POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE EARL...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 113 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 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 FOR EARL. COUNTIES INCLUDED...CARTERET...HYDE...DARE...PITT...ONSLOW... CRAVEN SEP 11...UPDATED FOR...CHANGED TIMES FOR SOME OBSERVATIONS ...INCLUDED ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS...AND UPDATED STORM EFFECT SECTIONS. SEP 19...CORRECTED FOR...DATA AND TIMES SECTIONS A AND B. 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- KMRH-BEAUFORT AIRPORT NC 34.72 -76.65 1000.6 03/0656 310/032 03/0510 340/041 03/0456 KHSE-FRISCO AIRPORT NC 35.22 -75.62 990.1 03/0300 320/034 03/0507 330/057 03/0510 KMQI-MANTEO 35.90 -75.70 350/038 03/1002 350/061 03/1002 KFFA-KILL DEVIL HILLS 36.00 -75.70 350/030 03/0801 350/051 03/0801 KNKT-CHERRY POINT 34.90 -76.90 1001.7 03/0400 340/026 03/0400 340/036 03/0332 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- CEDAR ISLAND 35.10 -76.30 1000.0 03/0550 330/041 03/0750 330/051 03/0750 STUMPY POINT 35.70 -75.80 996.0 03/0800 345/047 03/0900 330/053 03/1000 ALLIGATOR RIVER BRIDGE 35.90 -76.00 997.6 03/0950 330/043 03/0719 347/051 03/0719 20 KHK RESORT (RODANTHE SOUND) 35.60 -75.50 990.5 03/0730 335/060 030/111 330/060 030/112 17 OREGON INLET (JETTY) 35.80 -75.50 988.2 03/0925 352/046 03/1300 352/063 03/1040 13 AVON SOUND 35.40 -75.50 988.1 03/0710 333/049 03/1136 325/063 03/0945 8 OCRACOKE SOUND 35.20 -76.00 993.4 03/0530 344/048 03/0708 344/063 03/0708 12 1 SE NAGS HEAD 35.90 -75.60 - 040/057 03/0546 E 040/077 03/0546 E 3.0 REMARKS: ALLIGATOR RIVER BRIDGE...KHK RESORT (RODANTHE SOUND)...OREGON INLET (JETTY)...AVON SOUND...AND OCRACOKE SOUND DATA ARE COURTESY OF WEATHER FLOW AND ARE NOT OFFICIAL. THE SENSORS AT OREGON INLET (JETTY) AND OCRACOKE SOUND FAILED AFTER THE OBSERVATIONS. THE OBSERVATION ONE MILE SOUTHEAST OF NAGS HEAD WAS MEASURED BY A SKYWARN SPOTTER USING A HAND HELD ANEMOMETER ON THE BEACH POSITIONED ON A LOW SAND DUNE AND IS NOT OFFICIAL. THE ANEMOMETER HEIGHT AND WIND DIRECTION ARE ESTIMATED. 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- DUCN7 - DUCK PIER , NC 36.18 -75.75 993.3 03/1000 350/044 03/0948 360/059 03/0900 CLKN7 - CAPE LOOKOUT , NC 34.62 -76.53 999.5 03/0500 320/038 03/1000 330/046 03/1000 41035 - ONSLOW BAY, NC 34.47 -77.28 1002.4 03/0520 340/027 03/0520 340/033 03/020 41025 - DIAMOND SHOALS , NC 35.00 -75.40 984.5 03/0600 310/049 03/1100 310/062 03/0900 ORIN7 35.80 -75.55 991.9 03/0906 340/041 03/0600 340/071 03/0942 PAMLICO SOUND 35.40 -75.80 992.3 03/0740 312/054 03/0912 313/065 03/0915 16 REMARKS: PAMLICO SOUND DATA IS COURTESY OF WEATHERFLOW AND IS NOT OFFICIAL. C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0000 UTC SEP 03 UNTIL 1600 UTC SEP 03 --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL LAT LON (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAUFORT CARTERET KMRH 0.82 34.72 -76.65 BOGUE FIELD CARTERET NJM 0.48 34.71 -77.03 CHERRY POINT CRAVEN NKT 0.67 34.92 -76.88 GREENVILLE PITT PGV 0.39 35.59 -77.37 KILL DEVIL HILLS OUTER BANKS DARE KFFA 4.47 36.01 -75.67 KINSTON LENOIR KISO 0.14 35.27 -77.59 JACKSONVILLE ONSLOW KOAJ 0.18 34.76 -77.40 MANTEO OUTER BANKS DARE KMQI 3.98 35.89 -75.67 NEW BERN CRAVEN KEWN 0.64 35.11 -77.08 NEWPORT CARTERET KMHX 0.71 34.78 -76.86 HARKERS ISLAND CARTERET COCORAHS 1.14 34.69 -76.56 HAVELOCK CRAVEN COCORAHS 0.59 34.89 -76.93 JAMES CITY CRAVEN COCORAHS 0.70 35.06 -77.02 VANCEBORO CRAVEN COCORAHS 0.45 35.30 -77.16 WINTERVILLE PITT COCORAHS 0.68 35.52 -77.40 AYDEN PITT COCORAHS 0.72 35.47 -77.42 BRIDGETON CRAVEN COCORAHS 0.65 35.12 -77.02 MOREHEAD CITY CARTERET COCORAHS 0.82 34.72 -76.73 NEWPORT CARTERET COCORAHS 0.69 34.78 -76.86 REMARKS: PRECIPITATION BEGAN IN EARNEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS ON THE 2ND AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THE 3RD ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WAS HEAVIEST ACROSS DARE...HYDE...AND DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTIES. D. INLAND FLOODING... --------------------------------------------------------------------- DARE...MINOR FRESHWATER FLOODING OCCURRED MAINLY ACROSS OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY WHERE THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAINFALL WAS REPORTED. --------------------------------------------------------------------- E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OFFICIAL TIDE GAUGES NOTED WITH LEADING G --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY CITY/TOWN SURGE TIDE DATE/ BEACH OR LOCATION (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION --------------------------------------------------------------------- CARTERET CEDAR ISLAND 2.00 2.00 03/0330 MINOR CRAVEN CHERRY BRANCH 3.00 3.00 03/1000 NONE CRAVEN NORTH HARLOWE 2.50 2.50 03/0330 NONE OUTER BANKS DA HATTERAS VILLAG 4.70 4.27 03/0942 MODERATE OUTER BANKS DA G DUCK 2.65 5.19 03/1030 MINOR CARTERET G BEAUFORT 1.08 4.51 03/0812 MINOR REMARKS: F. TORNADOES... --------------------------------------------------------------------- (DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY DATE/ EF SCALE LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL TIME(UTC) (IF KNOWN) DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY... --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- DARE 0 0 YES OVER ONE HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES WAS REPORTED IN DARE COUNTY. A FOUR TO SIX FOOT SOUNDSIDE STORM SURGE WAS REPORTED FROM RODANTHE SOUTH TO HATTERAS. DARE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THE SURGE IN THE HATTERAS VILLAGE...BUXTON...AND FRISCO AREAS MAY HAVE REACHED SIX FEET WITH SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 12 INUNDATED. SURGE WAS OVER THE DOCKS IN MANTEO WITH AN ESTIMATED SURGE OF 2 FEET. OCEANSIDE SURGE WAS TWO TO THREE FEET NORTH OREGON INLET WITH MINOR BEACH EROSION AND OCEAN OVERWASH. SIX STRUCTURES RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE. SEVENTY NINE STRUCTURES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE MINOR DAMAGE. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. WINDS GUSTED IN EXCESS OF HURRICANE FORCE ACROSS MANY AREAS ALONG OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH AT OREGON INLET MARINA AND RODANTHE ON THE SOUNDSIDE. A WIND GUST OF 89 MPH WAS MEASURED BY A SKYWARN OBSERVER JUST SOUTHEAST OF NAGS HEAD AND EAST OF MANTEO ON THE BEACH. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OCCURRED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THE 3RD RESULTED IN MINOR FLOODING AND ENHANCED THE SURGE EFFECTS. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS WERE ORDERED FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOR HATTERAS ISLAND ON 1ST. OTHER MANDATORY EVACUATIONS WERE ORDERED FOR THE SOUTH NAGS HEAD AREA...AND AREAS NORTH OF OREGON INLET ON THE 2ND. EVACUATION ORDERS WERE LIFTED ON THE 3RD FOR MANY AREAS ACROSS OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY...EXCEPT RE-ENTRY WAS NOT ALLOWED ON HATTERAS ISLAND UNTIL THE 4TH DUE TO SAND AND DEBRIS CLEARING ON THE ROADS. CARTERET 0 0 YES HIGHEST SURGE EFFECTS OCCURRED ACROSS DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY AT CEDAR ISLAND WITH A 2 FOOT SOUNDSIDE SURGE. OCEANSIDE SURGE SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT WAS 1 TO 2 FEET WITH MINOR BEACH EROSION. WINDS GUSTED AS HIGH AS 66 MPH AT SEA LEVEL IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THE 3RD. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED WITH A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. RAINFALL WAS HEAVIEST ACROSS DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY WITH ONE TO TW0 INCHES REPORTED. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS WERE IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL CARTERET COUNTY FROM THE EVENING OF THE 1ST THROUGH THE MORNING OF THE 3RD. HYDE 0 0 YES WINDS GUSTED TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE ON OCRACOKE ISLAND DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THE 3RD WITH AN ESTIMATED SOUNDSIDE SURGE OF TWO TO THREE FEET. OCEANSIDE SURGE WAS MINIMAL WITH AN ESTIMATED ONE TO TWO FOOT STORM SURGE. HYDE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ESTIMATED OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES TO CROPS ACROSS MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS REPORTED WITH SHINGLES TAKEN OFF SEVERAL STRUCTURES ACROSS OUTER BANKS HYDE COUNTY IN OCRACOKE INCLUDING THE FERRY OFFICE AND NCCAT BUILDINGS. NO DOLLAR DAMAGE ESTIMATES GIVEN. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWN WITH SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF OCRACOKE ISLAND WAS ORDERED ON THE MORNING OF THE 1ST AND LIFTED ON THE 3RD. CRAVEN 0 0 NO A TWO TO THREE FOOT SOUND SIDE SURGE OCCURRED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THE 3RD ALONG THE LOWER REACHES OF THE NEUSE RIVER AT CLUBFOOT CREEK AND CHERRY BRANCH FERRY TERMINAL IN SOUTHERN CRAVEN COUNTY. HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WERE MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE PEAKING DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THE 3RD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE REPORTED IN THE COUNTY. $$ Legend: I-Incomplete Data E-Estimated COLE