THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR NORTHEASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH
WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 AM EDT MON OCT 30 2017

...RAPDILY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SPREADING HEAVY RAIN
AND DAMAGING WINDS INTO THE NORTHEASTERN U.S...

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...FLOOD ADVISORIES...FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND...WITH
WIND ADVISORIES EXTEND SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE APPALACHIANS

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 972 MB WAS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.  A STRONG
FRONT...ORIENTED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER...WAS SEPARATING WARM AND MOIST AIR OVER MUCH OF NEW
ENGLAND WITH MUCH COLDER AIR FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO WESTERN NEW
YORK AND DOWN THE EAST COAST.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
WAS MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF NEW ENGLAND.  ANOTHER
LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS PIVOTING AROUND THE LOW
PRESSURE CENTER ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW YORK...WHILE LIGHT
TO MODERATE RAIN WAS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC
BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT.  IN ADDITION...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
OF 50 TO 60 MPH WERE REPORTED AT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN U.S.

...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 PM
EDT FRI OCT 27 THROUGH 400 AM EDT MON OCT 30...

...CONNECTICUT...
WATERBURY-OXFORD AIRPORT              5.29                    
DANBURY MUNI ARPT                     4.13                    
BETHEL                                4.12                    
OAKVILLE                              3.84                    
DURHAM                                2.32                    

...MARYLAND...
KLINE GAP                             3.21                    

...NEW JERSEY...
WARETOWN                              4.50                    
HOLMDEL                               4.15                    
NEWARK                                3.84                    
CHATSWORTH                            3.01                    
OCEANVILLE                            2.95                    

...NEW YORK...
SAYVILLE                              4.40                    
SOMERS                                4.10                    
PLAINVIEW                             3.69                    
NEW YORK CITY/CENTRAL PARK            3.03                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
WILLIAMSPORT RGNL ARPT                3.58                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 PM EDT FRI OCT
27 THROUGH 400 AM EDT MON OCT 30...

...MARYLAND...
REDHOUSE                              3.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
CANAAN HEIGHTS                        5.9                    
EGLON                                 4.0                    
AURORA                                3.0                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...CONNECTICUT...
GROTON                                54                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
TAUNTON MUNI ARPT                     58                    
FALMOUTH                              54                    

...MAINE...
MOUNT WASHINGTON                     114                    
ISLES OF SHOALS                       57                    
MEREDITH                              56                    
SUNAPEE                               55                    
MANCHESTER AIRPORT GRENIER            54                    
RINDGE                                54                    
SALEM                                 52                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
MUIR AAF/INDIANTOWN                   61                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
PROVIDENCE                            50                    

...VERMONT...
BURLINGTON WSO ARPT                   51                    


THE DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY
NORTHWARD INTO SOTHEASTERN CANADA TODAY.  MUCH OF THE HEAVY RAIN
OVER NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS
AFTERNOON.  THE RAIN OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC SHOULD TAPER OFF THIS
MORNING.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN MAINE BEFORE IT ENDS THIS EVENING. 
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING
AS THE DEEP LOW MOVES INTO CANADA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

kong




Last Updated: 527 AM EDT MON OCT 30 2017