. Annual data summary for 1989, CERC Field Research Facility : volume 1, main text and appendixes A and B. Ocean waves; Oceanographic research stations; Marine meteorology; Storms. 23-25 December 1989 (Figure 43) 82. Reinforced by the same mid-western high pressure system that had produced storm waves on 22 December, a storm which developed off the Georgia coast on 23 December quickly intensified into a major blizzard. The storm destroyed several previously damaged oceanfront cottages in the town of Kitty Hawk and produced gale-force winds accompanied by significant quantities of snow. The max
. Annual data summary for 1989, CERC Field Research Facility : volume 1, main text and appendixes A and B. Ocean waves; Oceanographic research stations; Marine meteorology; Storms. 23-25 December 1989 (Figure 43) 82. Reinforced by the same mid-western high pressure system that had produced storm waves on 22 December, a storm which developed off the Georgia coast on 23 December quickly intensified into a major blizzard. The storm destroyed several previously damaged oceanfront cottages in the town of Kitty Hawk and produced gale-force winds accompanied by significant quantities of snow. The maximum H^, (Gage 111) of m (Tp - sec) was recorded at 1442 EST on 24 December. Offshore (Gage 630), the H,,^ reached m (Tp - sec) at 1300 EST the same day. Peak winds (from the north) approached 21 m/sec at 0842 EST, also on 24 December. Winds above 10 m/sec were recorded for 39 consecutive hours. Since the center of the storm remained offshore, the atmospheric pressure at the FRF dropped only to 1, mb at 1142 EST on 24 December. Due to the strong winds, the rain gages failed to collect much of the snowfall. Approximately 20 to 25 cm of snow fell at the FRF with up to 36 cm reported at other locations. Atmospheric Presoura, mb Gage 616 Wave Direction, Deg True N. Figure 43 Data for 23-25 December 1989 storm 77. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Leffler, Michael W; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; Coastal Engineering Research Center (U. S. ); U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. [Vicksburg, Miss. : U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station ; Springfield, Va. : Available from National Technical Information Service]
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