Hurricane Gilbert Sept 3-16 1988 - NOAA

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PREFACE On September 17,1988, Dr. Elbert W. Friday, Jr, Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, designated a Disaster Survey Team to collect and report on the events pertaining to Hurricane Gilbert and the associated tornadoes. The Team consisted of the following members: Louis Boezi, Team Leader, Director, Transition Program Office Joe Bocchieri, Chief, Services Evaluation Branch, Office of Meteorol- OW Gary Grice, Assistant Chief, Meteorological SeMces Division, Southern Region Steve Harned, National Hurricane Program Leader, Office of Meteorology Herb Lieb, Consultant, Public Affairs & Humcane Preparedness The team was escorted and aided by Al Dreumont, MIC, San Antonio. The team met initially on September 18,1988, in San Antonio, Texas, with the National Academy of Science Disaster Survey Team. In San Antonio the team decided to split up to better cover the Texas coast. Mr. Harned and Mr. Jieb went to the Houston/Galveston Area, while Mr. Boezi, Mr. Bocchieri, Mr. Grice, Mr. Dreumont, Mr. Frerichs (NAS member) and Mr. Acquirre (NAS member) travelled to the Brownsville and Corpus Christi areas. National Weather Service Offices (WSOs), mayors, city managers, emergency management coordinators, newspaper managers, and T.V. weathercasters were visited by the team members, and as many interviews as possible were conducted. After returning from the Survey, the team members were ably assisted by William Lerner, who wrote Chapter 4, Stephen Frerichs, and Danielle Bishop. A special thank you to the team members for your professional work and to Bill, Stephen a3p Danielle for your invaluable assistance. Lou Boezi, Team Leader iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword ............................................................................................................................... .. ... Prefa ................................................................................................................................... List of Figures and Tables ................................................................................................. v . Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ 1 Chapter 1: Hurricane Gilbert: The Event and Its Impact. The History of the Sto ................................................................................................ 3 Humcane Induced Tornadoes ..... L., . 5 Rainfall with Gilbert .................................................................................................... 5 Casualty and Damage Statistics .................................................................................. 5 Chapter 2: Summary of NWS Preparedness Actions, Information and Warning System. Preparedness Actions ................................................................................................... 7 Information .................................................................................................................... 8 Warning Se ................................................................................................................. 8 Chapter 3: Discussion of Data Collection and Communications. Data Collection ............................................................................................................. 9 communications ......................................................................................................... 10 AFOS Performance .................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 4: An Evaluation of the Processing, Interpretation, and Dissemination of NWS Information. National Hurricane Center Forecasts ....................................................................... Weather Service Offices/Hurricane Local Statements . 15 Severe Weather Fore .............................................................................................. 16 iv
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