United States National Weather Service

“ ULITHI...NONE REPORTED. NGULU...NONE REPORTED. LIKELY DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURE. YAP...COASTAL FLOODING UP TO 5 FEET AROUND THE PORT AND COLONIA BAY. ISLAND-WIDE POWER OUTAGE. DAMAGE ON YAP WAS MINIMIZED AS WEAK STRUCTURES WERE REBUILT AFTER TYPHOON SUDAL IN APRIL 2004. SOME AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE DUE TO WIND AND SALT SPRAY. REPUBLIC OF PALAU... ”

“ NORTH OF YAP. HOWEVER...REPORTS FROM THE YAP SUPPLEMENTAL RAWINSONDE SOUNDING AT 27 NOV 0600 UTC AND THE SCHEDULED SOUNDING AT 27 NOV 1200 UTC AS WELL AS THE SURFACE WIND AND PRESSURE REPORTS AND AVAILABLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED THAT THE TS REMAINED WEAK...ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE...UNTIL IT MOVED WELL PAST THE ISLANDS. ISLANDS AFFECTED (BASED ON ANIMATED MICROWAVE COURTESY OF CIMSS) : YAP STATE, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM) ... ”

“ On September 3, 2006, the following was issued.
000 NOUS41 KAKQ 022011 PNSAKQ VAZ0048-049-060>100-MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-031200- PRELIMINARY POST STORM REPORT...TS ERNESTO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 400 PM EDT SAT SEP 2 2006 ...GENERAL INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO MOVED NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AFTER MAKING LANDFALL NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA/SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS OF THURSDAY AUGUST 31, 2006. ”