12 February 1988 (Figure 30) 



68. This storm formed over Texas early on 10 February and rapidly 

 intensified as it moved to the north-northeast. By 12 February, it was 

 located over Lake Erie, and two weak secondary lows formed in the Atlantic 

 (one off Cape Hatteras , NC) . All three lows merged over New England by 



13 February. Maximum onshore winds (from east-northeast) approached 7 m/sec 

 at 0134 EST on 12 February followed several hours later by the maximum H 

 (Gage 625) of 2.25 m (T =9.14 sec). Minimum atmospheric pressure was 

 1006.8 mb, and precipitation totaled 25 mm. 



Atmospheric Pressure, mb 



FEBRUARY 

 1988 



Figure 30. Data for 12 February 1988 storm 



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