County. The dense fog created
15 bumper-to-bumper accidents. An
estimated 50 cars were backed up for
five miles along the highway as police
shutdown the route.
WASHINGTON, Northeast
NONE REPORTED.
WASHINGTON, Northwest
Snohomish County
Everett 0 0 2K
A lightning strike blew a small hole in
a house and damaged some electrical
outlets.
Pierce County
Paradise Inn 0 0 200K
Heavy rain caused flooding, rockfalls,
and small mudslides around Mt Rainier
National Park. About 5 inches of rain
fell and many bridges and trails were
washed out, the heavy rain also damaged
some campgrounds.
WAZ006
0 0 50K
Strong winds knocked out power to about
5000 homes in Snohomish county. Fallen
trees also damaged a car and part of a
house.
WASHINGTON, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
WASHINGTON, Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
WEST VIRGINIA, East
WVZ048>049-054
0 0
Temperatures fell into the lower to mid
30s causing widespread frost.
WEST VIRGINIA, North
NONE REPORTED.
WEST VIRGINIA, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
WEST VIRGINIA, West
WVZ008>011-
016>020-028>032-
035>040-046>047
0 0
After a hot summer, the total monthly
rainfall was only 0.5 to 0.75 inches
for a majority of the northern lowlands
and the mountainous areas. In
Pocahontas County, the cooperative
observer at Frost measured only 0.3
inches of rain for a September total.
The airports at Parkersburg,
Clarksburg, and Elkins all reported
about a half inch of rain during the
month. Temperatures remained warmer
than normal. The long term Palmer
Drought Index was in the minus 2 to
minus 2.5 range. It was too late in the
growing season to affect most crops.
However, the surface water flow in
streams was at a minimum, with some
streams dry. By the end of the month,
Whitmer of eastern Randolph County was
in need of a water tanker to augment
their potable water supply.
WISCONSIN, Northeast
WIZ005-010>013-
018>019-021
0 0
Rainfall for the month of September was
generally within an inch of normal.
Green Bay had 3.08 inches of rain, 0.03
inch belowWISCONSIN, Northeast normal,
Wausau had 4.71 inches, 0.63 inch above
normal and Rhinelander had 3.19 inches,
0.92 inch below normal. On September
6th the U.S. Drought Monitor placed
parts of far northern Wisconsin in the
severe drought category (D2). Much of
that area remained in severe drought
for the rest of the month.
Waushara County
Hancock to 0 0
2 E Hancock
Waushara County
1 E Coloma to 0 0
2 W Richford
Thunderstorms that developed behind a
cold front produced large hail and
heavy rainfall as they passed through
central Wisconsin. Nickel size hail and
heavy rain reduced visibility to zero 2
miles west of Richford (Waushara co.)
and 4.42 inches of rain fell in a
little more than 2 hours at Plover
(Portage co.).
Waushara County
Plainfield 0 0
Portage County
3 SW Stevens Pt 0 0
Shawano County
Navarino 0 0
Waupaca County
Fremont to 0 0
New London
Winnebago County
Oshkosh Wittman Fld t 0 0 33K
2 N Oshkosh
Kewaunee County
2 N Casco 0 0
Kewaunee County
4 NNW Algoma 0 0 1K
Outagamie County
6 W Appleton to 0 0 1.1M
Freedom
Door County
Forestville 0 0
Calumet County
Darboy to 0 0
Sherwood
Calumet County
New Holstein 0 0
Outagamie County
Freedom 0 0
Brown County
2 SW Howard 0 0
Brown County
De Pere to 0 0 5K
Allouez
Brown County
4 N Wrightstown 0 0
Brown County
Ashwaubenon 0 0 50K
Brown County
De Pere 0 0 30K
Brown County
Green Bay 0 0 50K
Manitowoc County
Cooperstown 0 0
Manitowoc County
2.8 ENE Cooperstown 0 0
Door County
Sturgeon Bay 0 0
Thunderstorms developed as a cold front
interacted with a moist and very
unstable air mass over Wisconsin. Many
of the storms became severe, with gusts
in excess of 60 mph, as they moved
across east central Wisconsin. Downed
trees and power lines were widespread.
At least 50,000 people on the north side
of Oshkosh (Winnebago co.) were without
electricity for at least part of the
evening. A billboard was destroyed when
it was blown onto U.S. Highway 41 near
Lake Butte des Morts (Winnebago co.).
Heavy damage was reported in the
Appleton area (Outagamie co.), where at
least one tree landed on a car, flag
poles were blown down, roofs were tom
from at least three houses under
construction, a construction trailer was
overturned and a semi was blown over on
U.S. Highway 441. Silos, sheds, garages
and at least three barns were blown down
and power was knocked out in Greenville
(Outagamie co.) and Freedom (Outagamie
co.). The wind tore away parts of the
screen at a drive-in movie theater in
Freedom. In Ashwaubenon (Brown co.) a
twenty unit garage that was under
construction was destroyed, by winds
estimated near 80 mph, when it was
lifted from its concrete slab and thrown
at least 100 feet. A pole building was
blown down near Cooperstown (Manitowoc
co.) and baseball size hail broke
windows near Algoma (Kewaunee co.).
A tornado touched down in De Pere (Brown
co.) and traveled north into Allouez
(Brown co.) where it dissipated just
north of Heritage Hill State Park. The
tornado’s occasional brief touchdowns
topped numerous trees. Some of the trees
caused damage to buildings and vehicles
when they fell, but the tornado caused
little direct structural damage to any
buildings.
Menominee (C)
5 N Neopit 0 0
Isolated thunderstorms that developed
along a warm front across central
Wisconsin downed trees north of Neopit.
WISCONSIN, Northwest
Washburn County
5 SE Minong 0 0
Numerous trees were blown down across
the Bass Lake and Stanberry townships.
Sawyer County
3 N Hayward 0 0
Numerous trees and power lines down from
just north of Hayward across Nelson Lake
to the Bayfield county line.
Bayfield County
Cable 0 0
Straight-line winds knocked down trees
and power lines from the Sawyer County
line through Cable, Drummond, and Mason
to the Ashland County line. There was
also minor structural damage.
Ashland County
Ashland 0 0
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down in the Ashland area. There
was also minor structural damage. A
large area of significant damaging
thunderstorm winds swept across
northwestern Wisconsin. The damage path
was from southeast of Minong in
northeast Washburn County through Nelson
Lake of northwest Sawyer County then
near Cable through Drummond to Ashland.
Heavy damage in the Chequamegon-Nicole
National Forest forced the closure of
campgrounds and bike trails.
WISCONSIN, Southeast
WIZ046>047- Marquette – Green Lake – Fond Du Lac –
051>052-056>060- Sheboygan – Sauk – Columbia – Dodge –
062>072 Washington – Ozaukee – Iowa – Dane –
Jefferson – Waukesha – Milwaukee –
Lafayette – Green – Rock – Walworth –
Racine – Kenosha
0 0
The month began with warm and dry
conditions which strengthened the
ongoing drought from a severe drought
(D2) to an extreme drought (D3) across
Rock, Walworth, Waukesha, Milwaukee,
Racine, and Kenosha counties on
September 6th. Elsewhere across south-
central and southeast Wisconsin, drought
remained at severe status (D2). Rainfall
deficits grew once again the following
week as a hot and dry airmass resided
over the region. Highs on September 10th
through the 13th were observed in the
lower 90s for much of southern
Wisconsin. Little if any precipitation
fell in the first half of the month. The
drought status for the area remained
unchanged through September 13. A wetter
pattern developed for the second half of
the month – several inches fell across
mostly southeast Wisconsin. A storm
system caused a series of thunderstorms
to “train” over much of southeast
Wisconsin on September 25, bringing
several inches to many locales within
the extreme drought area. Tremendous
drought improvements were noted in the
September 27th drought update as the
drought status improved from extreme
drought (D3) to moderate drought (Dl)
for Waukesha and Milwaukee counties and
from extreme drought to severe drought
(D2) for Rock, Walworth, Racine, and
Kenosha counties. Monthly rainfall
totals included 5.93 inches in Sheboygan
(Sheboygan Co.), 5.10 inches in Beloit
(Rock Co.), 4.17 inches at Milwaukee
Mitchell Field (Milwaukee Co.), 3.92
inches in Beaver Dam (Dodge Co.), 3.73
inches in Kenosha (Kenosha Co.), 3.30
inches in Wisconsin Dells (Columbia
Co.), 2.73 inches in Dodgeville (Iowa
Co.), and 1.93 inches at Madison’s Truax
Field (Dane Co.). A small area
surrounding East Troy (Walworth Co.)
received 6 to 6.75 inches. Milwaukee
recorded a surplus of 0.87 inches for
the month, while Madison recorded a 1.13
inch deficit. Total drought damages for
the year are outlined in October’s
StormData edition.
WIZ052-059>060- Sheboygan – Washington – Ozaukee –
070>072 Walworth – Racine – Kenosha
0 0
Light winds and a moist ground promoted
the development of fog across southeast
Wisconsin. Visibilities were reduced
below 1/4 mile in areas, resulting in
slower vehicle speed, and a few
vehicle accidents.
Marquette County
1 NE Montello 0 0
Green Lake County
.5 SW Berlin 0 0
Rock County
Janesville to 0 0
2 W Milton
A very warm and humid airmass interacted
with a stationary front draped across
central Wisconsin to produce a few
scattered severe storms during the
afternoon over south central Wisconsin.
Temperatures were in the upper 80s with
dew points in the middle 60s. These
storms produced mainly damaging winds
which caused scattered reports of
uprooted tree damage.
Columbia County
Lodi to 0 0 2K
Arlington
Large trees and road signs down.
Dane County
2 NW Dane to 0 0
3 NW De Forest
Dane County
2 NW Dane to 0 0
3 NW De Forest
Columbia County
Pardeeville 0 0
Marquette County
Westfield 0 0
Columbia County
Cambria 0 0 10K
A one foot diameter tree fell onto a
house, damaging the roof and attic.
Marquette County
1 NE Montello 0 0
Marquette County
Neshkoro 0 0
Dodge County
Fox Lake 0 0
Marquette County
7.5 ESE Endeavor 0 0
Green Lake County
Green Lake 0 0
Rock County
Shopiere 0 0
Fond Du Lac County
1 NE Waupun 0 0
Rock County
1 SE Johnstown Cente 0 0
Walworth County
Elkhorn 0 0
Walworth County
Delavan 0 0
Walworth County
2.2 NE La Grange 0 0 0.20K
A tree fell onto a chicken house.
Fond Du Lac County
Rosendale 0 0
Fond Du Lac County
Fond Du Lac Co Arpt 0 0
Walworth County
Whitewater 0 1
Powerful thunderstorm winds toppled a
tree, which fell onto a car, injuring
one person.
Jefferson County
3 N Palmyra 0 0
Waukesha County
Mukwonago to 0 0
Brookfield
There were widespread reports of trees
and powerlines toppled across Waukesha
County. Law enforcement reported a
measured gust of 58 knots (67 mph)
around the city of Waukesha. Trained
spotters estimated wind gusts of 70 to
74 knots (80 to 85 mph) embedded within
the larger area of damaging winds
between just south of Waukesha through
Brookfield.
Fond Du Lac County
Taycheedah 0 0
Washington County
Kewaskum 0 0
Waukesha County
1 S Dousman 0 0
Dodge County
Kekoskee 0 0
Milwaukee County
Wauwatosa to 0 0
Fox Pt
Widespread large trees down. Measured
peak gust on UW-Milwaukee campus.
Waukesha County
Sussex 0 0
Waukesha County
Pewaukee 0 0
Ozaukee County
Mequon 0 0
Sheboygan County
Plymouth 0 0
Waukesha County
2 S Hartland 0 0
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee 0 0
Measured by the Fox TV-6 school network
site at UW-Milwaukee. Large tree
branches down.
Ozaukee County
Thiensville 0 0
Ozaukee County
Cedarburg to 0 0
Grafton
Washington County
Jackson 0 0
Large picnic table and chairs scattered
and thrown 20 feet by wind gusts, and
large trees down.
Sheboygan County
Sheboygan 0 0
Measured by the Fox TV-6 school network
site at North High School.
Ozaukee County
2 W Port Washington 0 0
Sheboygan County
2 W Sheboygan to 0 0 5K
Sheboygan
A barn door was blown off and items were
blown out of the barn.
Washington County
2 NE Jackson 0 0 10K
Large trees and power lines down.
Washington County
Jackson 0 0
Measured by the Fox TV-6 school network
site at Kettle Moraine High School.
Ozaukee County
2 N Waubeka 0 0
Trees blown over.
Sheboygan County
Cedar Grove to 0 0 75K
5 SSW Sheboygan
Trees and power lines were blown down
and a few houses sustained some minor
damage.
A strong cold front pushed into an
unseasonably hot and humid airmass over
south-central and southeast Wisconsin
during the afternoon and evening,
resulting in severe storms with damaging
straight-line winds. Temperatures ranged
from the mid 80s across south central
Wisconsin to near record highs in the
lower 90s across southeast Wisconsin.
There were primarily two areas that were
affected by severe thunderstorms. A
broken line of severe storms from
Marquette to Dane County tracked east
northeast into Dodge, Fond du Lac,
Washington, and Sheboygan counties. This
line produced damaging wind gusts from
between 50 to 62 knots (58 mph to 71
mph). Tree and power line damage was
reported across many areas affected by
this line of storms. Another area
affected by severe storms stretched from
Rock county through Walworth, Waukesha,
Milwaukee, and Ozaukee counties as one
large supercell developed and tracked
northeast along I-43. Several reports of
damaging winds estimated in excess of 70
knots (80 mph) were collected from
portions of Waukesha county. Widespread
tree and power line damage was noted
from Mukwonago through Brookfield. More
sporatic tree and power line damage was
reported across northern Milwaukee and
southern Ozaukee counties.
Rock County
Afton 0 0
Walworth County
Lake Geneva 0 0
Walworth County
Pell Lake 0 0
Kenosha County
Twin Lakes 0 0
Kenosha County
Powers Lake 0 0
Kenosha County
Twin Lakes 0 0
There were two rounds of severe
thunderstorms that produced large hail.
The first round developed in north-
central Iowa along a southwest to
northeast orientated cold front pushed
into Sauk and Columbia counties. Only
sub-severe hail was reported in
Reedsburg. The second round of severe
storms developed as the cold front
sagged into far southern Wisconsin where
temperatures were in the 80s and dew
points were in the middle 60s. These
storms pushed from Rock county east into
Kenosha county. Large hail in excess of
1 inch in diameter was reported along
this path with some areas experiencing
golf-ball sized hail (1.75″) in Kenosha
county.
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee 0 0 50K
Widespread flooding across most of
Milwaukee County. Several feet of water
was reported on Interstate 43 at North
Avenue, causing it to close for several
hours. Three cars were stranded as water
rose very rapidly. One to three feet of
water was also reported on roadways at
the UW-Milwaukee campus. On the
UW-Milwaukee campus, over 4 inches of
rain fell during the evening. Some
basements were flooded in low lying
areas, resulting in damage to contents.
Waukesha County
Mukwonago to 0 0 50K
New Berlin
Flooded roads and some flooded basements
were reported across portions of central
and southern Waukesha county, damaging
contents inside.
Heavy rains of 2.0 to to 4.5 inches
werer reported across parts of Waukesha
and Milwaukee counties during the late
afternoon and into late evening as
thunderstorms tracked northeast over the
same areas. Flash flooding was reported
across portions of Milwaukee and
Waukesha counties as storm drains became
overwhelmed with water flow. Interstate-
43 was closed for a couple hours after
a few cars were stranded in flash flood
waters near North Avenue. Several
basements were also flooded about the
area, resulting in damage to contents.
Jackson County
Alma Center 0 0 0.50K
Adams County
2 NE Big Flats 0 0 1K
Monroe County
3 ESE Oakdale 0 0
Juneau County
(Vok) Volk Aaf Camp D 0 0
Adams County
Arkdale 0 0 0.75K
Hail the size of pennies and quarters,
along with an isolated wind gust
estimated near 65 mph, was reported by
spotters and the public.
La Crosse County
5 N Holmen 0 0 0.75K
Monroe County
4 N Sparta 0 0 0.75K
Storm spotters and the public estimated
wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph, which
knocked down trees.
La Crosse County
La Crosse 0 0 0.50K
Lightning struck the La Crosse National
Weather Service (La Crosse County)
during a severe weather event. No one
was injured, but some communication
equipment was damaged.
La Crosse County
3 N Holmen to 0 0 10K
3 SW Stevenstown
La Crosse County
New Amsterdam 0 0 1.5K
Vernon County
Genoa 0 0 2.5K
Vernon County
Chaseburg 0 0 3K 5K
Juneau County
2 S Mauston 0 0 1K
Monroe County
Countywide 0 0 5K 5K
Monroe County
3 SE Wilton 0 0 8K 4K
Monroe County
Wilton 0 0 2K 4K
Juneau County
2 N Necedah 0 0 1K
Adams County
3 NE Arkdale 0 0 1.5K
A tornado touched down near County
Highway V between Holmen and Stevenstown
(La Crosse County), knocking down
several trees along Flatten and Mahlum
Road. In fact, trees fell just ahead of
and behind a school bus, which was
stopped on Flatten Road. Other damage
inlcuded a small boat being overturned
and a fallen tree damaging a home on
Mahlum Road. Elsewhere, thunderstorm
winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph blew
down trees and power lines. A barn was
also blown down near Wilton
(Monroe County).
La Crosse County
Countywide 0 0 4K 3K
Trempealeau County
South Portion 0 0 2.5K 3K
Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches in one
to two hours triggered flash flooding.
Due to the heavy rain, water covered
streets to a depth of two to three feet
in La Crosse, Onalaska and West Salem
(La Crosse County). In fact, amateur
radio operators reported numerous
stalled cars in Onalaska, some of which
were even floating.
WISCONSIN, West
St. Croix County
Countywide 0 0
Windows were blown out of a home in
Hammond. At a school in Hudson a door
was blown in and the roof was damaged.
Scattered downed trees and shingle
damage was also reported throughout the
county.
Polk County
Amery 0 0 4.1M
Straight line winds estimated around 85
MPH produced significant damage on the
south and east side of Amery. Emergency
management reported minor damage to 26
residential and 3 business structures,
major damage to 1 residential and 12
business structures, and the
destruction of 7 business structures in
town. Six hangars at the Amery airport
including the airplanes and supplies
inside were destroyed. Four other
hangars received moderate damage.
Debris from the airport was found up to
2 miles away. A nearby feed mill and
warehouse at the local farmers co-op
was a complete loss. Highway 46 South
was closed for several hours due to
debris in the roadway. Dozens of trees
in the damage path were snapped 20 to
30 feet above the ground.
Barron County
3 NW Cameron 0 0
A tree was downed onto 18th Street.
Barron County
3 E Cameron 0 0
Power lines were blown down onto County
Road D.
WYOMING, Central and West
Fremont County
Lander 0 0
Fremont County
Riverton 0 0
WYOMING, Extreme Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
WYOMING, North Central
NONE REPORTED.
WYOMING, Northeast
Weston County
12 W Upton 0 0 0 0
Campbell County
7 SE Rozet 0 0 0 0
Crook County
7 W Moorcroft 0 0 0 0
Crook County
Moorcroft 0 0 0 0
Crook County
4 E Keyhole Reservoir 0 0 0 0
A line of thunderstorms moved across
northeast Wyoming and produced strong
winds across extreme east central
Campbell, southern Crook, and northwest
Weston Counties.
WYOMING, Southeast
Laramie County
20 N Cheyenne to 0 0
14 WSW Cheyenne
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds from
west to north of Cheyenne, WY.
Albany County
Laramie Breese Arpt 0 0
Strong wind gust recorded at the
Laramie airport from line of weak but
fast moving thunderstorms.
Laramie County
12 W Cheyenne to 0 0
Cheyenne
58 mph wind gust recorded at Cheyenne,
Wy. with unofficial gust to 74 mph 12
miles west of Cheyenne.
Location Character of Storm
RHODE ISLAND
Kent County
West Warwick Flash Flood
Providence County
Cranston to Flash Flood
Providence
Kent County
Coventry Flash Flood
An approaching cold front interacted
with a very humid airmass, which was
in place across Southern New England,
producing locally heavy downpours that
caused flash flooding across Rhode
Island during the late morning and
early afternoon hours of 15 September
2005. A widespread two to five inches
of rain fell from this flood event;
and period. Most of the flooding
occurred across Providence and Kent
counties.
More specifically, three feet of
water was reported on Pontiac Avenue
in Cranston, which stranded cars on
this flooded roadway. Also, three
feet of water was reported on
Killingly Street in Providence; and
cars parked in the Coventry High
School parking lot had water up to
their doors.
No known injuries directly resulted
from this flash flood event.
RIZ001-004 Northwest Providence – Eastern Kent
High Wind (G58)
RIZ006 Washington
Strong Wind
A powerful cold front with a sharp
temperature gradient moved across
Rhode Island during the late morning
and early afternoon hours of 29
September 2005. This cold front
produced high winds that caused
power outages, and knocked down
trees, limbs, power poles, and wires
across the region. Wind gusts between
40 and 60 mph were common during this
event.
In Smithfield, high winds knocked
large trees and wires down on St.
Paul Street. A large pine tree was
reported down in Burrillville. High
wind gusts knocked a large tree down
across a road in Exeter.
No known injuries directly resulted
from this high wind event.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Central
NONE REPORTED.
SOUTH CAROLINA, North Coastal
NONE REPORTED.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
SOUTH CAROLINA, South Coastal
SCZ048
Heavy Surf/High Surf
Persistent strong northeast flow combined
with a high astronomical high tide caused
severe beach erosion at Hunting Island
State Park.
SCZ050
Tropical Storm
Hurricane Ophelia stalled 105 miles off
the coast of Charleston. The far western
bands of the storm brought tropical storm
force wind gusts into Charleston county.
Trees were knocked down in McClellanville
and Mount Pleasant. Minor beach erosion
occurred along the coast.
Charleston County
James Is to Flash Flood
Charleston
A narrow band of heavy rain produced
significant street flooding on James
Island and Charleston. 6.12 inches of rain
was measured on James Island with radar
estimates up to 8 inches.
SOUTH DAKOTA, Central and North
Marshall County
8 E Britton Hail (0.88)
Marshall County
8 S Veblen Hail (1.00)
Marshall County
3 SE Veblen Hail (0.88)
Roberts County
12 NNW Sisseton Hail (1.00)
Roberts County
Claire City Hail (0.75)
Brown County
Claremont Hail (0.75)
Potter County
1 SW Tolstoy Hail (0.75)
Edmunds County
Mina Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Sixty mph winds downed many branches in
Mina.
Edmunds County
8 E Roscoe Hail (0.75)
Mcpherson County
Wetonka Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Large branches were brought down by the
high winds.
Brown County
5 N Aberdeen Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Many large branches were downed.
Sully County
20 ESE Onida Hail (1.75)
Faulk County
Faulkton Hail (0.88)
Brown County
1 NW Aberdeen Hail (0.88)
Hyde County
Highmore Hail (1.00)
Hand County
Ree Hgts Hail (0.75)
Hyde County
1 E Stephan Hail (1.00)
Hand County
Danforth Hail (0.75)
Hand County
12 SE Miller Hail (0.75)
Hand County
9 SSE Vayland Hail (0.88)
Hand County
Danforth Hail (0.88)
Hand County
3 NE Danforth Hail (1.25)
Buffalo County
4 NW Gann Vly Hail (0.75)
Spink County
5 SE Tulare Hail (1.00)
Spink County
15 S Frankfort Hail (1.00)
Faulk County
5 NE Rockham Hail (1.00)
Hyde County
22 N Highmore Hail (0.75)
Spink County
24 E Tulare Hail (0.75)
Brown County
Aberdeen Hail (1.00)
Clark County
4 S Garden City Hail (1.00)
Lyman County
6 NE Kennebec Hail (0.75)
Lyman County
Lower Brule Hail (0.88)
Hamlin County
4 WNW Lake Norden Hail (1.75)
Deuel County
4 S Clear Lake Hail (1.00)
Codington County
Watertown Hail (0.75)
Deuel County
9 E Clear Lake Hail (1.75)
Deuel County
7 SE Clear Lake Hail (1.00)
Hyde County
1 S Holabird Hail (0.75)
Hyde County
Highmore Hail (0.75)
Hyde County
11 NE Stephan Hail (0.75)
Lyman County
1 NW Lower Brule Hail (0.75)
Hyde County
11 NE Stephan Hail (1.00)
Buffalo County
6 NE Ft Thompson Hail (1.50)
Hand County
9 S Ree Hgts Hail (0.88)
Buffalo County
7 N Gann Vly Hail (1.75)
SOUTH DAKOTA, Central and North
Hand County
7 N Danforth Hail (1.00)
Hand County
10 S Vayland Hail (1.75)
SOUTH DAKOTA, Southeast
Beadle County
Hitchcock Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Beadle County
Wessington Hail (0.75)
Beadle County
Huron Hail (0.75)
Beadle County
1 W Huron Hail (0.75)
Beadle County
13 S Wessington Hail (1.25)
Jerauld County
11 NW Wessington Spg Hail (1.00)
Jerauld County
14 W Wessington Spgs Hail (0.88)
Jerauld County
11 NW Wessington Spg Hail (0.75)
Brule County
9 NE Kimball Hail (1.00)
Large hail covered the ground.
Aurora County
10 N White Lake Hail (0.88)
Sanborn County
4 SE Woonsocket Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Lake County
Orland Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Minnehaha County
Dell Rapids Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Thunderstorm winds flattened two grain
bins and also caused tree and power line
damage, resulting in a power outage. A few
trees were blown down, with at least one
house sustaining minor damage from tree
debris.
Minnehaha County
Humboldt Hail (0.88)
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Thunderstorm winds damaged an airplane and
blew out about a dozen car windows at Joe
Foss Field.
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including a one foot diameter tree blown
down.
Beadle County
Huron Hail (0.75)
Beadle County
5 NE Broadland Hail (1.00)
Beadle County
Yale Hail (1.00)
Kingsbury County
Iroquois Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Kingsbury County
De Smet Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Miner County
Carthage Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Kingsbury County
3 S Lake Preston Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power
line damage, resulting in a power outage.
Brookings County
4 W Sinai Hail (1.75)
Large hail covered the ground and was
accompanied by estimated 50 mph winds.
The hail damaged a home and area crops,
but the amount of damage was not known.
Lake County
1 E Nunda Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including numerous small branches blown
down.
Minnehaha County
Humboldt Hail (1.00)
Lincoln County
3 S Sioux Falls Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused street flooding,
especially at several intersections.
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused street flooding,
including several major roads.
Beadle County
3 N Virgil Hail (0.88)
Jerauld County
Alpena Hail (0.75)
Beadle County
6 S Huron Hail (0.75)
Beadle County
6 SW Cavour Hail (1.25)
Beadle County
2 SE Cavour Hail (1.00)
Beadle County
2 SE Cavour Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Kingsbury County
7 N Iroquois Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Brookings County
6 NE Bruce Hail (0.75)
Beadle County
2 SW Iroquois Hail (1.00)
Kingsbury County
Erwin Hail (2.50)
Very large hail was confined to just a
few stones. No reports of damage were
received.
Kingsbury County
6 NE Erwin Hail (1.75)
Hail was mostly dime size with a few
stones as large as golf balls.
Brookings County
8 W Bruce Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Kingsbury County
Badger Hail (1.00)
Bon Homme County
9 N Avon Hail (0.88)
Charles Mix County
8 NE Wagner Hail (1.00)
Bon Homme County
Scotland Hail (0.88)
Bon Homme County
3 W Scotland Hail (0.88)
Bon Homme County
Scotland Hail (1.00)
Kingsbury County
Arlington Hail (1.00)
Hutchinson County
9 SE Tripp Hail (0.88)
Hutchinson County
4 SW Menno Hail (1.00)
Yankton County
6 W Midway Hail (0.75)
Turner County
11 NW Irene Hail (1.00)
Yankton County
5 N Mayfield Hail (0.88)
Yankton County
3 SW Irene Hail (0.75)
Turner County
3 NW Centerville Hail (0.88)
Clay County
3 SE Irene Hail (1.00)
Lincoln County
3 SW Canton Hail (0.75)
Union County
6 S Alcester Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and
power lines.
Lincoln County
2 S Fairview Hail (0.75)
Charles Mix County
2 SE Platte Hail (0.75)
Gregory County
4 E Fairfax Hail (1.75)
Jerauld County
11 SW Wessington Spg Hail (1.75)
3 S Wessington Spgs
Large hail broke windows in houses and
vehicles, dented vehicles, damaged siding,
and damaged crops for several miles. The
amount of crop damage was not known.
Charles Mix County
1 W Marty Hail (1.00)
Jerauld County
Wessington Spgs Hail (1.00)
Beadle County
5 S Wessington Hail (1.00)
Jerauld County
Wessington Spgs Hail (0.88)
Sanborn County
6 SW Woonsocket Hail (1.75)
Sanborn County
4 N Letcher Hail (0.88)
Miner County
9 S Fedora Hail (1.00)
Large hail damaged corn and soybean
crops. The amount of crop damage was
not known.
Miner County
3 SW Howard to Hail (1.75)
Howard
Large hail broke windows in buildings
and vehicles, dented vehicles, and
damaged siding. The hail caused minor
damage to corn crops and more extensive
damage to soybean crops in the area.
The amount of crop damage was not known.
Miner County
Epiphany Hail (1.00)
Large hail damaged soybean and corn
crops. The amount of crop damage was
not known.
Union County
6 N Elk Pt Hail (1.00)
Miner County
3 NW Canova to Hail (1.75)
Canova
Large hail broke windows and damaged
crops. The amount of property and crop
damage was not known.
Miner County
4 NE Canova Hail (0.88)
Lake County
8 SW Madison Hail (1.00)
Lake County
8 W Madison Hail (1.00)
Lake County
Franklin Thunderstorm Wind (G59)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including numerous branches blown down.
Minnehaha County
9 W Dell Rapids Hail (0.88)
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous
streets, especially at intersections,
with up to three feet of water on some
roads. Several vehicles stalled on the
flooded streets. Basement flooding was
also reported.
Mccook County
10 NE Salem Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused flooding of roads and
fields.
SOUTH DAKOTA, West
Harding County
17 E Ludlow Hail (1.75)
Harding County
1 N Ralph Hail (1.00)
Perkins County
11 NW Prairie City Hail (0.88)
A severe thunderstorm moved across far
northwest South Dakota during the
evening, producing hail to the size of
golf balls near the North Dakota border.
Fall River County
Oelrichs Hail (1.00)
Pennington County
5 S Creighton Hail (0.88)
Pennington County
3 NE Creighton Hail (1.00)
Pennington County
12 NE Quinn Hail (1.75)
Hail covered the ground.
Pennington County
12 N Wall Hail (1.75)
Haakon County
13 W Philip to Hail (1.00)
4 W Philip
Ziebach County
Cherry Creek Hail (0.88)
Jackson County
4 E Cactus Flats Hail (1.00)
Jackson County
9 SW Kadoka Hail (0.75)
Severe thunderstorms developed quickly
across far eastern Pennington County
and western Haakon County. These storms
moved east-southeast across Haakon
County and northern Jackson County.
Hail to the size of golf balls fell
across the area, with the largest hail
reported north and east of Wall.
TENNESSEE, Central
Davidson County
Nashville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few trees were blown down around the
county.
Wilson County
2 E Lebanon Hail (0.88)
Nickel size hail reported by trained
spotter.
Marshall County
6.4 SE Lewisburg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Sheriffs office reported a tree down on
Tally Rd.
Lawrence County
1.2 S Liberty Grove Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
3 large shallow rooted oak trees were
uprooted at 111 Peppertown Rd.
Lawrence County
2 S Liberty Grove Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
A home located at Rebecca and
Peppertown Road lost its porch. Also, a
nearby storage trailer was blown over
and swept into a nearby pond.
Lawrence County
1.7 WSW Lawrencebut Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
.9 NW Lawrenceburg
Winds gusting about 70 mph struck in
the vicinity of the Lwrenceburg
Municipal Airport. An old storage
building, made out of cinder block with
a metal roof, lost part of its roof
near the intersection of Norton Road
and Lone Star Rd. A tree was down on
180 Hillview Road and also on Gimlet
Road.
Giles County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
EMA Director said that a tree was down
on a power line on Gunter Ridge Rd.
TDOT reported several trees were down
around the county as well.
Maury County
Columbia Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A tree was blown down in Columbia.
TENNESSEE, East
Marion County
South Pittsburg Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
One tree was downed on Long Island Road
in South Pittsburg.
Marion County
4 E Jasper Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
One tree was downed on Mullens Cove
Road four miles east of Jasper.
TENNESSEE, South Central
Lincoln County
Elora Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few power lines were blown down.
Franklin County
Cowan Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few power lines were blown down.
Franklin County
Winchester Flash Flood
Greenhaw Road was closed due to several
inches of water covering the road.
TENNESSEE, West
Tipton County
Burtison Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A large oak tree and several power
lines were knocked down.
Shelby County
Memphis Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A large sign on Interstate 240 was
damaged.
Tipton County
Covington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several large tree limbs were knocked
down.
Fayette County
6 N Rossville Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A few large tree limbs were blown down.
Madison County
7 N Jackson Flash Flood
A couple of roads were flooded.
TEXAS, Central
Mcculloch County
Fife Hail (0.75)
Haskell County
Rochester Hail (1.75)
Haskell County
1 S O Brien to Hail (1.75)
O Brien
TEXAS, Central Southeast
TXZ163-199-213>214
Excessive Heat
Deaths were all associated with the
evacuation for Hurricane Rita, both
before and after Rita’s arrival. Rita
made landfall just east of the
Texas/Louisiana border early Saturday
morning, September 24th.
F17VE, F750T, M83VE, F910T, F580U,
M10T, M51VE, F72VE, F50PH, M63PH,
F710T, F290T, F30VE, M65VE, F72VE,
M660T, M580T, F67VE, F69VE, F83VE,
M24VE, F43VE, F92PH, M80VE, F790T,
M71PH, M900T, F860T, M85VE, M83VE,
M92VE, F270U, F910T, F73VE, ??OU, ??OU,
F68VE, M53VE, M710T, M810T, F800U,
F76PH, M44PH, F43PH, F62VE, F590T,
M290T, F93VE, F760T
TXZ163>164-
177>179-199>200-
213>214-237>238
Hurricane/Typhoon
The eye of Hurricane Rita moved ashore
in extreme southwest Louisiana between
Sabine Pass and Johnson’s Bayou In
Cameron Parish with a minimum central
pressure of 937 mb and maximum
sustained winds of 120 mph. Rita was a
Category 3 hurricane at landfall.
TEXAS, Central Southeast
Two and a half weeks after Hurricane
Katrina made her final and devastating
landfall along the northern Gulf coast,
all eyes turned to Tropical Storm Rita
as she moved westward through the
central Bahamas. On Tuesday, September
20th, Rita rapidly intensified while
moving west through the Florida Straits
into the Gulf of Mexico. Rita reached
Category 2 intensity as the center
passed about 50 miles south of Key West
and significantly impacted the Florida
Keys.
After entering the Gulf of Mexico, Rita
intensified at an astounding rate going
from Category 2 to Category 5 intensity
in 24 hours. Following this rapid
intensification period, sustained winds
reached 165 mph on the afternoon of
Wednesday, September 21st. Since early
Monday, Rita had been consistently
forecast to make landfall along the
upper southeast Texas coast, when the
120 hour forecast from the National
Hurricane Center depicted a landfall
near San Luis Pass. Emergency
management officials, members of the
media, and residents of southeast Texas
had been watching Rita closely and
planning their course of action on
Monday and Tuesday. Therefore, even
though the hurricane was still 620
miles southeast of Galveston, everyone
had the images of Hurricane Katrina’s
impact on the central Gulf of Mexico
coast still fresh in mind, and an
unprecedented, largely voluntary
evacuation began on Wednesday across
southeast Texas. Emergency management
officials ordered a mandatory
evacuation for coastal sections of
southeast Texas beginning at 6 PM on
Wednesday. However, residents waiting
until then to begin their evacuation
found roadways in and around the
densely populated Houston/Galveston
area already jammed with motorists who
had left earlier in the day.
The fear of Katrina-like impacts
prompted many inland residents to
evacuate even though they were not at
risk from storm surge flooding.
Therefore, an incredible number of
people left, with officials estimating
the total to be over 2.5 million.
Although the gridlock and gasoline
shortages frustrated many evacuees, the
evacuation had been ordered very early,
and there was ample time for residents
to escape the region before the onset
of adverse conditions, which were
expected on Friday afternoon. By early
Thursday morning, September 22nd, Rita
had strengthened further and reached a
peak intensity of 175 mph winds with a
minimum central pressure of 897 mbs.
This was the third lowest pressure on
record at that time for the Atlantic
basin, and displaced Katrina to fifth
on the most intense hurricane list. An
upper-level disturbance passing well
north of Katrina early on Thursday
briefly induced a more northward motion
and altered Rita’s motion from
west-northwest to northwest. Although
this change in motion was only slight;
it spared the densely populated
Houston/Galveston area from a direct
hit and shifted the forecast track and
eventual landfall point to the right.
Residents of extreme southeast Texas
and southwest Louisiana were then
expected to experience the brunt of
Rita. Fortunately, Rita weakened to a
Category 3 hurricane on Friday,
September 23rd, prior to landfall which
occurred around 2:30 AM Saturday
morning just east of the
Texas/Louisiana border between Sabine
Pass and Johnson’s Bayou. Rita caused
devastating storm surge flooding and
wind damage in southwest Louisiana and
extreme southeast Texas.
Hurricane Rita was the strongest
hurricane to make landfall across this
portion of the U.S. coastline since
Hurricane Audrey (1957). Rita affected
a large inland area from southeast
Texas across southwest and into
south-central Louisiana. Widespread
damage consisting of downed trees and
power lines occurred generally along
and east of a line from Crystal Beach
to Liberty to Livingston to Lufkin in
Texas. Although Rita tracked 50 miles
east of Lake Livingston, sustained
northerly winds of 40 to 60 mph
occurred across the lake, generating a
lake surge that damaged the dam. Fear
that the dam could break forced an
evacuation of communities immediately
downstream as a precautionary measure.
Emergency water releases from the dam
on Saturday quickly abated this danger.
Moderate beach erosion occurred from
Freeport to High Island. Dunes
protecting many beach houses along the
west end of Galveston Island and
Surfside in Brazoria County were washed
away. Large geotubes along portions of
the west end of Galveston Island and
also along portions of the Bolivar
Peninsula did reduce erosion in areas
where they were installed.
Most flooding was due to high tides
along Galveston Island and the Bolivar
Peninsula. Most of this flooding
actually occurred near the time of
landfall as water in Galveston Bay was
pushed south out of the Bay onto the
north facing shores of the island and
the peninsula. Tides remained high on
Saturday (after Rita made landfall) as
strong westerly winds pushed water into
East Bay. No significant flooding
occurred due to heavy rain.
All of the associated effects of
Hurricane Rita in southeast Texas
resulted in 3 direct fatalities, 3
injuries and $159.5 million in property
and crop damage. In addition, the
massive evacuation resulted in at least
49 indirect fatalities, mostly due to
excessive heat and the transportation
of the elderly out of harm’s way.
In Harris County, tropical storm force
sustained winds with gusts near 60 mph
caused numerous trees to be blown down
resulting in widespread power outages
that lasted for six days in some areas.
Roof, fence, sign, and glass damage
estimates was around $90 million. The
greatest loss was to inventory spoilage
of food due to power outages. There
were at least 34 indirect fatalities
before, during and after Hurricane
Rita. The majority of these fatalities
occurred during the evacuation prior to
Rita and were the result of excessive
heat and transporting the elderly.
In Brazoria County, tropical storm
force sustained winds with gusts near
50 mph caused some tree damage and
power outages for a couple of days.
Minor damage was reported in Surfside
to roads and a few homes. Total damage
was around $500,000.
In Montgomery County, tropical storm
force winds with gusts to near
hurricane force were observed. Damage
was mainly to fences, roofs, and mobile
homes and totaled approximately $2.5
million. There were 13 indirect
fatalities. Ten of the deaths were
evacuation related while 3 deaths were
carbon monoxide poisoning with no
electricity in the home.
In Walker County, tropical storm force
winds with gusts to near hurricane
force were observed. Damage was mainly
to fences, roofs, and mobile homes and
totaled approximately $1.5 million.
In Galveston County, tropical storm
force sustained winds with gusts to
hurricane force were reported across
the county, especially on the Bolivar
Peninsula. Numerous power poles and
road signs were blown down on Bolivar.
Many of the beach homes received roof
damage. Numerous trees were down with
small structure damage on High Island.
Power was out to most of the county on
Saturday. In Galveston’s historic
district, a large brick-covered side of
a three-story building collapsed and
three other buildings caught fire and
were destroyed during the height of the
storm. There were three directly
related injuries. A thirty-year-old
woman suffered severe burns in the fire
and two firefighters had minor
injuries. Small structure, dock, and
pier damage along with downed power
lines occurred across Galveston Island.
Total damage across the county was
around $15 million.
In Chambers County, tropical storm
force winds with gusts in excess of
hurricane force were observed. Damage
consisted of downed trees, destroyed
metal buildings and awnings, and downed
power poles. One frame building near
Winnie received major damage. Power was
out throughout the county for up to
seven days. Total damage across the
county was around $8 million. One
indirect fatality occurred in the
county.
In Liberty County, tropical storm force
winds with gusts in excess of hurricane
force were observed. Damage consisted
of downed trees, destroyed metal
buildings and awnings, and downed power
poles. Power was out throughout the
county for up to seven days. Total
damage across the county was around $7
million. There were two direct
fatalities. In Hardin, a man and a
woman were killed when a tree fell on
the home they were sleeping in.
In Polk and San Jacinto Counties,
tropical storm force winds with gusts
to near hurricane force were observed.
Widespread trees were down with many
trees taking down power lines. Some
trees fell onto homes and caused
considerable damage. Widespread power
outages were observed across both
counties. Lake Livingston Dam reported
a wind gust of 117 mph around 5:30 AM
Saturday morning. This wind sensor was
on the dam and the wind was blowing
across the lake. With the reduced
friction across the lake’s surface,
this wind gust report is reasonable.
The strong wind blowing along the lake
created a storm surge of approximately
1.5 feet at the dam. This high water
and the wave action damaged the dam
which required emergency releases from
the lake to stabilize the dam. The
damage in Polk County was around $23
million with $20 million of that being
damage to the dam at Lake Livingston.
Damage in San Jacinto County was
estimated at $10 million. There was one
direct fatality in San Jacinto County.
A three-year-old female was killed
instantly by a tree falling on to her
home in Point Blank.
In Houston and Trinity Counties,
tropical storm force winds with gusts
to near 50 mph were observed. Numerous
trees were down resulting in numerous
power outages. One heat related
indirect death occurred in Houston
County during the evacuation. Total
damage for both Houston and Trinity
counties was near $2 million.
No tornadoes were reported with Rita.
Maximum rainfall amounts with Rita were
between 4 and 6 inches in and around
the New Caney area of Montgomery
County. M43PH, F56PH, F3PH
TEXAS, Extreme West
El Paso County
El Paso Flash Flood
Local newscast showed video of flooded
streets with police officers closing
intersections.
El Paso County
El Paso Flash Flood
A cluster of thunderstorms dropped 1.5
to 3 inches of rain on mainly east El
Paso, where numerous water rescues were
performed due to major street flooding.
TEXAS, Mid – South
Nueces County
3 W Calallen Tornado (F0)
Law enforcement observed and took
pictures of a tornado near FM 624 and
CR 73, just inside the county line. The
tornado moved northeast for a brief
time over open county, producing no
damage.
Aransas County
Rockport Flash Flood
Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall
trained across far eastern San
Patricio, Aransas, and southern Refugio
counties. Doppler radar estimated
between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell
across Aransas county in a 1 to 2 hour
timeframe, resulting in flooding of
several roadways in and around
Rockport. Most notable was the State
Highway 35 bypass at Market Street.
Nueces County
Flour Bluff Jet Lightning
Lightning struck a 14-year-old girl
carrying an umbrella in the Wal-Mart
parking lot in Flour Bluff off of
Graham Road. The girl suffered minor
injuries to her hand as well as ringing
in her ears and a headache.
TEXAS, North
Wise County
3 E Boyd Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Barn damaged between Boyd and Rhome.
Denton County
Roanoke Hail (1.00)
Dallas County
Coppell Hail (0.75)
Tarrant County
2 E Grapevine Hail (0.75)
Reported on the north side of the
Dallas/Fort Worth airport.
Dallas County
Mesquite Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Reported by ASOS.
Palo Pinto County
13 S Mineral Wells Hail (1.00)
Reported south of New Salem.
Kaufman County
Crandall Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Tree limbs broken off.
Hood County
Tolar Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
36 homes were damaged; 2 homes and 4
barns were destroyed. A young girl was
injured when her mobile home flipped 3
times. The damage swath stretched from
west to east for about a mile and a
half. Also, numerous trees ranging in
diameter from six inches to two feet
were blown down.
Somervell County
4 N Glen Rose Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Comanche Peak Power Plant reported
large tree limbs broken off.
Van Zandt County
Grand Saline Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Tree limbs down.
Mills County
9 SW Mullin Hail (1.00)
Occurred near Big Valley.
TXZ094-094-
104>105-107-148
Tropical Storm
Hurricane Rita made landfall in the
early morning hours on Saturday,
September 24. Rita was a dangerous
Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson
scale as she moved over Sabine Pass,
Texas. Rita was downgraded to a
Tropical Storm by early afternoon. As
Rita moved north and then east along a
Jasper, TX, to Lufkin, TX, to
Shreveport, LA line … torrential
rains and strong winds were felt well
away from the eye. Most of eastern
Texas was placed under an Inland
Tropical Storm warning through the
evening. The storm knocked dozens of
trees and power poles down as it moved
through north Texas. Gusts near 50 MPH
were recorded in Hunt and Hopkins
counties. Wind damage in the form of
downed trees and power poles was
reported in Anderson, Collin, Fannin,
Hopkins, and Hunt counties. Roof damage
also occured in Collin and Hunt.
Grayson County
Howe Lightning
Lightning struck a house and caused an
attic fire.
Denton County
1 N Denton Hail (1.00)
Grayson County
4 N Sherman Hail (0.88)
Nickel size hail reported in Knollwood.
Grayson County
Sherman Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
The roof of a bookstore caved in and
the front windows were all blown out at
the intersection of North Grand and
Texoma Parkway. A portable building
blew across U.S. 75, leaving a trail of
debris on both service roads and the
north and southbound traffic lanes.
Signs along U.S. 75 blew down near
Washington Street. A tree fell on and
destroyed a sunroom at a residence on
McGee Street. Power lines were blown
down across the city.
Grayson County
1 E Van Alstyne Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A tree was blown down.
Fannin County
8 SSW Bonham Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Widespread wind damage, including trees
and power lines down.
Lamar County
3 SE Roxton Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
A barn was damaged by high winds.
Hunt County
4 NW Celeste Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A barn roof was damaged.
Delta County
Cooper Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Power outages were reported in town.
Collin County
Princeton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees, fences, and power lines knocked
down.
Hopkins County
2 SE Tira Hail (0.88)
Hunt County
Lone Oak Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Power poles and tree limbs broken.
Dallas County
12 E Dallas Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large tree limbs down and power poles
snapped.
Dallas County
Rowlett Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Widespread wind damage occurred,
including trees and power lines down.
Rockwall County
4 WSW Rockwall Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines down.
Dallas County
Mesquite Hail (1.00)
Ellis County
Ferris Hail (0.88)
Young County
Olney Hail (1.00)
TEXAS, North Panhandle
Collingsworth County
3 NNW Dodson Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Whole large trees blown down knocking
down two thousand feet of power line.
One home lost power … however no
power poles broken or downed. No
injuries were reported.
Severe thunderstorms across the
southeastern Texas panhandle during the
early evening hours produced damaging
winds but no injuries were reported.
Collingsworth County
2 W Wellington Hail (1.00)
A severe thunderstorm over the
southeastern Texas panhandle during the
early morning hours produced large
hail. No damage or injuries were
reported.
Donley County
Hedley Hail (1.75)
Donley County
Hedley Hail (1.75)
Donley County
3 SE Hedley Hail (1.00)
Donley County
Hedley Hail (1.75)
Donley County
1 E Hedley Hail (4.50)
Collingsworth County
1.5 W Quail Hail (1.00)
Collingsworth County
2 N Wellington Hail (1.75)
Collingsworth County
Wellington Hail (0.75)
Severe thunderstorms across the
southeastern Texas panhandle produced
large hail during the early evening
hours. The large hail was known to have
damaged several vehicles … including
the Warning and Coordination
Meteorologist’s own vehicle … along
U.S. Highway 287 in and near Hedley.
There were no reports of injuries.
Ochiltree County
Perryton Hail (0.75)
Ochiltree County
3 E Perryton Hail (0.88)
Ochiltree County
Perryton Hail (0.88)
Ochiltree County
15 SW Perryton Hail (1.00)
Lipscomb County
Booker Hail (0.75)
Ochiltree County
13 NE Perryton Hail (0.75)
Hail reported to be three inches deep
in the extreme northeastern corner of
Ochiltree county.
Roberts County
29 NW Miami Hail (0.88)
Roberts County
29 NW Miami Hail (0.88)
Ochiltree County
15 SSE Perryton Hail (0.88)
Reported at Wolf Creek Park
Roberts County
Miami Hail (1.00)
Roberts County
Miami Hail (0.88)
Roberts County
Miami Hail (1.25)
Wheeler County
2 NE Wheeler Hail (0.75)
Wheeler County
8 ENE Wheeler Hail (0.88)
Severe thunderstorms moved across the
eastern third of the Texas panhandle
during the late afternoon and evening
hours producing large hail. No damage
or injuries were reported.
TEXAS, Northeast
TXZ152-165>167
Hurricane/Typhoon
Hurricane Rita moved onshore the
Southeast Texas/Southwest Louisiana
coast during the early morning hours of
September 24, 2005 and moved northward
into portions of East Central Texas
during the predawn hours. The hurricane
remained a category two storm as it
moved northward into extreme eastern
Angelina County, extreme southeast
Nacogdoches County, San Augustine
County and Sabine County Texas. A NWS
Storm Survey was conducted of the
hardest hit areas of East Central Texas
and this region experienced widespread
damage consistent of winds with a
category two hurricane. A few hundred
homes experienced damage that varied
from shingles off roofs to collapsed
carports or awnings to damage caused by
downed trees on top of homes,
businesses and automobiles.
Particularly hard hit areas were those
surveyed near and east of the Sam
Rayburn Reservoir of East Central
Texas. This region experienced winds
adjacent to the northern and eastern
eyewall of Hurricane Rita and extensive
damage was observed to many rural homes
and communities along the storms path.
Much of this region was without power
during the height of the storm. There
was one direct fatality resulting from
the storm when a downed tree fell
across a man outside his residence.
There was one indirect fatality from
the storm when a young woman touched a
downed powerline. A monetary amount was
not available at the time of this
report. M79OU
Shelby County
Center Flash Flood
Flooding was reported across Hwy 96
just south of Center as the outer
feeder bands of Hurricane Rita moved
northward into east central Texas.
Shelby County
Center Flash Flood
8.46 inches of rainfall fell across
Center, Texas as a result of Hurricane
Rita. The excessive heavy rainfall led
to widespread flooding through the city
with numerous roads underwater.
TEXAS, South
TXZ254>255
Heavy Surf/High Surf
High surf associated with tidal
overflow from Hurricane Rita was
reported along coastal sections of
Cameron and Willacy counties. Severe
beach erosion was reported in Cameron
County, with a combined storm generated
swell and astronomical high tide
created a tidal effect 3 to 4 feet
above above normal along the
gulf-facing beaches of South Padre
Island. This storm tide caused 10 to 12
feet of erosion in the dunes and the
beaches of Boca Chica and South Padre
Island, Texas. The beaches were
reported as flooded by the late
afternoon hours on Thursday, September
22, 2005 and remained flooded through
the late afternoon hours of Saturday,
September 24, 2005.
Storm tides (including astronomical
tide, storm surge, and wind driven
waves) caused significant flooding of
the beaches along the lower Texas coast
from the Port Mansfield jetties
southward to the Rio Grande. Sea water
breached the dunes and man made burms
on South Padre Island. This caused
temporary flooding of Gulf Boulevard
and deposited several inches of beach
sand into several hotel and condominium
swimming pools. Sea water also washed
over State Road 100, just north of the
South Padre Island city limits, where
only the beach and natural sand dunes
exist. This flooding caused the closure
of all beach accesses north of beach
access number three. The building of
additional burms along the beaches and
dunes did prevent much of the sea water
from flooding within the City of South
Padre Island.
The Coast Guard station at South Padre
Island reported temporary flooding
conditions with eight inches of
standing water on the grounds
coincident with high tide on September
24, 2005. This is consistent with
reports of above normal tidal
conditions and given the proximity of
the Coast Guard station to the island
jetties. Wave action in the south bay
of the Laguna Madre was strong enough
to generate the temporary flooding
conditions.
TEXAS, South Central
Medina County
D Hanis to Flash Flood
Yancey
Showers and thunderstorms formed in the
early evening over western Medina and
northern Frio Counties. They showed
little movement through the evening,
weakening and dissipating near
midnight. The storms produced a general
1 inch rain over the west and central
parts of Medina County, with the
heaviest amounts near 3 inches just
north of D’Hanis and near Yancey.
FM1796 was closed north of D’Hanis.
Flash flooding closed FM2200 and FM462
near Yancey.
Frio County
Moore to Flash Flood
Big Foot
Showers and thunderstorms formed in the
early evening over western Medina and
northern Frio Counties. They showed
little movement through the evening,
weakening and dissipating near
midnight. The storms produced between 1
and 2 inches of rain in the northeast
part of Frio County. The highest
accumulation was 4 inches near Big
Foot. FM462 and FM472 were closed due
to high water near Big Foot.
Medina County
10 N D Hanis to Flash Flood
D Hanis
After showers and thunderstorms had
dissipated near midnight, additional
storms began to develop in the early
morning hours across the central part
of the county. This activity began to
dissipate in the mid morning, after
having produced between 1 and 2 inch
rain totals across central Medina
County. Maximum rainfall totals were 4
inches near D’Hanis, where soils were
already saturated from the previous
night’s rainfall. FM1796 was closed
again north of D’Hanis.
Travis County
Beecaves to Flash Flood
Oak Hill
Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms
formed in southwestern Travis County in
the late morning and produced a general
1 inch rain over the area. Highest rain
totals were 3 inches just east of Bee
Cave. FM2244 was closed due to flash
flooding just east of Bee Cave.
Atascosa County
Northeast Portion Flash Flood
Showers and thunderstorms that formed
in northeast Atascosa County in the
early afternoon were very slow-moving
through the mid afternoon period. They
produced a general 1 to 2 inch rainfall
in the northeast part of the county,
with highest totals of 4 inches just
east of Espey. Roads were closed due to
high water from Espey and Leming
northeastward to the Bexar County line,
including FM536 and FM1784.
Bexar County
2 SE Losoya to Flash Flood
5 SE Losoya
Showers and thunderstorms through the
late morning and early afternoon in
southeast Bexar County produced general
1 to 2 inch totals. Highest amounts
were 3 inches southeast of Losoya to
where Priest Road intersects IH-37
south of Loop 1604. Mathis Road just
west of IH-37 near the 122 mile marker
was closed due to flash flooding along
West Lucas Creek.
Medina County
South Portion Flash Flood
Showers and thunderstorms again
reformed in Medina County in the early
afternoon, producing an additional inch
of rain over the south part of the
county. Between 2 and 3 inches fell in
the area from D’Hanis to Hondo to
Yancey. Flash flooding developed
quickly over the saturated soils,
closing FM2200 between D’Hanis and
Yancey and FM462 between Hondo and
Yancey.
Burnet County
10 N Burnet Flash Flood
Showers and thunderstorms produced
between 1 and 2 inches of rain over
northwestern Burnet County. The
heaviest rain fell north of SH29 and
west of FM693, where up to 4 inches was
reported. In the mid morning, the
Sheriffs Department closed US281 around
10 miles north of Burnet due to flash
flooding.
TEXAS, South Panhandle
Briscoe County
20 NE Silverton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Structural damage to a concrete and
cinder block wall; the structure was
blown down at the intersection of
Highway 70 and 256.
Motley County
Roaring Spgs Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Matador Fire Department reported wind
damage in Roaring Springs, TX including
destruction to many car ports and
out-buildings. Numerous trees and
powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind
gusts.
Lamb County
12 S Olton Hail (1.00)
TXZ035
Strong Wind
The National Weather Service in
Lubbock, TX conducted a damage survey
on September 13, 2005 across portions
of the City of Lubbock. A media storm
chaser measured a thunderstorm wind
gust of 56 mph near the Lubbock
Christian University at 2:10 PM CST. In
the vicinity, near the intersection of
29th Street and Bangor Street was a
structure used as a roof covering to
prevent water leaks into the residence.
The covering was not secured well to
the home and acted as a sail when the
thunderstorm wind gust impacted the
structure. The covering was blown off
the roof and was damaged and also
resulted in damage to a large tree
adjacent to the residence. A few blocks
to the east, near the intersection of
34th Street and Quaker Street, the SBC
building sustained minor damage to an
air conditioning unit. The covering to
the unit was blown off the roof and
into power lines where it was
suspended. Small tree limbs were
downed, however both areas had loose
structures and/or items nearby that
were not impacted.
Dickens County
Dickens Hail (0.75)
Lynn County
5 SW Grassland Hail (1.75)
Citizen located 5 miles north of Draw.
Lynn County
5 E Tahoka Hail (1.75)
Dickens County
Afton Hail (0.88)
Dickens County
Afton Hail (1.75)
Garza County
7 NW Post Hail (1.75)
Garza County
2 NW Post Hail (1.75)
Cottle County
10 SW Paducah Thunderstorm Wind (G62)
Measured by the Texas Tech/West Texas
mesonet station. Several large trees
downed by thunderstorm wind gusts as
reported by an NWS Cooperative Observer
near Paducah, TX.
King County
Dumont Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
Several large trees downed by estimated
65 mph winds from an NWS Cooperative
Observer.
King County
Grow Hail (1.00)
Reported by an NWS Cooperative Observer
located 15 miles south of Paducah or
near the town of Grow, TX.
Garza County
15 E Post Hail (1.75)
Kent County
10 WSW Clairemont Hail (1.75)
Crosby County
10 SE Crosbyton Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
Measured by the Texas Tech/West Texas
mesonet station located 6 miles
northwest of White River Lake.
Lamb County
Littlefield Hail (0.75)
Lamb County
2 E Fieldton Hail (1.00)
Lamb County
Olton Hail (0.88)
Lynn County
1 N New Home Hail (1.00)
Lubbock County
3 S Woodrow Hail (1.25)
Lubbock County
4 W Slaton Hail (2.00)
Golfball to Hen egg sized hail covering
the ground.
Hale County
Hale Center Hail (1.00)
Lubbock County
4 W Slaton Hail (2.75)
Golfball, tennis ball and baseball
sized hail covering the ground. Hail
lasted for 4 minutes.
Lubbock County
Slaton Hail (1.75)
Floyd County
2 NE Floydada Thunderstorm Wind (G59)
Measured by the Texas Tech/West Texas
mesonet station.
Floyd County
2 N Floydada Hail (0.88)
Floyd County
4 S Floydada Hail (0.88)
TXZ035
High Wind (G58)
High winds associated with downburst
and heat burst conditions resulted in
extensive damage across the City of
Lubbock, TX. A series of thunderstorms
developed across the NWS Lubbock area
of responsibility during the mid and
late afternoon hours on Saturday,
September 17 2005. A large ridge of
high pressure was situated across
southeast Texas. The clockwise
circulation around this broad ridge
allowed a channel of Pacific moisture
to stream over the area and interact
with sultry temperatures well into the
90s. In fact, the high temperature on
Saturday at the Lubbock International
Airport reached 98 degrees which tied
the previous record set in 1997.
Between 8:30 PM CST and 12:30 AM CST,
an area of dissipating thunderstorms
progressed across the area from
southwest to northeast over Terry,
Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Garza and
Crosby counties. As this activity
pushed through the region, strong winds
and associated heat bursts occurred at
several locations. A heat burst occurs
when air rapidly descends from a
dissipating thunderstorm, typically
with very little if any rainfall. As
the air sinks, compression will force
heating, drying and a rapid rise in
surface temperature. In addition to a
rise in temperature, heat bursts can be
accompanied by strong and gusty wind.
The hail and strong winds Saturday
night and early Sunday morning resulted
in varied amounts of damage across the
area. Large trees and/or tree branches
were downed; structural damage occurred
to car ports and overhang protection to
resident porches; cotton plants were
destroyed; automobiles, roofing and
related structures were damaged. The
damage to automobiles and other windows
occurred as nearby gravel was lifted by
the strong wind and penetrated
windshields and side windows.
The National Weather Service in
Lubbock, TX conducted a damage survey
at the Memorial Baptist Church in
Lubbock. The church had a large hail
and rain roof in place above a
permanent roof. This covering was made
of sheet metal and had an overlap of
approximately six inches on the south
facing wall. When the strong south wind
ranging between 65 and 70 mph breached
this roof, the metal was pealed off and
became airborne and landed on trees on
the north side of the church, as well
as a residence across the street.
Several of the Texas Tech/West Texas
mesonet stations measured the heat
burst and high wind events. The
National Weather Service Forecast
Office in Lubbock, located in the
Science Spectrum Building, measured a
15 degree rise in temperature with a 67
mph wind gust at 10:55 PM CST. The
following are some of the more
significant measurements:
Brownfield 2 south, 8 degree rise, 53
mph gust, 9:25 PM CST. Lubbock 3 west,
13 degree rise, 53 mph gust, 11:10 PM
CST. Slaton 2 northeast, 15 degree
rise, 56 mph gust, 11:30 PM CST. Ralls
1 southeast, 12 degree rise, 57 mph
gust, 12:20 AM CST.
In comparison, stations measuring less
rise in temperature measured lower wind
speed gusts:
Lamesa 2 southeast, 5 degree rise, 27
mph gust, 10:35 PM CST. Graham 5
southwest, 4 degree rise, 35 mph gust,
11:10 PM CST.
TEXAS, Southeast
TXZ180>182-201-
021>216
Hurricane/Typhoon
Although Hurricane Rita made landfall
just east of the Texas – Louisiana
border, she moved northwest and moved
across southeast Texas in the morning
hours of September 24th as a dangerous
category 3 hurricane with sustained
winds of 120 mph. Along the coast of
Jefferson County, storm surges near 10
feet occurred near Sabine Pass, where
over 90 percent of the homes were
severely damaged or destroyed. The
storm surge backed up the Sabine River,
and flooded a small section of downtown
Orange with around 4 to 5 feet of storm
surge. Winds blew over 100 mph across
the entire region, snapping and
uprooting trees, and damaged over
125,000 homes and businesses. Some
homes in rural Jasper and Newton
counties did not have electricity
restored for over six weeks. One direct
fatality occurred in Jasper County when
a tree fell on a mobile home. Six other
indirect fatalities occurred in
Jefferson County in Beaumont, where a
family died of carbon monoxide
poisoning after running a generator
inside their apartment. M?MH
Jasper County
Countywide Flash Flood
Tyler County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hurricane Rita produced over 10 inches
of rain in parts of Jasper and Tyler
counties, resulting in some serious
street flooding.
TEXAS, West
Borden County
Gail Hail (0.88)
A severe thunderstorm produced nickel
sized hail and damaging wind gusts in
Gail on the evening of the 14th. The
hail, accompanied by severe winds,
broke windows in numerous structures.
Borden County
Gail Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A severe thunderstorm produced nickel
sized hail and damaging wind gusts in
Gail on the evening of the 14th. The
hail, accompanied by severe winds,
broke windows in numerous structures.
Pecos County
10 W Bakersfield Hail (0.75)
Borden County
15 NE Gail Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A thunderstorm produced severe wind
gusts over northeastern Borden County,
breaking large tree limbs at a rural
residence.
Scurry County
Fluvanna Hail (0.75)
Pecos County
20 SE Ft Stockton Hail (1.75)
Pecos County
1 SE Ft Stockton Hail (0.75)
TEXAS, Western North
Hardeman County
7 SW Quanah Hail (1.00)
Hail was observed at the intersection
of Highway 104 and Hertz Road.
Foard County
2.5 SE Foard City Tornado (F0)
A storm chaser observed this tornado
develop from a high-precipitation
supercell. No known damage.
Knox County
2 N Truscott Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
The roof was blown off a house.
Foard County
7 SSW Crowell Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Knox County
4 ESE Truscott Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Six inch diameter tree limbs were
downed on FM 1756
Foard County
Crowell Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Three inch diameter tree limbs were
downed. There was also minor sign
damage. The shutters were blown off a
house.
TEXAS, Western North
Knox County
7 N Benjamin Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
A storm chaser observed a gustnado
north of Benjamin. This brief gustnado
was approximately 40 yards wide and
moved across open country.
Knox County
3 E Vera Hail (0.75)
Knox County
3 E Vera Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Knox County
Truscott Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
A grain elevator and carport were blown
over.
Knox County
3 E Vera Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Baylor County
Seymour Hail (0.75)
Baylor County
Seymour Hail (1.00)
Knox County
5 SW Benjamin Hail (1.00)
Knox County
Benjamin Hail (1.75)
Foard County
Crowell Hail (1.00)
Hardeman County
7 S Chillicothe Hail (0.88)
Hardeman County
Chillicothe Hail (0.75)
Hardeman County
Chillicothe Hail (0.88)
Baylor County
Red Spgs Hail (1.75)
Baylor County
Seymour Hail (1.00)
Baylor County
Seymour Hail (1.25)
Baylor County
Lake Kemp Hail (0.75)
Baylor County
2 E Seymour Hail (1.75)
Hail was observed at the intersection
of Highway 422 and Highway 183.
Archer County
3 E Mankins Hail (0.75)
Archer County
4 NW Archer City Hail (0.88)
Hail was observed on Highway 25.
Archer County
Archer City Hail (1.75)
Archer County
Archer City Hail (0.88)
Archer County
1 E Scotland Hail (1.00)
Clay County
Lake Arrowhead Hail (0.88)
Archer County
5 W Archer City Hail (0.88)
Severe storms produced hail across
portions of western north Texas along
with parts of southwest and central
Oklahoma. This event continued into the
early morning hours of the first day of
October.
UTAH, East
UTZ022>025-027>029
Drought
As the monsoon season came to a close
there was little change in the long
term hydrologic drought situation from
the previous month across eastern Utah.
Abnormally dry to moderate drought
conditions continued to grip southeast
and east-central Utah, while long term
water supply remained a concern for the
rest of the area. For a continuation on
this drought situation please see the
October 2005 Storm Data publication.
San Juan County
31 NW Monticello to Heavy Rain
2 S Montezuma Creek
Minor flooding occurred in many areas
of San Juan County as a result of heavy
rains. Mud up to 5 inches in depth was
deposited on roads.
Grand County
9 NW Moab Flash Flood
Heavy rain producing thunderstorms
caused several feet of water to flow
through Seven Mile Canyon, flooding a
BLM campground. A camper caught in the
flood had to evacuate his trailer and
climb into his truck via the roof and
drive to higher ground while watching
his trailer get lifted off its jacks
and float about 15 feet from its
original position.
San Juan County
28 W Blanding Flash Flood
Heavy rain producing thunderstorms
caused normally dry canyons to run with
4 to 5 feet of water in portions of
Natural Bridges National Monument.
San Juan County
6 WSW Bluff Funnel Cloud
San Juan County
Bluff Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
At least a dozen two-foot diameter
trees were snapped off like match
sticks, and swamp coolers were blown
off the roofs of several houses. Many
other trees suffered damage.
Grand County
Thompson Hail (0.88)
Grand County
10 W Crescent Jct to Hail (1.00)
3 W Crescent Jct
Grand County
1 W Crescent Jct to Hail (0.75)
10 E Crescent Jct
Hail accumulations up to a foot deep
occurred in places along Interstate 70.
Several vehicles slid off the road and
others became stuck in deep hail. Snow
plows were called in to push the hail
off the highway.
UTAH, West and Central
Wayne County
5 E Fruita Hail (0.75)
Wayne County
Caineville Flash Flood
RAINWATER FILLED DRY WASHES AND FLOODED
ROADWAYS, INCLUDING SR 24.
Duchesne County
Fruitland Flash Flood
Portion of Camelot Rd. washed out.
Horse Ridge PAWS received 1.14″
Wasatch County
30 S Heber City Hail (0.75)
Large hail at Strawberry reservoir
Juab County
Levan Hail (1.00)
large hail destroyed local gardens and
knocked leaves off trees. Hail
accumulated to 4-5 inches in some spots.
Emery County
25 SW Green River Hail (1.50)
large hail caused damage to cars.
Damage amount estimated
Box Elder County
Promontory Pt Thunderstorm Wind (G64)
At Promontory PT sensor
VERMONT, North and Central
Rutland County
Poultney Lightning
Lightning struck a transmission line
near Poultney, VT which resulted in
power outages.
VTZ008
Strong Wind
A storm moved across the province of
Quebec during the afternoon and evening
of September 17th. The associated cold
front moved across the area during the
late afternoon. Showers and
thunderstorms interacted with winds
aloft with a short lived episode of
gusty winds in north central Vermont.
In East Barre, winds uprooted a few
trees. In addition, the soil was very
moist from previous rain.
VTZ004
Frost/Freeze
Surface high pressure system over
western Ontario Province Friday,
September 23rd moved east across Quebec
Province Saturday morning, September
24th. Overnight low temperatures
reached at or below freezing in
portions of Essex county of Vermont
that were located away from the
Connecticut River.
VTZ001-005-017
High Wind (G37)
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across western Vermont during the
morning of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Damaging winds preceded
and followed the front. Trees and power
lines were blown down countywide across
both Grand Isle and Chittenden
counties, and thousands were without
power for a time. Winds were generally
estimated at sustained of 40 to 45 mph
with gusts over 50 mph. Peak winds
measured were 54 mph (47 knots) on
Colchester Reef and 53 mph (46 knots)
at Burlington Airport. A few specific
reports in Chittenden county included
numerous trees and power lines down in
the locations of South Burlington,
Richmond, Milton and Shelburne (with a
few roads closed in Shelburne). In
Richmond trees and power lines were
down on I-89, while in Milton an 80
foot tree was blown down. Extensive
damage was done to sailing docks along
the Burlington waterfront. In Grand
Isle county, specific reports included
numerous trees down in Alburg, Grand
Isle and Isle La Motte. In addition,
the ferry from Burlington, VT to Port
Kent, NY reported winds of 35 to 45
knots (40 to 52 mph) with 4 foot waves.
VTZ003-006-008
High Wind (G35)
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across north central and
northeast portions of Vermont during
the morning and early afternoon of
September 29th. The front was
accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across the counties of
Lamoille, Orleans and Washington, with
thousands experiencing power outages at
times. Winds were generally estimated
at a sustained 35 to 45 mph with higher
gusts. A few specific reports were as
follows: In Orleans county, trees and
power lines were down in the towns of
Morgan, Craftsbury, Derby Line and
Brownington. Some schools in the county
released students early due to power
outages. In Newport, a tree was blown
down on a car, while minor roof damage
to a house was reported in Derby Line.
In Washington county, trees and power
lines were down in the towns of Warren,
Barre, Berlin (with a road blocked) and
Marshfield. Numerous trees were blown
down in Lamoille county in and around
Morrisville as well as the Stowe area.
VTZ011-019
High Wind (G35)
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across central and eastern
Vermont during the late morning and
afternoon of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across the county of
Rutland, with numerous power outages.
Winds were generally sustained at an
estimated 35 to 45 mph with higher
gusts. A few specific reports were in
Rutland county, trees and power lines
were down in Pawlet, West Rutland (with
some roads blocked) and Killington. In
Middletown Springs, trees were down as
well as a tree blown down on a car.
VTZ002-009-016-018
High Wind (G35)
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across western Vermont during the
morning of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across both Franklin and
Addison counties, with numerous power
outages. Winds were generally sustained
at an estimated 35 to 45 mph with gusts
to over 50 mph. Diamond Island on Lake
Champlain reported 40 mph (35 knots)
winds. A few specific reports were
trees and wires down with a few roads
closed in the Franklin county towns of
Franklin, Georgia, Enosburg, Swanton
and Sheldon. A tree fell on a mobile
home in Georgia. In Addison county, an
extensive number of trees were blown
down in East Middlebury, Salisbury and
Lincoln areas.
VTZ010-012
High Wind (G35)
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across central and eastern
Vermont during the late morning and
afternoon of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across the counties of
Orange and Windsor, with numerous power
outages. Winds were generally sustained
at an estimated 35 to 45 mph with
higher gusts. A few specific reports
were trees and wires down in the Orange
county towns of Bradford, Orange,
Tunbridge, Williamstown and Corinth. In
Randolph, a tree was blown down on a
house with some damage. Across Windsor
county trees and lines were down in
Bethel, White River Jct and
Springfield. In Norwich, trees were
down as well as a tree blown down on a
truck.
VTZ004-007
High Wind (G35)
A storm system moved rapidly across the
Province of Quebec on the 29th of
September. The associated cold front
moved across northeast portions of
Vermont during the morning and early
afternoon of September 29th. The front
was accompanied by showers and
thunderstorms. Large scale damaging
winds preceded and followed the front.
Trees and power lines were blown down
countywide across the counties of
Caledonia and Essex with many
experiencing power outages at times.
Winds were generally estimated at a
sustained 35 to 45 mph with higher
gusts. A few specific reports were as
follows: In Caledonia county, trees and
lines were blown down in St Johnsbury,
Hardwick, Lyndon and Lyndonville. A
tree was blown down on top of a mobile
home in Lyndonville. Numerous trees
were reported blown down at Caledonia
County Airport with wind gusts to 52
mph (45 kts). In Essex county, trees
and power lines were down in the towns
of Concord, Island Pond and East Haven.
In Concord a road was blocked by downed
trees.
VERMONT, South
VTZ014
High Wind (G60)
In the vicinity of Windham along Route
121, tree fell on power lines. The
sparking from the power lines started
fires. Along Jenks Way at Winhall
Station, wires were blown down.
VTZ013
High Wind (G60)
Along Route 7N, falling limbs damaged a
car in the Bennington Pownal area. On
September 29, an intensifying low
pressure was north of Lake Ontario. A
sharp cold front trailed southward
along the west side of the Appalachain
Mountains. A strong pressure gradient
was across western New England. The
cold front moved quickly through
western New England during the
afternoon. A strong south wind occurred
over an extensive area prior to the
arrival of the cold front.
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NONE REPORTED.
VIRGINIA, East
Richmond County
Warsaw Hail (0.75)
Westmoreland
County
Oldhams Hail (0.75)
Virginia Beach (C)
2 SE Oceana Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down at 1400 Block Harpers Road.
Middlesex County
8 E Urbanna Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several structures damaged from falling
treetops near Greys Point campground.
VIRGINIA, Extreme Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
VIRGINIA, North
Frederick County
Cedar Creek Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees downed.
Frederick County
Stephens City Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Powerlines downed.
Fauquier County
Ada Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees down with unconfirmed
damage to a house.
Rappahannock
County
Washington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
County officials reported powerlines
downed.
Rappahannock
County
Washington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees were downed around Little
Washington.
VAZ021
Frost/Freeze
Temperatures fell into the lower to mid
30s causing widespread frost to form.
VIRGINIA, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
VIRGINIA, Southwest
Patrick County
10 ESE Stuart Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Thunderstorm winds downed two trees
close to a foot in diameter and also
torn shingles and shutters off a house
10 miles ESE of Stuart in Patrick
county.
Carroll County
Laurel Fork Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in
Laurel Fork during the afternoon of the
20th.
Henry County
Bassett Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Henry County
Fieldale Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Henry County
Martinsville City Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in
Bassett and Fieldale during the
afternoon of the 20th. The downed trees
in Fieldale fell on powerlines and
created power outages in Henry county.
The Emergency manager reported
thunderstorm winds downed a large tree
on a house in the City of Martinsville.
VAZ016
Dense Fog
Dense fog developed on the 26th along
Interstate 77 in Carroll county near
Fancy Gap. The fog played havoc with
travelers, and contributed to several
accidents along southbound 1-77. State
police reported a 52-year-old North
Carolina man was killed after being
struck by a car along Interstate 77 in
Carroll County. The dense fog created
15 bumper-to-bumper accidents. An
estimated 50 cars were backed up for
five miles along the highway as police
shutdown the route.
WASHINGTON, Northeast
NONE REPORTED.
WASHINGTON, Northwest
Snohomish County
Everett Lightning
A lightning strike blew a small hole in
a house and damaged some electrical
outlets.
Pierce County
Paradise Inn Heavy Rain
Heavy rain caused flooding, rockfalls,
and small mudslides around Mt Rainier
National Park. About 5 inches of rain
fell and many bridges and trails were
washed out, the heavy rain also damaged
some campgrounds.
WAZ006
Strong Wind
Strong winds knocked out power to about
5000 homes in Snohomish county. Fallen
trees also damaged a car and part of a
house.
WASHINGTON, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
WASHINGTON, Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
WEST VIRGINIA, East
WVZ048>049-054
Frost/Freeze
Temperatures fell into the lower to mid
30s causing widespread frost.
WEST VIRGINIA, North
NONE REPORTED.
WEST VIRGINIA, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
WEST VIRGINIA, West
WVZ008>011-
016>020-028>032-
035>040-046>047
Drought
After a hot summer, the total monthly
rainfall was only 0.5 to 0.75 inches
for a majority of the northern lowlands
and the mountainous areas. In
Pocahontas County, the cooperative
observer at Frost measured only 0.3
inches of rain for a September total.
The airports at Parkersburg,
Clarksburg, and Elkins all reported
about a half inch of rain during the
month. Temperatures remained warmer
than normal. The long term Palmer
Drought Index was in the minus 2 to
minus 2.5 range. It was too late in the
growing season to affect most crops.
However, the surface water flow in
streams was at a minimum, with some
streams dry. By the end of the month,
Whitmer of eastern Randolph County was
in need of a water tanker to augment
their potable water supply.
WISCONSIN, Northeast
WIZ005-010>013-
018>019-021
Drought
Rainfall for the month of September was
generally within an inch of normal.
Green Bay had 3.08 inches of rain, 0.03
inch belowWISCONSIN, Northeast normal,
Wausau had 4.71 inches, 0.63 inch above
normal and Rhinelander had 3.19 inches,
0.92 inch below normal. On September
6th the U.S. Drought Monitor placed
parts of far northern Wisconsin in the
severe drought category (D2). Much of
that area remained in severe drought
for the rest of the month.
Waushara County
Hancock to Hail (0.75)
2 E Hancock
Waushara County
1 E Coloma to Hail (0.88)
2 W Richford
Thunderstorms that developed behind a
cold front produced large hail and
heavy rainfall as they passed through
central Wisconsin. Nickel size hail and
heavy rain reduced visibility to zero 2
miles west of Richford (Waushara co.)
and 4.42 inches of rain fell in a
little more than 2 hours at Plover
(Portage co.).
Waushara County
Plainfield Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Portage County
3 SW Stevens Pt Hail (0.75)
Shawano County
Navarino Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Waupaca County
Fremont to Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
New London
Winnebago County
Oshkosh Wittman Fld t Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
2 N Oshkosh
Kewaunee County
2 N Casco Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Kewaunee County
4 NNW Algoma Hail (1.75)
Outagamie County
6 W Appleton to Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Freedom
Door County
Forestville Hail (1.75)
Calumet County
Darboy to Thunderstorm Wind (G66)
Sherwood
Calumet County
New Holstein Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Outagamie County
Freedom Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Brown County
2 SW Howard Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Brown County
De Pere to Tornado (F0)
Allouez
Brown County
4 N Wrightstown Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Brown County
Ashwaubenon Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
Brown County
De Pere Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Brown County
Green Bay Thunderstorm Wind (G59)
Manitowoc County
Cooperstown Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Manitowoc County
2.8 ENE Cooperstown Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Door County
Sturgeon Bay Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorms developed as a cold front
interacted with a moist and very
unstable air mass over Wisconsin. Many
of the storms became severe, with gusts
in excess of 60 mph, as they moved
across east central Wisconsin. Downed
trees and power lines were widespread.
At least 50,000 people on the north side
of Oshkosh (Winnebago co.) were without
electricity for at least part of the
evening. A billboard was destroyed when
it was blown onto U.S. Highway 41 near
Lake Butte des Morts (Winnebago co.).
Heavy damage was reported in the
Appleton area (Outagamie co.), where at
least one tree landed on a car, flag
poles were blown down, roofs were tom
from at least three houses under
construction, a construction trailer was
overturned and a semi was blown over on
U.S. Highway 441. Silos, sheds, garages
and at least three barns were blown down
and power was knocked out in Greenville
(Outagamie co.) and Freedom (Outagamie
co.). The wind tore away parts of the
screen at a drive-in movie theater in
Freedom. In Ashwaubenon (Brown co.) a
twenty unit garage that was under
construction was destroyed, by winds
estimated near 80 mph, when it was
lifted from its concrete slab and thrown
at least 100 feet. A pole building was
blown down near Cooperstown (Manitowoc
co.) and baseball size hail broke
windows near Algoma (Kewaunee co.).
A tornado touched down in De Pere (Brown
co.) and traveled north into Allouez
(Brown co.) where it dissipated just
north of Heritage Hill State Park. The
tornado’s occasional brief touchdowns
topped numerous trees. Some of the trees
caused damage to buildings and vehicles
when they fell, but the tornado caused
little direct structural damage to any
buildings.
Menominee (C)
5 N Neopit Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Isolated thunderstorms that developed
along a warm front across central
Wisconsin downed trees north of Neopit.
WISCONSIN, Northwest
Washburn County
5 SE Minong Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Numerous trees were blown down across
the Bass Lake and Stanberry townships.
Sawyer County
3 N Hayward Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Numerous trees and power lines down from
just north of Hayward across Nelson Lake
to the Bayfield county line.
Bayfield County
Cable Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Straight-line winds knocked down trees
and power lines from the Sawyer County
line through Cable, Drummond, and Mason
to the Ashland County line. There was
also minor structural damage.
Ashland County
Ashland Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down in the Ashland area. There
was also minor structural damage. A
large area of significant damaging
thunderstorm winds swept across
northwestern Wisconsin. The damage path
was from southeast of Minong in
northeast Washburn County through Nelson
Lake of northwest Sawyer County then
near Cable through Drummond to Ashland.
Heavy damage in the Chequamegon-Nicole
National Forest forced the closure of
campgrounds and bike trails.
WISCONSIN, Southeast
WIZ046>047- Marquette – Green Lake – Fond Du Lac –
051>052-056>060- Sheboygan – Sauk – Columbia – Dodge –
062>072 Washington – Ozaukee – Iowa – Dane –
Jefferson – Waukesha – Milwaukee –
Lafayette – Green – Rock – Walworth –
Racine – Kenosha
Drought
The month began with warm and dry
conditions which strengthened the
ongoing drought from a severe drought
(D2) to an extreme drought (D3) across
Rock, Walworth, Waukesha, Milwaukee,
Racine, and Kenosha counties on
September 6th. Elsewhere across south-
central and southeast Wisconsin, drought
remained at severe status (D2). Rainfall
deficits grew once again the following
week as a hot and dry airmass resided
over the region. Highs on September 10th
through the 13th were observed in the
lower 90s for much of southern
Wisconsin. Little if any precipitation
fell in the first half of the month. The
drought status for the area remained
unchanged through September 13. A wetter
pattern developed for the second half of
the month – several inches fell across
mostly southeast Wisconsin. A storm
system caused a series of thunderstorms
to “train” over much of southeast
Wisconsin on September 25, bringing
several inches to many locales within
the extreme drought area. Tremendous
drought improvements were noted in the
September 27th drought update as the
drought status improved from extreme
drought (D3) to moderate drought (D1)
for Waukesha and Milwaukee counties and
from extreme drought to severe drought
(D2) for Rock, Walworth, Racine, and
Kenosha counties. Monthly rainfall
totals included 5.93 inches in Sheboygan
(Sheboygan Co.), 5.10 inches in Beloit
(Rock Co.), 4.17 inches at Milwaukee
Mitchell Field (Milwaukee Co.), 3.92
inches in Beaver Dam (Dodge Co.), 3.73
inches in Kenosha (Kenosha Co.), 3.30
inches in Wisconsin Dells (Columbia
Co.), 2.73 inches in Dodgeville (Iowa
Co.), and 1.93 inches at Madison’s Truax
Field (Dane Co.). A small area
surrounding East Troy (Walworth Co.)
received 6 to 6.75 inches. Milwaukee
recorded a surplus of 0.87 inches for
the month, while Madison recorded a 1.13
inch deficit. Total drought damages for
the year are outlined in October’s
StormData edition.
WIZ052-059>060- Sheboygan – Washington – Ozaukee –
070>072 Walworth – Racine – Kenosha
Dense Fog
Light winds and a moist ground promoted
the development of fog across southeast
Wisconsin. Visibilities were reduced
below 1/4 mile in areas, resulting in
slower vehicle speed, and a few
vehicle accidents.
Marquette County
1 NE Montello Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Green Lake County
.5 SW Berlin Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Rock County
Janesville to Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
2 W Milton
A very warm and humid airmass interacted
with a stationary front draped across
central Wisconsin to produce a few
scattered severe storms during the
afternoon over south central Wisconsin.
Temperatures were in the upper 80s with
dew points in the middle 60s. These
storms produced mainly damaging winds
which caused scattered reports of
uprooted tree damage.
Columbia County
Lodi to Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Arlington
Large trees and road signs down.
Dane County
2 NW Dane to Hail (0.75)
3 NW De Forest
Dane County
2 NW Dane to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
3 NW De Forest
Columbia County
Pardeeville Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Marquette County
Westfield Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Columbia County
Cambria Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
A one foot diameter tree fell onto a
house, damaging the roof and attic.
Marquette County
1 NE Montello Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Marquette County
Neshkoro Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Dodge County
Fox Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Marquette County
7.5 ESE Endeavor Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Green Lake County
Green Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G62)
Rock County
Shopiere Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Fond Du Lac County
1 NE Waupun Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Rock County
1 SE Johnstown Cente Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Walworth County
Elkhorn Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Walworth County
Delavan Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Walworth County
2.2 NE La Grange Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
A tree fell onto a chicken house.
Fond Du Lac County
Rosendale Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Fond Du Lac County
Fond Du Lac Co Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Walworth County
Whitewater Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Powerful thunderstorm winds toppled a
tree, which fell onto a car, injuring
one person.
Jefferson County
3 N Palmyra Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Waukesha County
Mukwonago to Thunderstorm Wind (G58)
Brookfield
There were widespread reports of trees
and powerlines toppled across Waukesha
County. Law enforcement reported a
measured gust of 58 knots (67 mph)
around the city of Waukesha. Trained
spotters estimated wind gusts of 70 to
74 knots (80 to 85 mph) embedded within
the larger area of damaging winds
between just south of Waukesha through
Brookfield.
Fond Du Lac County
Taycheedah Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Washington County
Kewaskum Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Waukesha County
1 S Dousman Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Dodge County
Kekoskee Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Milwaukee County
Wauwatosa to Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Fox Pt
Widespread large trees down. Measured
peak gust on UW-Milwaukee campus.
Waukesha County
Sussex Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Waukesha County
Pewaukee Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Ozaukee County
Mequon Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Sheboygan County
Plymouth Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Waukesha County
2 S Hartland Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Measured by the Fox TV-6 school network
site at UW-Milwaukee. Large tree
branches down.
Ozaukee County
Thiensville Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Ozaukee County
Cedarburg to Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Grafton
Washington County
Jackson Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large picnic table and chairs scattered
and thrown 20 feet by wind gusts, and
large trees down.
Sheboygan County
Sheboygan Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Measured by the Fox TV-6 school network
site at North High School.
Ozaukee County
2 W Port Washington Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Sheboygan County
2 W Sheboygan to Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Sheboygan
A barn door was blown off and items were
blown out of the barn.
Washington County
2 NE Jackson Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large trees and power lines down.
Washington County
Jackson Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Measured by the Fox TV-6 school network
site at Kettle Moraine High School.
Ozaukee County
2 N Waubeka Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees blown over.
Sheboygan County
Cedar Grove to Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
5 SSW Sheboygan
Trees and power lines were blown down
and a few houses sustained some minor
damage.
A strong cold front pushed into an
unseasonably hot and humid airmass over
south-central and southeast Wisconsin
during the afternoon and evening,
resulting in severe storms with damaging
straight-line winds. Temperatures ranged
from the mid 80s across south central
Wisconsin to near record highs in the
lower 90s across southeast Wisconsin.
There were primarily two areas that were
affected by severe thunderstorms. A
broken line of severe storms from
Marquette to Dane County tracked east
northeast into Dodge, Fond du Lac,
Washington, and Sheboygan counties. This
line produced damaging wind gusts from
between 50 to 62 knots (58 mph to 71
mph). Tree and power line damage was
reported across many areas affected by
this line of storms. Another area
affected by severe storms stretched from
Rock county through Walworth, Waukesha,
Milwaukee, and Ozaukee counties as one
large supercell developed and tracked
northeast along I-43. Several reports of
damaging winds estimated in excess of 70
knots (80 mph) were collected from
portions of Waukesha county. Widespread
tree and power line damage was noted
from Mukwonago through Brookfield. More
sporatic tree and power line damage was
reported across northern Milwaukee and
southern Ozaukee counties.
Rock County
Afton Hail (1.00)
Walworth County
Lake Geneva Hail (1.00)
Walworth County
Pell Lake Hail (1.00)
Kenosha County
Twin Lakes Hail (1.75)
Kenosha County
Powers Lake Hail (1.75)
Kenosha County
Twin Lakes Hail (1.50)
There were two rounds of severe
thunderstorms that produced large hail.
The first round developed in north-
central Iowa along a southwest to
northeast orientated cold front pushed
into Sauk and Columbia counties. Only
sub-severe hail was reported in
Reedsburg. The second round of severe
storms developed as the cold front
sagged into far southern Wisconsin where
temperatures were in the 80s and dew
points were in the middle 60s. These
storms pushed from Rock county east into
Kenosha county. Large hail in excess of
1 inch in diameter was reported along
this path with some areas experiencing
golf-ball sized hail (1.75″) in Kenosha
county.
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee Flash Flood
Widespread flooding across most of
Milwaukee County. Several feet of water
was reported on Interstate 43 at North
Avenue, causing it to close for several
hours. Three cars were stranded as water
rose very rapidly. One to three feet of
water was also reported on roadways at
the UW-Milwaukee campus. On the
UW-Milwaukee campus, over 4 inches of
rain fell during the evening. Some
basements were flooded in low lying
areas, resulting in damage to contents.
Waukesha County
Mukwonago to Flash Flood
New Berlin
Flooded roads and some flooded basements
were reported across portions of central
and southern Waukesha county, damaging
contents inside.
Heavy rains of 2.0 to to 4.5 inches
werer reported across parts of Waukesha
and Milwaukee counties during the late
afternoon and into late evening as
thunderstorms tracked northeast over the
same areas. Flash flooding was reported
across portions of Milwaukee and
Waukesha counties as storm drains became
overwhelmed with water flow. Interstate-
43 was closed for a couple hours after
a few cars were stranded in flash flood
waters near North Avenue. Several
basements were also flooded about the
area, resulting in damage to contents.
Jackson County
Alma Center Hail (0.88)
Adams County
2 NE Big Flats Hail (1.00)
Monroe County
3 ESE Oakdale Hail (0.75)
Juneau County
(Vok) Volk Aaf Camp D Hail (0.75)
Adams County
Arkdale Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Hail the size of pennies and quarters,
along with an isolated wind gust
estimated near 65 mph, was reported by
spotters and the public.
La Crosse County
5 N Holmen Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Monroe County
4 N Sparta Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Storm spotters and the public estimated
wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph, which
knocked down trees.
La Crosse County
La Crosse Lightning
Lightning struck the La Crosse National
Weather Service (La Crosse County)
during a severe weather event. No one
was injured, but some communication
equipment was damaged.
La Crosse County
3 N Holmen to Tornado (Fl)
3 SW Stevenstown
La Crosse County
New Amsterdam Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Vernon County
Genoa Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Vernon County
Chaseburg Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Juneau County
2 S Mauston Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Monroe County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Monroe County
3 SE Wilton Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Monroe County
Wilton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Juneau County
2 N Necedah Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Adams County
3 NE Arkdale Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
A tornado touched down near County
Highway V between Holmen and Stevenstown
(La Crosse County), knocking down
several trees along Flatten and Mahlum
Road. In fact, trees fell just ahead of
and behind a school bus, which was
stopped on Flatten Road. Other damage
inlcuded a small boat being overturned
and a fallen tree damaging a home on
Mahlum Road. Elsewhere, thunderstorm
winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph blew
down trees and power lines. A barn was
also blown down near Wilton
(Monroe County).
La Crosse County
Countywide Flash Flood
Trempealeau County
South Portion Flash Flood
Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches in one
to two hours triggered flash flooding.
Due to the heavy rain, water covered
streets to a depth of two to three feet
in La Crosse, Onalaska and West Salem
(La Crosse County). In fact, amateur
radio operators reported numerous
stalled cars in Onalaska, some of which
were even floating.
WISCONSIN, West
St. Croix County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Windows were blown out of a home in
Hammond. At a school in Hudson a door
was blown in and the roof was damaged.
Scattered downed trees and shingle
damage was also reported throughout the
county.
Polk County
Amery Thunderstorm Wind (G75)
Straight line winds estimated around 85
MPH produced significant damage on the
south and east side of Amery. Emergency
management reported minor damage to 26
residential and 3 business structures,
major damage to 1 residential and 12
business structures, and the
destruction of 7 business structures in
town. Six hangars at the Amery airport
including the airplanes and supplies
inside were destroyed. Four other
hangars received moderate damage.
Debris from the airport was found up to
2 miles away. A nearby feed mill and
warehouse at the local farmers co-op
was a complete loss. Highway 46 South
was closed for several hours due to
debris in the roadway. Dozens of trees
in the damage path were snapped 20 to
30 feet above the ground.
Barron County
3 NW Cameron Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A tree was downed onto 18th Street.
Barron County
3 E Cameron Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Power lines were blown down onto County
Road D.
WYOMING, Central and West
Fremont County
Lander Hail (1.00)
Fremont County
Riverton Hail (1.00)
WYOMING, Extreme Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
WYOMING, North Central
NONE REPORTED.
WYOMING, Northeast
Weston County
12 W Upton Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Campbell County
7 SE Rozet Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Crook County
7 W Moorcroft Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Crook County
Moorcroft Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Crook County
4 E Keyhole Reservoir Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A line of thunderstorms moved across
northeast Wyoming and produced strong
winds across extreme east central
Campbell, southern Crook, and northwest
Weston Counties.
WYOMING, Southeast
Laramie County
20 N Cheyenne to Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
14 WSW Cheyenne
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds from
west to north of Cheyenne, WY.
Albany County
Laramie Breese Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Strong wind gust recorded at the
Laramie airport from line of weak but
fast moving thunderstorms.
Laramie County
12 W Cheyenne to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Cheyenne
58 mph wind gust recorded at Cheyenne,
Wy. with unofficial gust to 74 mph 12
miles west of Cheyenne.
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