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 ACUS72 KTBW 220620
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 PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT...HURRICANE RITA
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
 220 AM EDT THU SEP 22 2005
 
 COUNTIES INCLUDED...CHARLOTTE AND LEE.
 
 A. WIND DATA...(SITES WITH "??" HAD INCOMPLETE DATA)
 
     ASOS/AWOS (TWO MINUTE WIND OBSERVATIONS)...
     COUNTY..........CITY............DIR/SPEED (KTS)..DATE/TIME  (UTC)
     CHARLOTTE.......PUNTA GORDA (PGD).....050/31.....09/20/05...1156Z
     LEE.............FORT MYERS (FMY)......070/28.....09/20/05...1028Z
                     FORT MYERS (RSW)......070/32.....09/20/05...1108Z
 
     WIND DATA.......ASOS/AWOS (MAXIMUM GUST)
 
     COUNTY..........CITY............DIR/SPEED (KTS)..DATE/TIME  (UTC)
 
     CHARLOTTE.......PUNTA GORDA (PGD)......040/36....09/20/05...1728Z
     LEE.............FORT MYERS (FMY).......080/35....09/20/05...1652Z
                     FORT MYERS (RSW).......060/38....09/20/05...1630Z
 
 B.  LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE...
 
     COUNTY..........CITY..............PRES/MILLIBARS..DATE/TIME (UTC)
     CHARLOTTE.......PUNTA GORDA (PGD).....1011.5.....09/20/05...2053Z
     LEE.............FORT MYERS (FMY)......1009.8.....09/20/05...2053Z
                     FORT MYERS (RSW)......1009.3.....09/20/05...2053Z
 
 
 C.  RAINFALL TOTALS (2 DAY TOTAL FROM 09/20-21/2005 STANDARD TIME):
 
     CHARLOTTE COUNTY
       PUNTA GORDA.....KPGD....1.20 INCHES
     LEE COUNTY
       FORT MYERS......KFMY....0.91 INCHES
       REGIONAL SW.....KRSW....0.76 INCHES
 
 
 D.  MAXIMUM STORM SURGE (STORM TIDE) AND ESTIMATED TIME...
 
     1 TO 2 FEET 0100 09/21/05Z
 
 
 E.  BEACH EROSION...
 
     MINOR
 
 
 F.  FLOODING
 
     TO BE DETERMINED
 
 
 G.  TORNADOES...
 
     NONE
 
 
 H. PRELIMINARY STORM EFFECTS...
 
    1)  DEATHS.................................. NONE
 
    2)  INJURIES................................ NONE
 
    3)  DAMAGE BY COUNTY...(FROM COUNTIES AND MEDIA): TO BE DETERMINED
 
    4)  NUMBER OF PEOPLE EVACUATED............... TO BE DETERMINED
 
 
 
 
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