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Hurricane Ivan on Local Web Sites
Hurricane Ivan slammed ashore just east of Alabama's Mobile Bay during the early morning hours of September 16th with 130 mph. winds and a storm surge in excess of 10 feet. While Louisiana and Mississippi shared in the misery, it was the Alabama and Florida counties east of the storm's eye -- that felt the full fury of Ivan. When the damage estimates are finalized, Ivan may rank as the most destructive storm to strike that area in more than half a century.
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| Pensacola Beach, Fla. (Photo: NWS Forecast Office, Mobile) |
Despite a long, harrowing night of issuing Hurricane Local Statements, Severe Weather Statements and Tornado and Flash Flood Warnings -- the staff at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Mobile was out at first light to assess the damage and collect a photographic record.
As the information and photographs began to flood back into the office, Science and Operations Officer Jeffrey Medlin and Information Technology Officer Ray Ball began assembling a comprehensive Hurricane Ivan web site link for information hungry customers. In addition to a detailed account of the storm with graphic illustrations, the site provides more than 500 aerial and ground photographs. The web site may be viewed at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mob/ivan_page/Ivan-main.htm. The photographs were taken by staff members Gary Beeler, Jeff Garmon, Dave Eversole, Don Faulkner, Joe Maniscalco, Don Shepherd, Jack Cullen, Larry Tennison, Randy Prbyzylski and Ron Lee.
As the remnants of Ivan moved north through Alabama, WFOs Birmingham and Huntsville also created web site links detailing inland impacts and providing additional photographs. These web sites may be viewed at: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/significant_events/Ivan/index.html and http://www.srh.weather.gov/hun/ivan/ivan_recap.html. Contributing staff members from Birmingham include Mark Linhares, Jim Westland, Jason B. Wright and Laura Sanchez. Staff members contributing to the Huntsville site include Brian Carcione, Kurt Weber and Patrick Gatlin.
"More and more people are now relying on the Internet for critical weather information," said Bill Proenza, director, NWS Southern Region. "This extra effort in the wake of such a devastating storm - is just another example of the level of commitment in our field offices to serve the needs or our citizens." |
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