ACUS72 KTBW 262121 PSHTBW PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT...HURRICANE WILMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 515 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2005 COUNTIES INCLUDED...LEVY...SUMTER...CITRUS...HERNANDO...PASCO... PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...MANATEE... SARASOTA...HARDEE...DESOTO...HIGHLANDS... 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) SUMTER..........THE VILLAGES (VVG)....360/24.....10/24/05...1745Z HERNANDO........BROOKSVILLE (BKV).....310/25.....10/24/05...1829Z PINELLAS........ST PETERSBURG (PIE)...320/33.....10/24/05...1707Z ST PETERSBURG (SPG)...360/32.....10/24/05...1144Z HILLSBOROUGH....TAMPA (TPA)...........350/30.....10/24/05...1629Z VANDENBURG (VDF)......360/23.....10/24/05...1654Z POLK............WINTER HAVEN (GIF)....350/31.....10/24/05...1630Z SARASOTA........SARASOTA (SRQ)........350/31.....10/24/05...1350Z CHARLOTTE.......PUNTA GORDA (PGD).....340/45.....10/24/05...1252Z LEE.............FORT MYERS (FMY)......350/54.....10/24/05...1216Z FORT MYERS (RSW)......340/51.....10/24/05...1229Z C-MAN (TWO MINUTE OBSERVATIONS) LEVY............CEDAR KEY (CDRF1)......355/20...10/24/05....1650Z HERNANDO........HOMOSASSA (COMPS HOM)..350/31...10/24/05....1654Z PASCO...........PORT RICHEY (PTRF1)....350/25...10/24/05....1654Z FRED HOWARD (COMPS FHP)020/39...10/24/05....1154Z ANCLOTE KEY (ANCF1)....010/37...10/24/05....1054Z PINELLAS........TARPON SPRINGS (TARF1).360/19...10/24/05....1154Z CLEARWTR BEACH (CWBF1).360/41...10/24/05....1400Z SARASOTA........VENICE (VENF1).........338/44...10/24/05....1500Z LEE.............FORT MYERS (FMRF1).....320/46...10/24/05....1242Z BIG CARLOS PASS (BGCF1)340/56...10/24/05....1054Z BUOYS (ONE MINUTE OBSERVATIONS) 42036.....100 NM WNW OF BAYPORT.......344/33...10/24/05.....1150Z 42013.....30 NM W OF VENICE...........010/41...10/24/05.....1210Z 42003.....210 NM W OF CAPTIVA ISL.....345/36...10/24/05.....1030Z OTHER (ONE MINUTE OBSERVATIONS) HERNANDO........BROOKSVILLE FAWN.......???/19...10/24/05....1600Z HILLSBOROUGH....MACDILL AFB (MCF)......010/21...10/24/05....1055Z BALM FAWN..............???/28...10/24/05....1045Z DOVER FAWN.............???/14...10/24/05....1700Z POLK............LAKELAND (LAL).........340/24...10/24/05....1250Z LAKE WALES RAWS (LWEF1)???/24...10/24/05....1345Z LAKE ALFRED FAWN.......???/16...10/24/05....1215Z HARDEE..........ONA FAWN...............???/20...10/24/05....1800Z DESOTO..........ARCADIA FAWN...........???/34...10/24/05....1245Z HIGHLANDS.......SEBRING FAWN...........???/21...10/24/05....1245Z ASOS/AWOS (MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS) COUNTY..........CITY............DIR/SPEED (KTS)..DATE/TIME (UTC) SUMTER..........THE VILLAGES (VVG).....360/33....10/24/05...1745Z HERNANDO........BROOKSVILLE (BKV)......350/34....10/24/05...0943Z PINELLAS........ST PETERSBURG (PIE)....330/43....10/24/05...1610Z ST PETERSBURG (SPG)....360/41....10/24/05...1558Z HILLSBOROUGH....TAMPA (TPA)............360/38....10/24/05...1605Z VANDENBURG (VDF).......350/36....10/24/05...1233Z POLK............WINTER HAVEN (GIF).....020/40....10/24/05...1227Z SARASOTA........SARASOTA (SRQ).........360/42....10/24/05...1154Z CHARLOTTE.......PUNTA GORDA (PGD)......340/61....10/24/05...1251Z LEE.............FORT MYERS (FMY).......340/66....10/24/05...1221Z FORT MYERS (RSW).......330/69....10/24/05...1228Z C-MAN (MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS) LEVY............CEDAR KEY (CDRF1)......350/33...10/24/05....1644Z HERNANDO........HOMOSASSA (COMPS HOM)..350/37...10/24/05....1654Z PASCO...........PORT RICHEY (PTRF1)....010/37...10/24/05....1454Z FRED HOWARD (COMPS FHP)010/49...10/24/05....1154Z ANCLOTE KEY (ANCF1)....010/47...10/24/05....1054Z PINELLAS........TARPON SPRINGS (TARF1) 360/29...10/24/05....1154Z CLEARWTR BEACH (CWBF1).360/48...10/24/05....1400Z SARASOTA........VENICE (VENF1).........340/55...10/24/05....1453Z LEE.............FORT MYERS (FMRF1).....320/62...10/24/05....1224Z BIG CARLOS PASS (BGCF1)340/76...10/24/05....1054Z BUOYS (MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS) 42036.....100 NM WNW OF BAYPORT........350/43...10/24/05....1204Z 42013.....30 NM W OF VENICE............010/49...10/24/05....1210Z 42003.....210 NM W OF CAPTIVA ISL......350/47...10/24/05....0850Z OTHER (MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS) HERNANDO........BROOKSVILLE FAWN.......???/32...10/24/05....1630Z HILLSBOROUGH....MACDILL AFB (MCF)......350/37...10/24/05....1555Z BALM FAWN..............???/44...10/24/05....1145Z DOVER FAWN.............???/32...10/24/05....1231Z POLK............LAKELAND (LAL).........340/30...10/24/05....1250Z LAKE WALES RAWS (LWEF1)???/43...10/24/05....1345Z LAKE ALFRED FAWN.......???/38...10/24/05....1315Z HARDEE..........ONA FAWN...............???/46...10/24/05....1145Z DESOTO..........ARCADIA FAWN...........???/56...10/24/05....1245Z HIGHLANDS.......SEBRING FAWN...........???/52...10/24/05....1300Z B. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE: COUNTY..........CITY..............PRES/MILLIBARS..DATE/TIME (UTC) LEVY............CEDAR KEY (CDRF1).....1003.2.....10/24/05...1100Z HERNANDO........BROOKSVILLE (BKV).....1000.3.....10/24/05...1206Z PINELLAS........ST PETERSBURG (PIE)....997.6.....10/24/05...1145Z ST PETERSBURG (SPG)....995.9.....10/24/05...1153Z HILLSBOROUGH....TAMPA (TPA)............997.3.....10/24/05...1130Z POLK............WINTER HAVEN (GIF).....995.3.....10/24/05...1236Z SARASOTA........SARASOTA (SRQ).........991.9.....10/24/05...1042Z CHARLOTTE.......PUNTA GORDA (PGD)......985.8.....10/24/05...1153Z LEE.............FORT MYERS (FMY).......976.0.....10/24/05...1102Z FORT MYERS (RSW).......972.6.....10/24/05...1153Z << BUOY DATA ESTIMATED ON HOURLY OBSERVATIONS >> BUOY 42036......100NM WNW BAYPORT......1002.3....10/24/05...0950Z COMPS HSSF1.....ENTRANCE HOMOSASSA RVR.1001.0....10/24/05...1754Z COMPS ARPF1.....ARIPEKA................995.1.....10/24/05...1254Z BUOY 42013......30NM W VENICE..........993.1.....10/24/05...1010Z BUOY 42003......210NM W CAPTIVA........997.8.....10/23/05...2050Z C. RAINFALL TOTALS (STORM TOTAL FROM 7 AM EDT 10/23/2005 - 4 PM EDT 10/24/2005): LEVY COUNTY SUWANNEE 6NE..............0.27 INCHES WILLISTON.................0.91 INCHES INGLIS....................0.41 INCHES SUMTER COUNTY DADE CITY 10E.............5.02 INCHES BUSHNELL..................2.35 INCHES LAKE PANOSOFFKEE..........1.65 INCHES CITRUS COUNTY FLORAL CITY...............1.04 INCHES HOLDER....................0.97 INCHES CHASSAHOWITZKA............0.78 INCHES CRYSTAL RIVER.............0.65 INCHES HERNANDO COUNTY RERDELL...................2.10 INCHES BROOKSVILLE 7NNE..........1.28 INCHES BROOKSVILLE...............1.08 INCHES TRILBY....................2.62 INCHES MASARYKTOWN 5W............1.10 INCHES PASCO COUNTY GOWERS CORNER 2N..........1.12 INCHES PINELLAS COUNTY ST PETE/ALBERT WHITTED....2.41 INCHES PINELLAS PARK.............2.20 INCHES ST PETE/CLRWTR APT........1.64 INCHES CLEARWATER................1.24 INCHES LARGO.....................1.21 INCHES DUNEDIN...................0.98 INCHES TARPON SPRINGS 5E.........0.88 INCHES DUNEDIN 1SE...............0.78 INCHES SAFETY HARBOR.............1.07 INCHES HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY APOLLO BEACH..............3.27 INCHES RUSKIN....................5.46 INCHES WIMAUMA 4SW...............2.94 INCHES TAMPA/DELANEY CREEK.......2.54 INCHES TAMPA/MACDILL AFB.........2.53 INCHES TAMPA/PROGRESS BLVD.......2.51 INCHES LITHIA....................2.42 INCHES THONOTOSASSA 3N...........2.41 INCHES TAMPA INTL AIRPORT........1.44 INCHES TAMPA DAM.................1.28 INCHES POLK COUNTY LAKELAND LINDER FIELD.....7.34 INCHES MOUNTAIN LAKE.............6.00 INCHES MULBERRY..................6.93 INCHES WINTER HAVEN..............4.77 INCHES LAKE WALES 3S.............4.46 INCHES FORT MEADE................4.20 INCHES BARTOW....................3.84 INCHES FROSTPROOF................4.64 INCHES FOUR CORNERS..............4.47 INCHES MANATEE COUNTY MYAKKA HEAD 8W............3.23 INCHES LAKE WARD/BRADENTON 5SE...3.02 INCHES LORRAINE 1SW..............2.69 INCHES PALMA SOLA................2.79 INCHES WARES CREEK...............3.23 INCHES SARASOTA COUNTY VENICE....................7.45 INCHES NORTH PORT 2N.............6.42 INCHES NORTH PORT................5.67 INCHES MYAKKA STATE PARK.........4.81 INCHES SARASOTA 5E...............3.89 INCHES SARASOTA/BRADENTON APT....3.81 INCHES HARDEE COUNTY BOWNLING GREEN............3.63 INCHES GARDNER 2N................5.34 INCHES WAUCHULA 9SW..............4.74 INCHES HIGHLANDS COUNTY ARCHBOLD..................6.07 INCHES CHARLOTTE COUNTY POINT LONESOME............5.29 INCHES PUNTA GORDA 8NE...........7.57 INCHES PUNTA GORDA ..............3.93 INCHES LEE COUNTY FORT MYERS/SW INT APT.....5.44 INCHES BUCKINGHAM................4.63 INCHES D. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE...MAXIMUM STORM TIDE...AND TIME... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR SIGNIFICANT ABOVE NORMAL TIDES OCCURRED WITH WILMA. WITH OFFSHORE WINDS...MANY TIDE GAGES REPORTED BELOW NORMAL TIDES. E. BEACH EROSION BY COUNTY... NO REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. F. FLOODING... DESOTO COUNTY WATER INTRUSION IN SOME BUILDINGS. HIGHLANDS COUNTY US 98 (SR 721) FLOODED CHARLOTTE COUNTY SR 31 FLOODED 4 MILES N OF LEE COUNTY LINE. G. TORNADOES... DATE TIME(UTC) LOCATION COUNTY FATALITY INJURED ==== ========= ======== ====== ======== ======= 10/23 2135Z ZOLFO SPRINGS HARDEE 0 0 SEVERAL PUBLIC REPORTS OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR ZOLFO SPRINGS. 10/23 2337Z MULBERRY POLK 0 0 MULBERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR THEIR POLICE STATION. THEY REPORTED FLYING DEBRIS...POPPING TRANSFORMERS...AND CLASSIC FREIGHT TRAIN SOUND AS TORNADO PASSED BY. 10/24 1000Z LAKE JOSEPHINE HIGHLANDS 0 0 PORCH TORN OFF AND SHED DESTROYED AT A HOME. REPORTED BY A NWS TRAINED SPOTTER. H. PRELIMINARY STORM EFFECTS... 1) DIRECT DEATHS............................ UNKNOWN 2) INJURIES................................. UNKNOWN 3) DAMAGE BY COUNTY...(FROM COUNTIES AND MEDIA): LEVY COUNTY NONE CITRUS COUNTY NONE HERNANDO COUNTY A FEW TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADWAYS PASCO LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. A UTILITY POLE WAS CUT IN HALF BY A ROOF THAT WAS LIFTED OFF OF A POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOUSE. PINELLAS COUNTY 7000 CUSTOMERS WERE BRIEFLY WITHOUT POWER. A FEW TREES DOWN. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TRAFFIC SIGNALS BLOWN DOWN. APPROXIMATELY 25000 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER. MANATEE 1 CARPORT WITH ROOF DAMAGE. 4 MOBILE HOMES WITH AWNING DAMAGE. SARASOTA NONE REPORTED POLK POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. HIGHLANDS COUNTY US 98 (SR 721) FLOODED, TREE IN WEST BOUND LANE. PORCH TORN OFF FROM A HOME AND SHED DESTROYED. HARDEE NONE REPORTED DESOTO COUNTY WATER INTRUSION IN SOME BUILDINGS. CHARLOTTE COUNTY MANY ROADS FLOODED INCLUDING SR 31 FOUR MILES N OF THE LEE COUNTY LINE. SEVERAL CARPORTS AND LANAIS DAMAGED MAINLY IN MOBILE HOME PARKS. SEA WALL DAMAGED BY HEAVY RAINS...PUNTA GORDA SEA WALL MAINTENANCE AUTHORITY ESTIMATES $1.5 MILLION IN DAMAGE. SOME RAIN WATER BLOWN INTO COURT HOUSE THROUGH NORTH DOOR BUT NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. LEE COUNTY LEHIGH REGIONAL HOSPITAL LOST PART OF ROOF WINDOWS AND WATER ENTERING BUILDING. SOUTH TRAIL FIRE STATION LOST POWER. WIDESPREAD OUTAGES. 148,000 WITHOUT POWER. EOC AND 2 SHELTERS ON GENERATOR POWER. SR 31'S 18600 BLOCK FLOODED. SR 78 E OF I-75 FLOODED. DAMAGE TO POOL CAGES...ROOFS AND SIDING. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. 4) NUMBER OF PEOPLE EVACUATED............... TO BE DETERMINED $$ PAXTON/PETRO/SHARP/JILLSON