STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR MAJOR SPRING STORM NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 10 PM EST SAT APR 2 2005 ...HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO BLAST THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST WHILE HEAVY SNOW PICKS UP IN THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES AND APPALACHIANS... FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MARYLAND...DELAWARE...PENNSYLVANIA...OHIO...NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK...CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...MASSACHUSETTS...NEW HAMPSHIRE...VERMONT...AND MAINE. FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA...GEORGIA...FLORIDA...SOUTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA... DELAWARE...PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK...CONNECTICUT... RHODE ISLAND...MASSACHUSETTS...VERMONT...NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND MAINE. HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE APPALACHIANS IN EASTERN TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...FAR WESTER MARYLAND...SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND NORTHEASTERN OHIO. SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF APPALACHIANS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...WESTERN NEW YORK...AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. AS OF 9 PM EST...THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED NEAR 40.4 NORTH LATITUDE AND 76.0 WEST LONGITUDE...OR ABOUT 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA. CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THE SYSTEM WAS 987 MILLIBARS OR 29.14 INCHES. ...SELECTED 60 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS AS OF 7 PM EST SATURDAY... TENNESSEE... KNOXVILLE...............1.74 OAK RIDGE...............1.49 CHATTANOOGA.............1.35 NASHVILLE...............1.35 KENTUCKY... JACKSON.................2.00 LONDON..................1.15 BOWLING GREEN...........1.13 SOUTH CAROLINA... ANDERSON................1.06 CHARLESTOWN.............0.95 NORTH CAROLINA... CHERRY POINT............3.26 WILMINGTON..............1.90 NEW BERN................1.29 WILSON..................1.14 VIRGINIA... DULLES..................2.18 WASHINGTON-REAGAN/NATL..1.73 LANGLEY AFB.............1.72 QUANTICO................1.67 WALLOPS ISLAND..........1.64 SOUCEK..................1.57 CHARLOTTESVILLE.........1.24 MARYLAND... OCEAN CITY..............1.81 SALISBURY...............1.77 ANDREWS AFB.............1.54 PATUXENT RIVER NAS......1.25 WEST VIRGINIA... PARKERSBURG.............1.66 HUNTINGTON..............1.64 BLUEFIELD...............1.19 OHIO... HARRY CLEVER FIELD......1.59 ZANESVILLE..............1.27 AKRON...................1.26 YOUNGSTOWN..............1.22 PENNSYLVANIA... POTTSTOWN...............3.18 DOYLESTOWN..............2.99 WILLOW GROVE............2.97 PHILADELPHIA............2.77 PHILADELPHIA NORTHEAST..2.69 NEW YORK... ORANGE COUNTY...........2.26 NYC/CENTRAL PARK........1.32 WESTHAMPTON BEACH.......1.27 NEW JERSEY... TETERBORO...............1.83 ELIZABETH...............1.21 CONNECTICUT... NEW HAVEN...............1.41 HARTFORD................1.00 RHODE ISLAND... PROVIDENCE..............1.58 WESTERLY STATE ARPT.....1.49 MASSACHUSETTS... NEW BEDFORD.............1.25 MILTON..................1.03 VERMONT... MONTPELIER..............0.72 RADAR IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS CURRENTLY FALLING ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTION IN MARYLAND...AS WELL AS IN THE FORM OF DOWNPOURS IN NEW YORK AND CONNECTICUT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND COULD REACH TWO TO THREE INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER TERRAIN. HEAVY RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH RAPID SNOW MELT WILL YIELD A MAJOR FLOODING THREAT IN THE NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING IN NORTHEASTERN OHIO...WETERN PENNSYLVANIA...WESTERN NEW YORK...AND WEST VIRGINIA. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE IN THESE AREAS THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE BY MORNING. THE NEXT STATEMENT ON THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 5 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR THE LATEST FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN YOUR AREA. FRIES