10-16 March 1987 (Figure 31) 



69. Forming off Cape Hatteras , NC, on 10 March, this intense storm was 

 spawned from another low-pressure system which had developed over the Gulf of 

 Mexico and tracked northeast along the Appalachian Mountains. This storm 

 quickly moved well offshore and was replaced by a smaller storm which formed 

 off Virginia on 13 March and moved to the northeast. The minimum atmospheric 

 pressure of 1001 mb was recorded on 9 March at 2042 EST. Maximum onshore 

 winds exceeded 20 m/sec (NNE) at 0734 EST on 10 March with the maximum H^ 

 (Gage 141) of 4.52 m (period = 11.64 sec) recorded at 1300 EST on the same 

 day. The H^ remained above 3 m for 28 consecutive hr and above 2 m for 159 

 hr. Total precipitation was 22 mm. 



Atmospheric Pressure, mb 



Water Level from NGVD, 



Gage 1 



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Figure 31. Data for 10-16 March 1987 storm 



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