ACUS74 KMOB 122348 PSHMOB POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE IDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 647 PM CDT SUN SEP 12 2021 NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE ARE PRELIMINARY....AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. THIS REPORT INCLUDES EVENTS OCCURRING WHEN WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT...OR WHEN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH IDA OR ITS REMNANTS WAS AFFECTING THE AREA. COUNTIES INCLUDED...BALDWIN...CLARKE...ESCAMBIA AL...ESCAMBIA FL... GEORGE...GREENE...MOBILE...MONROE...OKALOOSA...PERRY...SANTA ROSA... STONE...WASHINGTON SEP 12...UPDATED FOR...COUNTY IMPACTS AND UPDATED PEAK WATER LEVEL DATA. A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- METAR OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- KMOB-MOBILE/BATES FIELD AL 30.68 -88.25 1005.8 31/0856 190/026 30/1656 170/047 30/1653 KBFM-MOBILE DOWNTOWN AL 30.64 -88.07 1006.5 31/0853 150/027 30/1133 150/040 30/1132 KPNS-PENSACOLA FL 30.47 -87.20 1006.7 31/0853 180/030 30/2057 200/047 30/1442 KNPA-NAS PENSACOLA, PENSACOLA FL 30.35 -87.32 1006.8 31/1056 180/031 30/2311 180/042 30/2311 KHRT-HURLBURT FIELD FL 30.43 -86.68 1007.2 31/1148 170/023 30/2111 150/044 30/1509 KDTS-DESTIN/FT WALTON BEACH ARPT FL 30.40 -86.47 1007.3 31/2053 150/024 29/1856 150/041 29/1859 REMARKS: NON-METAR OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- XBUC-BUCCANEER YACHT CLUB (WEATHERFLOW) AL 30.58 -88.07 120/038 29/1724 120/051 29/1724 10 XGLF-GULF SHORES/FOLEY (WEATHERFLOW) AL 30.36 -87.65 140/028 29/1422 150/034 29/1834 10 XGBZ-GULF BREEZE (WEATHERFLOW) FL 30.36 -87.16 190/030 30/1238 130/043 29/1829 15 XCBS-CRYSTAL BEACH (WEATHERFLOW) FL 30.39 -87.41 110/023 29/1432 140/034 29/1857 14 B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- DPIA1-DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL/V 30.25 -88.07 1006.6 31/1000 130/036 29/1700 130/052 29/1815 14 42012-ORANGE BEACH, AL BUOY 30.07 -87.56 999/041 29/1351 999/047 29/1350 04 XMLP - MILL POINT (PERDIDO BAY) 30.30 -87.51 170/033 30/0026 170/042 30/1133 6 XFWB-FT. WALTON BEACH (W CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY) 30.40 -86.56 200/035 30/1536 130/042 29/1915 7 REMARKS: C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 1200 UTC AUG 29 UNTIL 1200 UTC AUG 31 --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL LAT LON (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SE WILMER MOBILE AL-MB-24 11.24 30.74 -88.27 9 WNW TILLMANS CORNER MOBILE AL-MB-63 11.11 30.61 -88.33 LUCEDALE GEORGE KMSLUCED20 10.86 30.84 -88.78 11 WSW MOBILE MOBILE AL-MB-72 10.58 30.64 -88.27 12 WSW MOBILE MOBILE AL-MB-61 9.86 30.62 -88.28 3 S MOBILE REGIONAL AP MOBILE NWS EMPLOYEE 9.54 30.64 -88.24 MOBILE REGIONAL AP MOBILE KMOB 9.37 30.69 -88.25 URIAH MONROE PUBLIC 9.30 31.31 -87.50 PERKINSTON STONE KMSPERKI8 9.24 30.74 -89.13 13 SE LUCEDALE GEORGE MS-GG-2 9.18 30.79 -88.43 11 N BAY MINETTE BALDWIN ALBW-59 8.82 31.04 -87.74 E FOWL RIVER BRIDGE MOBILE NWS EMPLOYEE 8.42 30.44 -88.11 SPANISH FORT MOBILE PUBLIC 8.30 30.67 -87.91 12 W CENTURY ESCAMBIA FL-ES-39 8.18 30.96 -87.47 MILTON SANTA ROSA KFLMILTO113 7.82 30.85 -87.05 RICHTON PERRY KMSRICHI2 7.79 31.36 -88.79 MOLINO ESCAMBIA KFLMOLIN5 7.63 30.73 -87.34 4 NNW FAIRHOPE BALDWIN AL-BW-13 7.30 30.57 -87.90 1 NNW DAPHNE BALDWIN AL-BW-3 7.20 30.64 -87.91 2 NE PENSACOLA ESCAMBIA FL-ES-26 7.13 30.47 -87.17 5 NNE PENSACOLA INTERNAT SANTA ROSA KPNS 6.39 30.48 -87.19 0 NNW GROVE HILL CLARKE AL-CK-9 6.31 31.71 -87.78 BEAUMONT AG STATION PERRY BESM6 6.21 31.68 -88.67 DAUPHIN ISLAND MOBILE DAUA1 5.81 30.25 -88.08 2 W WAYNESBORO WAYNE WAYM6 5.66 31.68 -88.67 GULF STATE PARK NATURE C BALDWIN AL-BW-103 5.54 30.26 -87.64 GASQUE BALDWIN USA MESONET 5.48 30.24 -87.85 4 WSW PINE HILL CLARKE AL-WX-1 5.47 31.97 -87.64 0 SSW LOXLEY BALDWIN AL-BW-26 5.40 30.62 -87.76 2 SSW FOLEY BALDWIN AL-BW-31 5.38 30.38 -87.70 DESTIN AIRPORT OKALOOSA KDTS 5.13 30.39 -86.47 SARALAND MOBILE USA MESONET 5.09 30.83 -88.07 EVERGREEN - MIDDLETON FI CONECUH KGZH 4.96 31.42 -87.05 0 S MEXIA CONECUH AL-MN-7 4.65 31.50 -87.39 GRAND BAY MOBILE USA MESONET 4.54 30.51 -88.37 3 N BUTLER CHOCTAW PUBLIC 4.50 32.13 -88.19 3 ENE BREWTON ESCAMBIA BRWA1 3.97 31.14 -87.05 6 N TOXEY CHOCTAW AL-CW-1 3.65 32.00 -88.29 JACKSON BUTLER JCKA1 3.18 31.79 -86.61 1 NNE CAMDEN WILCOX AL-WX-2 2.84 32.02 -87.29 D. INLAND FLOODING... --------------------------------------------------------------------- HEAVY RAIN RESULTED IN FLOODING ACROSS MANY AREA RIVERS. HERE IS A SUMMARY OF RIVER CRESTS. MODERATE FLOODING: STXA1 - STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR: 15.29' SARA1 - BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND: 7.0' MINOR FLOODING: BRPF1 - PERDIDO RIVER NEAR BARRINEAU PARK: 15.84' MCLM6 - LEAF RIVER NEAR MCLAIN: 21.2' LEKM6 - CHICKASAWHAY RIVER AT LEAKESVILLE: 24.17' CLDA1 - TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR COFFEEVILLE: 33.74' LRYA1 - TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR LEROY: 26.78' E. MAXIMUM OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (WL)... --------------------------------------------------------------------- ID CITY/TOWN COUNTY STATE WL DATUM DATE/ SOURCE OR LOCATION (FT) TIME --------------------------------------------------------------------- BLBA1 BAYOU LA BATRE MOBILE AL 3.82 MHHW 30/0948 NOS 30.4057 -88.2477 MCGA1 USCG SECTOR MOB MOBILE AL 3.79 MHHW 30/1224 NOS 30.6483 -88.0583 OBLA1 MOBILE STATE DO MOBILE AL 3.62 MHHW 30/1248 NOS 30.7083 -88.0433 CIKA1 CHICKASAW CREEK MOBILE AL 3.52 MHHW 30/1336 NOS 30.7819 -88.0736 WFRA1 W FOWL RIVER BR MOBILE AL 3.36 MHHW 30/1024 NOS 30.3766 -88.1586 BYSA1 DOG RIVER BRIDG MOBILE AL 3.36 MHHW 30/1224 NOS 30.5652 -88.0880 EFRA1 E FOWL RIVER BR MOBILE AL 3.10 MHHW 29/1524 NOS 30.4437 -88.1139 WBYA1 WEEKS BAY BALDWIN AL 3.04 MHHW 30/1212 NOS 30.4169 -87.8254 DILA1 DAUPHIN ISLAND MOBILE AL 2.82 MHHW 29/1242 NOS 30.2500 -88.0750 PCLF1 PENSACOLA BAY ESCAMBIA FL 2.43 MHHW 29/1348 NOS 30.4044 -87.2112 REMARKS: F. TORNADOES... --------------------------------------------------------------------- (DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY DATE/ EF SCALE LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL) TIME(UTC) (IF KNOWN) DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 S SARALAND MOBILE 30/1720 EF1 - 30.80 -88.07 *** 3 INJ *** THE TORNADO BEGAN AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 158 AND 43 WHERE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND A FEW PINES SNAPPED. AS THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST ALONG HWY 43, IT PRODUCED SPORADIC DAMAGE TO TREES. THE ROOF OF A MOTEL ON THE WEST SIDE OF HWY 43 WAS UPLIFTED AND PARTIALLY REMOVED. AS THE TORNADO CROSSED 43, THE MOST INTENSE DAMAGE OCCURRED WHERE SEVERAL SECTIONS OF ANOTHER MOTEL`S ROOF WAS REMOVED, ONE PERSON HAD MINOR INJURIES AT THE MOTEL. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST AND CROSSED JACKINTOPORT BLVD. WHERE THE ROOF OF AN OPEN SIDED INDUSTRIAL BUILDING WAS PARTIALLY REMOVED AND AN 18 WHEELER WAS OVERTURNED. ANOTHER INJURY OCCURED WITH THE OVERTURNED TRACTOR TRAILER. TREE DAMAGE BECAME SPORADIC AND THE PATH MAY HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUOUS UNTIL SEVERAL SOFTWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ALONG BAYOU SARA AVE. THE TORNADO LIKELY CONTINUED NORTHEAST ALONG GUNNISON CREEK AND DAMAGE WAS FOUND AS THE TORNADO CROSSED NEAR BOBOSHILLY CIR. THIS WAS WHERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED WITH SEVERAL SNAPPED SOFTWOOD PINES. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST TOWARDS I-65 WHERE A COUPLE TREES WERE UPROOTED ONTO A HOME ALONG ELLISON AVE BEFORE LIKELY DISSIPATING NORTH OF DEAD LAKE MARINA RD. 1 N CHOCTAW BLUFF CLARKE 30/1825 EF1 I 31.41 -87.79 THE TORNADO LIKELY BEGAN NEAR SOCIETY HILL RD SOUTH OF OREGON RD WHERE A MOBILE HOME WAS ROLLED AND ANOTHER HOME LOST MOST OF ITS ROOF. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST WHERE NUMEROUS SOFTWOOD SNAPS AND UPROOTS WERE NOTED AS THE TORNADO CROSSED SOCIETY HILL RD. THE TORNADO THEN LIKELY CONTINUED ACROSS HEAVILY FORESTED AREAS BEFORE CROSSING GAINESTOWN RD WHERE A COUPLE UPROOTED SOFTWOODS WERE NOTED. THE TORNADO LIKELY DISSIPATED NORTH OF GAINESTOWN RD. G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY... --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- MOBILE 0 3 0 THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND WAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY IDA FROM A COMBINATION OF HIGH SURF, STORM SURGE, AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. THREE MILES OF BIENVILLE BOULEVARD WAS IMPASSABLE DUE TO SURGE FLOODING AND SAND UP TO FOUR FEET DEEP. THE HIGH SURF ALSO PRODUCED MINOR DAMAGE TO A FEW HOMES ON THE WEST END. POWER POLES WERE ALSO KNOCKED DOWN ON THE ISLAND. STORM SURGE INUNDATION PEAKED BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET MHHW ACROSS SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY UP INTO THE FAR NORTH END OF MOBILE BAY. THE HIGHEST TIDAL GAUGE READINGS WERE 3.78 FT MHHW AT COAST GUARD SECTOR MOBILE AND 3.82 FT AT THE BAYOU LA BATRE BRIDGE. STORM SURGE SURVEYS ALONG SHELL BELT ROAD IN BAYOU LA BATRE INDICATED WATER LINES THAT REACHED BETWEEN 4-4.5 FT MHHW. THIS SURGE FLOODING RESULTED IN CLOSURES OF LOW LYING COASTAL ROADS, SUCH AS SHELL BELT ROAD, THE US HIGHWAY 90 CAUSEWAY, THE FOOT OF THE DOG RIVER BRIDGE, AND THE DAUPHIN ISLAND CAUSEWAY. COASTAL FLOODING PERSISTED ACROSS THREE HIGH TIDE CYCLES WHICH RESULTED IN PROLONGED CLOSURES. OBSERVATIONS AT DAUPHIN ISLAND AND BUCCANEER YACHT CLUB ON MOBILE BAY MEASURED BRIEF SUSTAINED PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WERE RECORDED IN HEAVIER RAIN BANDS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY. AN EF-1 TORNADO IMPACTED PARTS OF SARALAND, SATSUMA, AND CREOLA EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON ON AUGUST 30TH, RESULTING IN THREE INJURIES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES WERE RECORDED ACROSS THE COUNTY, ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL LED TO SOME URBAN FLOODING IN NEIGHBORS AND DAMAGED SOME DRAINAGE CULVERTS. BALDWIN 0 0 0 STORM SURGE INUNDATION OF 3 TO 4 FT MHHW WAS RECORDED FROM WEEKS BAY NORTHWARD. THIS RESULTED IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND CLOSURE OF THE US HIGHWAY 90 CAUSEWAY. FIVE TO NINE INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED ACROSS BALDWIN COUNTY. A PORTION OF RIVER ROAD ALONG STYX RIVER WAS WASHED OUT DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING. A FEW DRAINAGE CULVERTS WERE ALSO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGED IN THE COUNTY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WERE CONFINED PRIMARILY TO IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE FORT MORGAN PENINSULA. GEORGE 2 10 0 EIGHT TO TWELVE INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS GEORGE COUNTY WHICH RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. A PORTION OF HIGHWAY 26 COLLAPSED JUST WEST OF LUCEDALE, KILLING TWO PEOPLE AND INJURING TEN OTHERS. ELEVEN OTHER ROADS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY FLOODED AND HAD SOME FORM OF WASHOUT OR DAMAGE. OKALOOSA 2 0 0 STRONG RIP CURRENTS PRODUCED BY IDA RESULTED IN TWO RIP CURRENT FATALITIES IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM. ONE OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 1ST WHEN A 14 YEAR OLD TEEN DROWNED OFF A DESTIN BEACH. THE OTHER FATALITY OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 4TH WHEN A 58 YEAR OLD MAN DROWNED OFF HENDERSON BEACH STATE PARK. ESCAMBIA FL 0 0 0 HIGH SURF OF AT LEAST TEN FEET RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND SAND ON COASTAL ROADWAYS ALONG THE GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE. PORTIONS OF THE ROAD AND ACCESS AREAS WERE CLOSED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. SANTA ROSA 0 0 0 HIGH SURF OF AT LEAST TEN FEET RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND SAND ON COASTAL ROADWAYS ALONG THE GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE. PORTIONS OF THE ROAD AND ACCESS AREAS WERE CLOSED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. STONE 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS DOWNED SEVERAL TREES IN STONE COUNTY. SEVEN TO TENN INCHES OF RAIN WAS RECORDED ONE ROAD HAD TO BE BARRICADED DUE TO FLOODING. THE LOW LYING RED CREEK AND MILL CREEK AREAS EXPERIENCED FLOODING, IMPACTING TWO RV PARKS. CLARKE 0 0 0 AN EF-1 TORNADO IMPACTED PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY, SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGING A COUPLE OF STRUCTURES. $$ LEGEND: I-INCOMPLETE DATA E-ESTIMATED BEAMAN