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Storm Data Publication for More Information About the Start of This Wildfire SEPTEMBER 2016 VOLUME 58 NUMBER 9 STORM DATA AND UNUSUAL WEATHER PHENOMENA WITH LATE REPORTS AND CORRECTIONS NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE NCEI NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Cover: This cover represents a few weather conditions such as snow, hurricanes, tornadoes, heavy rain and flooding that may occur in any given location any month of the year. (Photos courtesy of NCEI) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Storm Data and Unusual Weather……………………………………………………………………..3 Additions....................………………………………...…………………………………………….290 Corrections........…………………………………….……………………………………………....300 STORM DATA (ISSN 0039-1972) National Centers For Environmental Information Editor: Sherri Nave STORM DATA is prepared, and distributed by the National Centers For Environmental Information (NCEI), National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena narratives and Hurricane/Tropical Storm summaries are prepared by the National Weather Service. Monthly and annual statistics and summaries of tornado and lightning events resulting in deaths, injuries, and damage are compiled by the National Centers For Environmental Information (NCEI) and the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Storm Prediction Center. STORM DATA contains all confirmed information on storms available to our staff at the time of publication. Late reports and corrections will be printed in each edition. Except for limited editing to correct grammatical errors, the data in Storm Data are published as received. Note: “None Reported” means that no severe weather occurred and “Not Received” means that no reports were received for this region at the time of printing. Subscription, pricing, and ordering information is available from: NOAA \ National Centers For Environmental Information Attn: Customer Engagement Branch 151 Patton Avenue Asheville, NC 28801-5001 (828) 271-4800, option 2 (Customer Services) Storm Data National Centers For Environmental Information 151 Patton Avenue Asheville, NC 28801-5001 e-mail: [email protected] Any such items received by the editor will be for use in STORM DATA only. Any other use will be with the permission of the owner of said items. Materials will be returned if requested. This is an official publication of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and is compiled from information received at the National Centers for Environmental Information Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5001. Margarita Gregg, Ph.D. Acting Director, National Centers For Environmental Information 2 Time Path Path Number of Estimated September 2016 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm ALABAMA, Central ALZ012-019>021- Calhoun - Chambers - Cherokee - Clay - Cleburne - Jefferson - Lamar - Lee - Macon - Randolph - Shelby 024>026-028>029- - St. Clair - Tallapoosa 037>038-045-047 01 0000CST 30 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought Drought conditions continued to worsen over central Alabama with Extreme Drought (D3) conditions developing across portions of east central Alabama. Below normal rainfall and above average temperatures continued across central Alabama with several counties added to the Severe Drought (D2) category. Observing sites in the Severe to Extreme Drought category were near 10 inches below normal rainfall for the year. Elmore County 4 NW Ware 11 1448CST 1449CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (58MG) A microburst produced widespread tree and power line damage along Jackson Road. Dozens of trees were uprooted and snapped with at least 10 power poles damaged. A resident in the neighborhood measured 58 knots with a Davis Instrument Wind Sensor. A quasi-stationary cold front was positioned just north of the I-85 corridor. Scattered thunderstorms developed along the front during the afternoon. One of the storms produced a microburst over Elmore County. Note: The measured wind gust of 58 knots is equivalent to 67 mph. ALABAMA, North ALZ005>010 Dekalb - Jackson - Limestone - Madison - Marshall - Morgan 06 0000CST 30 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought Drought Conditions Worsen during the month of September. ALZ001 Lauderdale 27 0000CST 30 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought Drought Conditions worsened across the area during September. ALABAMA, Southeast Dale County 1 W Midland City 12 1441CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG) Two trees were blown down off Highway 231 near Pinckard. Scattered thunderstorms developed in the afternoon with a couple of trees blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. ALASKA, Northern AKZ225-226 Denali - Northeast Slopes of the Eastern AK Range 11 1044AKS 0100AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind A strong pressure gradient developed in channeled areas of the Alaska range on the 11th of September. A 1030 mb high over the Arctic and a 989 Low over the Bering Sea induced the pressure gradient. A surface trough moved across the range as well. High winds were reported on the 11th at: Zone 225: Peak wind gust of 61 kts (70 mph) reported at the State of Alaska Department of Transportation Mesonet site named Antler Creek. Zone 226: The U.S. Army Mesonet station Edge Creek reported a wind gust to 65 kts (75 mph). 20 0600AKS 21 1155AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind 3 Time Path Path Number of Estimated September 2016 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm ALASKA, Northern AKZ223-226 Deltana and Tanana - Northeast Slopes of the Eastern AK Range 21 0600AKS 1200AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind A strong pressure gradient developed in channeled areas of the Alaska range on the 21th of September. A 980 Low over the Bering Sea induced the pressure gradient and associated weather front moved across the range as well. At Delta Junction power was lost due to downed power lines by trees snapped by the wind. High winds were reported on the 21th at: zone 223: Peak wind gust of 61 kt (70 mph) reported at OP5 mesonet site at Fort Greely. Zone 225: Peak wind gust of 61 kts (70 mph) reported at the State of Alaska Department of Transportation Mesonet site named Antler Creek. Zone 226: The U.S. Army Mesonet station Edge Creek reported a wind gust to 77 kts (89 mph). ALASKA, Southeast AKZ023 Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area 09 1200AKS 1800AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind A gale force low developed over the central Gulf of Alaska on the morning of September 9th down to 991 MB. This low went inland that afternoon and rapidly weakened. This system caused gale force winds for the outside and inland waters and brief high wind near Sitka during Search and Rescue operations. No damage was reported, but search efforts were hampered. Taiya Inlet 4 NNW Skagway 13 0300AKS 1500AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood The atmospheric river moved across the the panhandle from the northeast gulf coast to the southern panhandle Monday through Tuesday morning. There were two bursts of heavy ran with totals near seal level ranging from three quarters of an inch to just over one inch. There was much more rainfall in the headwaters of the Taiya River with rain amounts from one and half to almost three inches at Chilkoot Pass. The initial bout of rain and high freezing levels produced a two and half foot rise on the Taiya River with the river going over minor flood stage of sixteen point five feet. The river remained just under moderate flood stage through the early morning hours of September 13th from the persistent rainfall. There was another burst of heavy rainfall and the river rose another half foot to go over the moderate flood stage of seventeen feet and crested at seventeen point twenty seven feet around 9 am. The rain tapered off through the late morning and the Taiya River began to slowly recede to be below minor flood stage by Tuesday afternoon. The National Park Service reported that there was significant flooding along the Chilkoot trail with waist deep water at the lower portions of the trail. An atmospheric river that extended deep into the north Pacific moved over Southeast Alaska on September 12th and 13th. This plume of sub-topical moisture slowly moved through the area Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning with expected rainfall amounts over the northern Lynn Canal region of 1 to 3 inches. Also as the front spread east across the region it increased the freezing levels to be above the ridge tops of six thousand feet. This allowed for increased runoff from snow and ice melt in the Taiya River basin. The combination of the runoff from the snow/ice melt and the heavy rainfall produced moderate flooding along the Chilkoot trail by Tuesday morning. ALASKA, Southern AKZ101 Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek 11 1840AKS 2215AKS 0 0 0.00K High Wind A 994mb low pressure system crossed the Alaska Peninsula and moved into Bristol Bay. The associated warm front brought high winds to Anchorage as it crossed the Kenai Peninsula. 4 Time Path Path Number of Estimated September 2016 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm ALASKA, Southern Wrn P.w. Snd & Kenai Mtns 1 ENE Seward 21 0100AKS 22 1400AKS 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Flood About 3.5 inches of rain fell in the Seward area, with 1.72 inches falling in a 6 hour period. The Resurrection River, adjacent to the Seward airport, rose 5 ft in 24 hours, resulting in water and debris impacting the runway and causing a 2 day closure of the airport. AKZ101-125-135 Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek - Southeastern Prince William Sound - Western Prince William Sound & Kenai Mountains 21 0118AKS 1140AKS 0 0 0.00K High Wind A triple point low associated with a low in the Bering Sea developed in Bristol bay and moved into the Gulf of Alaska.
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