Report on the Effects of Tropical Storm Isidore on Water Levels Along the Gulf Coast.

摘要

NOAAs Center for Operational Oceanographic Products And Services (CO-OPS) maintains a network of tide gauges along the Gulf Coast from Brownsville, TX eastward to Key West, FL. During the hurricane season (June through November) CO-OPS personnel actively maintain and monitor these gauges which provide useful information about water levels along the Gulf Coast during storm events. Presently there are 38 gauges in the Gulf Coast region of which 25 recorded valuable data during the recent passing of Tropical Storm Isidore. Nine of the Gulf Coast Florida gauges were of sufficient distance from the storms center that water level data from those locations is not included in this report. The other five stations all recorded data during the storm. Both of the Alabama gauges recorded data during the storm, however, for a brief period from 14:00 to 16:30 on 09/26/02 the Mobile station appeared to become inundated and data for this period is unreliable. The lone Mississippi gauge was not operational, however, all four Louisiana gauges functioned properly supplying water level data throughout the storm although the Lake Charles gauge is not included in this report as no datum has been calculated for this station. All sixteen of the Texas gauges functioned properly, however, datum calculations do not exist for Brownsville and it is not included.