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PRELIMINARY POST STORM REPORT...HURRICANE OPHELIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
300 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 

...GENERAL INFORMATION...
OPHELIA BECAME A TROPICAL STORM ON SEPTEMBER 6 NEAR THE NORTHERN 
BAHAMAS.  THE STORM TRACKED NORTHEAST OFF THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH 
CAROLINA COASTS WHERE IT BECAME NEARLY STATIONARY...EVENTUALLY 
LOOPING TOWARD THE CAROLINA COAST BY SEPTEMBER 14.  OPHELIA CHANGED 
STATUS BETWEEN TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE 
REMAINING A HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHED THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.  
ONCE A HURRICANE...IT MOVED NORTHEAST ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA 
COAST...GRAZING CAPE LOOKOUT...AND EXITING SOUTH AND EAST OF CAPE 
HATTERAS AS A TROPICAL STORM ON SEPTEMBER 15.

A.  HIGHEST WINDS...ALL WINDS IN MPH AND TIMES IN UTC.

     LOCATION          SUSTAINED WIND  MAX GUST  MAX GUST TIME
DUCK NC (DUCN7)            34             43     1651 UTC 9/15
DUCK NC (FIELD RES. FAC.)  31                    0016 UTC 9/16 
ELIZABETH CITY NC (KECG)   30             39     1552 UTC 9/15
FALSE CAPE VA BUOY(44014)  31             40     1537/1920 UTC 9/16

B.  PRESSURE DATA...ALL TIMES IN UTC (SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FOR EDT)

DUCK NC (DUCN7)                             1008.5 MB/0930 9/15
                                            29.78 INCHES
DUCK NC (ARMY COE FIELD RESEARCH FACILITY)  1008 MB/0834   9/15
                                            29.76 INCHES
ELIZABETH CITY                              1008 MB/0854   9/15
                                            29.78 INCHES

C.  RAINFALL...STORM TOTALS IN INCHES

                  ...RAINFALL...

LOCATION (COUNTY OR SITE ID)    AMOUNT (INCHES)
ELIZABETH CITY NC (KECG)            0.53

D.  STORM TIDES

A 1 TO 2 FOOT SURGE WAS REPORTED AROUND EDENTON IN CHOWAN COUNTY.  
A FEW STREETS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE IN EDENTON HAD SOME OVERWASH
BUT THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.  TIDES ALONG OUTER BANKS
CURRITUCK COUNTY...VIRGINIA BEACH AND THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...
PEAKED AT AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL...AND NO FLOODING WAS REPORTED.

E.  BEACH EROSION

MODERATE BEACH EROSION OCCURRED IN OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...DAMAGING 
SOME PAVED SURFACES NEAR THE WATER.  MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION
OCCURRED IN VIRGINIA BEACH.

F.  FLOODING

THERE WAS NO FLOODING REPORTED.

G.  TORNADOES

THERE WERE NO TORNADOES.

H.  STORM EFFECTS

NO ADDITIONAL EFFECTS FROM OPHELIA.

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NS