HURRICANE KATE STORM SURGE DATA 



PART I: INTRODUCTION 



1. This report is the fifth in a series* providing a data base directed 

 toward verification of numerical storm surge models. As such, the emphasis is 

 on quantitative measurements of the hydrodynamic and meteorologic parameters 

 of Hurricane Kate rather than documentation of structural damage or changes in 

 coastal morphology. Photos 1-16 show areas which experienced significant 

 surge effects and are included to assist investigators in assessing the appli- 

 cability of individual high-water marks in verifying a particular numerical 

 model. 



2. Contained herein are coastal and inland hydrographs and basic meteo- 

 rological data associated with Hurricane Kate. These data have been compiled 

 from a variety of sources; consequently, they cannot be guaranteed to be 

 absolutely accurate. Nevertheless, every reasonable effort has been made to 

 ensure the data are as consistent and complete as possible. 



* Thomas H. Flor. 1983 (Jul). "Poststorm Reconnaissance of Tropical Storm 

 Chris," Miscellaneous Paper HL-83-5, US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment 

 Station, Vicksburg, Miss. 



Andrew W. Garcia and Thomas H. Flor. 1984 (Nov). "Hurricane Alicia Storm 

 Surge and Wave Data," Technical Report CERC-84-6, US Army Engineer Waterways 

 Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss. 



Andrew W. Garcia and William S. Hegge. 1987. "Hurricane Elena Storm Surge 

 Data," Technical Report CERC-87-10, Report 3, US Army Engineer Waterways 

 Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss. 



Andrew W. Garcia and William S. Hegge. 1987. "Hurricane Danny Storm Surge 

 Data," Technical Report CERC-87-11, Report 4, US Army Engineer Waterways 

 Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss. 



