000 ACUS71 KPHI 191943 PSHPHI DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-201200- POST TROPICAL STORM REPORT...HURRICANE ISABEL...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 345 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2003 HURRICANE ISABEL MADE LANDFALL NEAR DRUM INLET NORTH CAROLINA AT 100 PM EDT THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18 2003. DRUM INLET IS LOCATED BETWEEN CAPE LOOKOUT AND OCRACOKE ISLAND. A. HIGHEST WIND GUSTS (IN KNOTS)... SHIP JOHN SHOAL LIGHT 62 AT 342 AM SEPT 19 DELAWARE PILOT TOWER 61 AT 525 PM SEPT 18 BRANDYWINE SHOAL LIGHT 54 AT 342 AM SEPT 19 LEWES 54 AT 424 PM SEPT 18 STRATHMERE 54 AT 830 PM SEPT 18 DOVER AIR FORCE BASE 53 AT 1219 AM SEPT 19 CAPE MAY COAST GUARD STATION 53 AT 600 PM SEPT 18 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 52 AT 213 AM SEPT 19 MILLVILLE AIRPORT 48 AT 846 PM SEPT 18 WRIGHTSTOWN 47 AT 1137 PM SEPT 18 WILMINGTON (NEW CASTLE) AIRPORT 46 AT 320 AM SEPT 19 PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 43 AT 347 AM SEPT 19 READING 43 AT 335 AM SEPT 19 ATLANTIC CITY AIRPORT 42 AT 834 PM SEPT 18 WILDWOOD 41 AT 435 PM SEPT 18 ALLENTOWN 41 AT 507 AM SEPT 19 TRENTON AIRPORT 38 AT 1104 PM SEPT 18 B. LOWEST PRESSURE... LOWEST PRESSURE CAMBRIDGE MARYLAND: 1003.0 MB AT 12 AM SEPT 19 2003. C. RAINFALL... FEDERALSBURG MARYLAND STORM TOTAL 3.40 INCHES SEPT 18-19 2003 STEVENSVILLE MARYLAND STORM TOTAL 2.14 INCHES SEPT 18-19 2003 LINCOLN PARK NEW JERSEY STORM TOTAL 2.07 INCHES SEPT 18-19 2003 CONOWINGO DAM MARYLAND STORM TOTAL 2.03 INCHES SEPT 18-19 2003 GEORGETOWN DELAWARE STORM TOTAL 1.74 INCHES SEPT 18-19 2003 WILMINGTON NEW CASTLE COUNTY DELAWARE STORM TOTAL 1.46 INCHES SEPT 18-19 2003 ANDOVER NEW JERSEY STORM TOTAL 1.40 INCHES SEPT 18-19 2003 WILDWOOD NEW JERSEY STORM TOTAL 1.30 INCHES SEPT 18-19 2003 PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PENNSYLVANIA STORM TOTAL 1.14 INCHES SEPT 18-19 2003 D. STORM TIDES... BURLINGTON NEW JERSEY (DELAWARE RIVER) HIGHEST OBSERVED 10.64 FEET AT 800 AM SEPT 19 2003 STORM SURGE 6.49 FEET TACONY-PALMYRA BRIDGE NEW JERSEY (DELAWARE RIVER) HIGHEST OBSERVED 9.94 FEET AT 800 AM SEPT 19 2003 STORM SURGE 5.83 FEET PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA (DELAWARE RIVER) HIGHEST OBSERVED 9.47 FEET AT 730 AM SEPT 19 2003 STORM SURGE 5.43 FEET REEDY POINT DELAWARE (DELAWARE RIVER) HIGHEST OBSERVED 8.66 FEET AT 506 AM SEPT 19 2003 STORM SURGE 5.00 FEET DELAWARE CITY DELAWARE (DELAWARE RIVER) HIGHEST OBSERVED 8.62 FEET AT 506 AM SEPT 19 2003 STORM SURGE 5.42 FEET SHIP JOHN SHOAL NEW JERSEY (DELAWARE BAY) HIGHEST OBSERVED 8.03 FEET AT 348 AM SEPT 19 2003 STORM SURGE 4.67 FEET TOLCHESTER BEACH MARYLAND (CHESAPEAKE BAY - EASTERN SHORE) HIGHEST OBSERVED 7.91 FEET AT 842 AM SEPT 19 2003 STORM SURGE 6.88 FEET LEWES DELAWARE (ATLANTIC OCEAN) HIGHEST OBSERVED 6.51 FEET AT 324 PM SEPT 18 2003 STORM SURGE 3.07 FEET CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY (ATLANTIC OCEAN) HIGHEST OBSERVED 6.45 FEET AT 254 PM SEPT 18 2003 STORM SURGE 3.11 FEET STORM SURGE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OBSERVED AND NORMAL TIDE LEVEL. BUOY 44009 DATA (NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE DELAWARE BAY) PEAK WIND GUST 42.7 KNOTS AT 300 AM SEPT 19 FROM SSE SUSTAINED WIND 33.0 KNOTS AT 300 AM SEPT 19 FROM SSE PEAK WAVE HEIGHT 22.0 FEET AT 800 PM SEPT 18 2003 E. EXTENT OF BEACH EROSION... SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION OCCURRED ALONG THE ENTIRE ATLANTIC COAST OF SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION ALSO OCCURRED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST OF CAPE MAY AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. F. FLOODING/FLASH FLOODING... FLOOD WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE. MODERATE FLOODING OCCURRED AS THE RIVER LEVEL PEAKED AT 11.38 FEET AT 130 AM SEPTEMBER 19 2003. FLOOD STAGE AT COOCHS BRIDGE IS 9.0 FEET. TIDAL SURGE MOVED UP THE CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE BAYS PRODUCING MODERATE TO SEVERE TIDAL FLOODING. THE TIDAL SURGE ALSO MOVED UP THE DELAWARE RIVER AND PRODUCED FLOODING IN PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON. MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING OCCURRED ALONG THE NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND COASTS. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY THE CASE DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SEPTEMBER 18 2003. G. TORNADOES... NONE REPORTED OR OBSERVED. H. STORM EFFECTS... ONE PERSON WAS KILLED IN WARREN COUNTY NEW JERSEY BY A FALLING TREE. ONE PERSON INJURED IN PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA LATE IN THE DAY ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18 2003 DUE TO FLYING DEBRIS. AT THIS TIME, THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS DUE TO DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN. ALSO THE NUMBER OF PERSONS EVACUATED IS NOT KNOWN. $$ GORSE/FRUGIS