25-27 October 1990 (Figure 32) 



70. Forming over South Carolina early on 25 October, this strong storm 

 slowly moved offshore where it quickly intensified and slowly moved up the 

 coast, being centered off Cape Hatteras , NC, on the morning of 26 October. By 

 27 October the storm was located off New England. Peak winds approaching 

 21 m/sec were recorded at 0434 EST on 26 October with the maximum H„ 

 (Gage 111) of 5.00 m (T p =9.85 sec) occurring several hours later at 0700 

 EST. The minimum atmospheric pressure of 992.3 mb was recorded on 26 October 

 at 0259 EST. Total precipitation was 43 mm. 



Atmospheric Pressure, mb 



Goge 616 



OCTOBER 

 1990 



Figure 32. Data for 25-27 October 1990 storm 



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