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Hurricane Andrew - August 24-26, 1992

Hurricane Andrew Surface Observations

Table 2a. Hurricane Andrew selected surface observations. Nonstandard wind speed averaging periods and anemometer heights are indicated where known.

  Minimum sea-level
pressure
Maximum surface wind speed
(kt)
 
Location Pressure
(mb)
Date/time
(UTC)
1-minute
average
Peak
gust
Date/timea
(UTC)
Storm
surgeb
(ft)
Storm
tideb
(ft)
Rain
(storm total)
(in)
Bahamas
Harbour Island 935.0c 23/2100   120c,d 23/shortly after 2100      
Nassau 999.0c 24/0000 80 100 24/0025      
The Current           23    
Lower Bogue
(1 n mi inland)
          16    
Florida East Coast and Keys
Tamiami (TMB) 988.0c,d   110          
Miami WSFO/NHC 982.0c,d 24/0900 100c-e 142c-e 24/0850      
Joe Bay
(25.2°N 80.5°W)
    82j,k   24/0938      
NOAA/AOML 984.0     87c,d        
Miami I. Arpt. (MIA) 992.6 24/0900 75f 100 24/0950     2.04
Miami Beach DARDC     65c 92c,d 24/0816      
MIA4
(25.775°N 80.284°W)
    63o,p,c   24/0901      
Haulover NOS NGWLMS 1004.0   58c 115 24/0900      
Goodyear Blimp Base
(Pompano)
      78-87e 24/0900-0915f      
MIA1
(25.797°N 80.291°W)
    56o,p,c 81c 24/0822      
MIA2
(25.828°N 80.294°W)
    53o,p,c   24/0845      
Ochopee
(25.9°N 81.3°W)
    47j,l,c,e   24/1232      
MIA6
(25.801°N 80.312°W)
    46o,p,c   24/0826,
0856,0858
     
S-140A
(26.2°N 80.8°W)
    46m,n   24/1122      
Manatee Bay
(25.2°N 80.4°W)
    45j,k,c,e   24/1038      
MIA3
(25.795°N 80.248°W)
    40o,p,c   24/0845,
0859
     
Monroe EOC
(24.8°N 80.9°W)
    31 40c 24/1028      
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)       53c,d        
Palm Beach (PBI) 1010.8 24/0259,
0420
43 51 24/1033      
Palm Beach ASOS     42   24/1036      
Key West WSO (EYW) 1010.1 24/1400 25 37 24/1614     0.33
Miles City
(26.2°N 81.2°W)
    24j,l,c,e   24/1331      
Patrick AFB (COF) 1016.2 24/0955 22 31 24/0731      
HQ
(26.6°N 80.1°W)
    22m,n,c,e   24/0929      
Marathon
(24.7°N 81.1°W)
    18o,c 26 24/1155      
S-5A
(26.6°N 80.4°W)
    16m,n   24/1242      
Melbourne (MLB) 1016.3 24/0950 15 21 24/1151      
Orlando (MCO) 1016.9 24/0950   30 24/1850      
NASA Shuttle (X68) 1016.9 24/0855 11 23 24/1755      
Titusville (TIX) 1017.9 24/1053 8 14 24/1149     0.80c
East Perrine             16.9 (see Fig. 4)  
Florida West Coast
Collier County (EOC)       87e 24/      
Captiva Fire Station       63        
Marco Island
(26.0°N 81.7°W)
    34c,d,o   24/1220      
Fort Myers (RSW) 1010.2 24/1347,
1446
30 45 24/1446,
1547
    0.56
Cape Coral                
Glades County (EOC)       44 24/between 1100 and 1200      
Clrwtr./St. P. Arpt.     30 40 24/1625      
Goodland           6.0g    
Everglades City           6.0g    
Fort Myers Beach           2.0    
Venice           1.8    
Anna Marie Island           1.5    
Homosassa           1.5    
Gulf Harbors           1.5    
Indian Rocks Beach           1.0    
Louisiana
Morgan City (P42)     80e 94e        
Baton Rouge (BTR) 996.5 26/1427 42 61 26/1452     5.70
New Orleans (MSY) 1006.6 26/0805 39 57 26/0950     5.70
Bayou Bienvenue               6.28
Salt Point AMOS (P92)     40 72 26/0728      
Lafayette (LFT) 990.5 26/1250 46 62 26/1057     5.51
Lake Charles (LCH) 1008.5   21 34 26/2152     0.05
Berwick Fire Stn.     83e 104e        
Jeanerette 975.0   71 78c        
Jeanerette     67 75 26/0845      
Near Brusly 990.2 26/1337 69 90c 26/1310     5.05
Lafayette Courthouse       90e        
Mooring 17
(29.2°N 92.0°W)
994.9 26/0930            
Cocodrie             8.0  
Burns Point
(St. Mary Parish)
            6.8h  
Bayou Dupre             6.5  
Bayou Bienvenue             6.3  
NWS HANDAR east N. Orleans             5.6  
Port Fourchon             5.0h  
N end of causeway             4.9  
Industrial canal             4.4  
Marina             4.3  
Rigolets             4.2  
Grand Isle             3.5h  
Alabama
Huntsville (HSV) 1000.3 27/2250 22 36 27/1742     0.92
Birmingham (BHM) 1001.7 27/2215 19 35 27/1640     1.77
Montgomery (MGM) 1008.8 27/2045 23 31 27/2307     1.55
Mobile (MOB) 1010.1 27/2051 26 35 25/1844     0.64
Mobile State Docks           2.6 3.5  
Dauphin Island             6.0  
Georgia
Atlanta (ATL) 1005.4 28/0400   39 27/2039      
Mississippi
Jackson (JAN) 998.6 26/0750 28 49 27/0219     4.79
Tupelo (TUP)     24 36 27/2000     1.86
Meridian (MEI) 1004.4   25 48 27/0945     5.29
State Port (Gulfport)       39 27/1951      
Bay St. Louis             4.5f  
Texas
Port Arthur (BPT) 1011.5 26/1000 22 30 26/1953      
Sabine Pass           1.1 1.3  
Ship reports
OYGK2
(29.5°N 80.6°W)
    60   25/1200      
ELLE2
(19.4°N 56.6°W)
1013.5 19/1500 35   19/1500      
C6KD
(28.1°N 79.2°W)
1015.5 24/0600 35   24/0600      
Gulf of Mexico platformsc,e
SS 198G
(28.2°N 92.0°W)
    78 100 26/0330      
EC 83H
(28.2°N 92.0°W)
    46 49 26/0330      
EC 42B
(29.5°N 92.8°W)
    38 88 26/0430      
SM 136B
(28.2°N 92.0°W)
    38 44 25/2230      

Table 2a Notes:

a Time of 1-minute wind speed unless only gust is given.
b Storm surge is water height above normal tide level. Storm tide is water height relative to National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) which is defined as mean sea level in 1929.
c A more extreme value may have occurred.
d Equipment became inoperable after this measurement.
e Non-standard elevation.
f Estimated.
g Above Mean Low Water.
h Above Mean Water Level.
i Subsequent laboratory tests at the NHC indicate the the needles on the two wind dials observed at Tamiami Airport "peg" at about 105 and 108 kt, respectively.
j Department of Interior.
k 15-minute average.
l 10-minute average.
m South Florida Management District.
n 5-minute average.
o Federal Aviation Administration.
p Low-level wind shear system at several MIA locations, 30-second average, continuous data until 24/0945; no data for MIA5.
q Anemometer height of 7.1 meters.

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