STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR MIDDLE ATLANTIC STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...SLOW MOVING STORM BRINGING HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS TO THE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC...

FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION.  FOR DETAILS OF THE CURRENT WEATHER
HAZARDS AND LOCAL WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WEB PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 1000 AM EDT...A 988 MB LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY NEAR EWELL MD.  THIS LOW IS DRIFTING
SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH.  THIS LOW DEEPENED
RAPIDLY YESTERDAY EVENING OVER NORTHEASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA/SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AS IT MOVED NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY...RESULTING IN VERY HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH
WINDS ACROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION.  AT 1000 AM
EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINS
CONTINUE TO FALL FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA...ACROSS CENTRAL TO
EASTERN MARYLAND...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY.  SURFACE...SHIP AND BUOY
OBSERVATIONS THIS MORNING INDICATE SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 20 TO 35
MPH RANGE...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ACROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION.

...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT SUN
MAY 11 THROUGH 800 AM EDT MON MAY 12...


...NORTH CAROLINA...

HOLDEN BEACH 2.3 E                   3.81  
SWANSBORO 3.3 NW                     3.40  
WILMINGTON/NEW HANOVER CO. ARPT      2.51  
NEW RIVER MCAS                       2.28  


...WEST VIRGINIA...

MARTINSBURG RGNL ARPT                2.73  


...VIRGINIA...

WOODBRIDGE 2.6 SSW                   4.86  
LAKE RIDGE 1.7 SW                    4.43  
WARRENTON 3.5 SE                     4.35  
WASHINGTON/DULLES                    4.11 
BURKE 1.6 NE                         3.65  
REMINGTON 5.5 NNE                    3.60  
FORT BELVOIR/DAVISON AFB             3.42 
FAIRFAX 1.7 S                        3.38  
FRANCONIA 1.3 SSE                    3.33  
LAKE BARCROFT 0.8 SSW                3.28  
MOUNT VERNON 0.5 NE                  3.25  
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION                  3.21  
RIXEYVILLE 2.5 N                     2.64  
FREDERICKSBURG 5.2 SSW               2.51  
BUNKER HILL 0.8 WNW                  2.27  
WINCHESTER 0.5 ENE                   2.05  


...WASHINGTON DC...

WASHINGTON/NATIONAL                  3.45  


...MARYLAND...

NORTH BEACH 0.3 W                    7.07  
MARLTON 6.0 E                        6.30  
DUNKIRK 3.2 NNE                      6.14  
BRANDYWINE 6.7 ESE                   5.62  
PRINCE FREDERICK 1.4 W               5.24  
ANDREWS AFB/CAMP SPRINGS             4.55  
WALDORF 3.6 SSE                      4.52  
CAMP SPRINGS 0.1 ESE                 4.40  
DEALE 2.3 SSW                        4.30  
MAYO 1.1 SSW                         4.22  
ODENTON 0.8 WSW                      4.17  
FORESTVILLE 1.1 W                    4.15  
STN CHARLES 3.9 SE                   4.10  
CROFTON 2.5 ESE                      4.06  
FOREST HEIGHTS 1.6 SE                4.01  
OXON HILL 1.1 W                      3.80  
LA PLATA 2.6 WNW                     3.74  
LEONARDTOWN 0.6 NE                   3.65  
SEVERN 1.7 E                         3.50  


...SELECTED RECENT MAXIMUM WIND GUST REPORTS IN MILES PER HOUR...


...NORTH CAROLINA...

WATAUGA CNTY HOSP HELIPORT             57
CHAPEL HILL/WILLIAMS ARPT              50
JEFFERSON/ASHE CO. AIRPORT             47
ANDREWS-MURPHY_AIRPORT                 40


...WEST VIRGINIA...

BECKLEY MEMORIAL ARPT                  45


...VIRGINIA...

NORFOLK INTL ARPT                      45
SUFFOLK                                43
WISE/LONESOME PINE                     42
WALLOPS ISLAND                         40


...MARYLAND...

RIDGELY                                47  1135 PM EDT
EASTON                                 45  1130 PM EDT
PATUXENT RIVER NAS                     43
SALISBURY RGNL ARPT                    41


...DELAWARE...

BREAKWATER HARBOR                      65  12OO AM EDT
BRANDYWINE LIGHT                       63   236 AM EDT
DOVER AFB                              58   117 AM EDT
GEORGETOWN/SUSSEX CO. ARPT             51  1137 PM EDT
WILMINGTON ARPT                        48   430 AM EDT
SANDTOWN                               43   300 AM EDT
DELAWARE CITY                          43   436 AM EDT


...PENNSYLVANIA...

LATROBE/WESTMORLAND                    47
JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIA CO. ARPT             41
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT                 40


...NEW JERSEY...

AVALON                                 62   200 AM EDT
CAPE MAY                               58  1230 AM EDT
HARVEY CEDARS                          58   200 AM EDT 
ATLANTIC CITY AIRPORT                  53  1233 AM EDT
BRANT BEACH                            52   400 AM EDT   
CHATSWORTH COYLE FIELD                 51   200 AM EDT 
MILLVILLE AIRPORT                      48   417 AM EDT  
JACQUES COUSTEAU RSRV                  45   200 AM EDT
KEANSBURG                              45   200 AM EDT   
WILDWOOD ARPT                          45   355 AM EDT
WOODBINE                               44   400 AM EDT    
PITTSTOWN                              44   400 AM EDT  
SANDY HOOK                             43   130 AM EDT 
BARNEGAT LIGHT                         45   300 AM EDT


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AFFECTING THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD DURING MONDAY INTO THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC.  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND HIGH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC TODAY..WITH PRECIPITATION
TAPERING OFF AND WINDS DECREASING IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO MONDAY EVENING AS THE STORM PUSHES EASTWARD. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION DURING MONDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 0500 PM EDT MONDAY MAY 12. PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

ORAVEC/ENGELMAN