Irma Makes Its Mark in Weather Records
Bob Henson · September 12, 2017, 9:23 PM EDT
Above: Eric Ward, the bartender at Key Largo's Snappers, inspects the damage from Hurricane Irma at the popular restaurant on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Key Largo, Fla. Florida is cleaning up and embarking on rebuilding from Hurricane Irma, one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history. Image credit: Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP.SNIPPET:
Irma’s highest winds and heaviest rains
Here are peak wind gusts and top rainfall totals from Irma observed across the Southeast U.S., as reported by the NOAA/NWS Weather Prediction Center in its final statement on Irma as a post-tropical cyclone, issued at 5 pm EDT Monday. Many of these readings are unverified, so we’ll have to wait for more in-depth analysis to find out which of Irma’s peak rain and wind reports make it into the final record.
Heaviest total rainfall from Irma in each affected stateFlorida: 15.91” (Ft. Pierce/St. Lucie County Intl. Airport)
Georgia: 10.12” (St. Marys River, 5 mi SSE of Kingsland)
South Carolina: 8.65” (5 mi WNW of Charleston)
North Carolina: 6.05” (Busick)
Alabama: 4.70” (West Point)
Mississippi: 1.21” (8.2 mi SE of Abbeville)
Strongest wind gust from Irma in each affected stateFlorida: 142 mph (2 mi ENE of Naples)
South Carolina: 76 mph (6 mi E of Parris Island)
Georgia: 70 mph (Fort Pulaski)
Tennessee: 66 mph (Clingmans Dome Tower)
North Carolina: 56 mph (2 mi WNW of Highlands)
Alabama: 45 mph (Troy)
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