THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR NORTHEAST HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 PM EDT TUE MAR 30 2010
A STRONG COASTAL STORM CONTINUES TO PUSH HEAVY RAINS ONSHORE FROM
MARYLAND TO MAINE.
FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ALONG
THE NORTHEASTERN SEABOARD...FROM DELAWARE TO MAINE.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 400 PM EDT...A 990 MB...29.23 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST...JUST SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND. TO THE NORTH
OF THE LOW...A COASTAL FRONT REMAINED DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN NEW ENGLAND. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A SOLID BAND OF RAIN WAS WRAPPED
AROUND THE LOW WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN REPORTED FROM THE
EASTERN SHORES OF MARYLAND...NORTHWARD THROUGH NEW JERSEY AND
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND EASTWARD ACROSS THE NEW ENGLAND STATES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM EDT SUN MAR
28 THROUGH 500 PM EDT TUE MAR 30...
...CONNECTICUT...
GROTON/NEW LONDON 6.50
OAKDALE 5.83
NORWICH 5.54
YANTIC 5.43
COLCHESTER 5.00
LISBON 4.67
EAST KILLINGLY 4.41
OLD LYME 4.37
STERLING 4.27
CLINTON 4.25
WILLIMANTIC/WINDHAM ARPT 4.14
MERIDEN/MARKHAM MUNI ARPT 4.11
WALLINGFORD 4.03
...DELAWARE...
LEWES 2.12
GEORGETOWN/SUSSEX CO ARPT 1.92
WILMINGTON ARPT 1.82
DOVER AFB 1.72
...MASSACHUSETTS...
TAUNTON MUNI ARPT 6.10
DIGHTON 5.38
EAST MILTON 5.32
TAUNTON 5.20
MIDDLEBOROUGH 5.19
EAST FREETOWN 4.64
REHOBOTH 4.58
NORTON 2 NE 4.52
BRIDGEWATER 4.49
PLYMOUTH MUNI ARPT 4.45
FOXBOROUGH 4.40
UXBRIDGE 4.28
WALPOLE 4.05
BOSTON/LOGAN 3.98
...MARYLAND...
FEDERALSBURG 2.50
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND 2.34
OCEAN CITY MUNI ARPT 2.22
WILLIAMSPORT LOCK & DAM 2.00
...MAINE...
WEST ROCKPORT 1 NNW 3.14
ABBOT VILLAGE 2.61
MACHIAS 20 NW 2.58
PARKMAN 10 W 2.54
GARDINER 2.52
KINGSBURY 2.50
WISCASSET 8 SSW 2.47
FRYEBURG 2.43
ALBION 2.29
HARTFORD 2.20
WELLINGTON 2.20
WOODLAND 2 E 2.20
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
NORTH CONWAY 2.07
ROCHESTER/SKYHAVEN ARPT 2.05
PEASE AFB/PORTSMOUTH 2.02
SOUTH TAMWORTH 1.99
MOULTONBOROUGH 1.88
FITZWILLIAM 2W 1.87
NORTH HAMPTON 1.84
GORHAM 12SSW 1.75
...NEW JERSEY...
BELMAR/FARMINGDALE 3.87
NEWARK INTL ARPT 3.27
CHATSWORTH 5 E 3.08
TETERBORO AIRPORT 3.06
MCGUIRE AFB/WRIGHTSTOWN 3.04
ATLANTIC CITY 2 NNE 2.99
WILDWOOD 2.99
POINT PLEASANT 2.98
TRENTON 2.89
OCEANVILLE 2.81
SEAVILLE 2.75
WOODBINE 2.66
CHATSWORTH 2.51
MOUNT HOLLY 2.24
...NEW YORK...
WESTHAMPTON BEACH 7.10
SHIRLEY/BROOKHAVEN ARPT 6.39
MONTAUK 6.17
BAITING HOLLOW 6.01
BRIDGEHAMPTON 1N 5.68
RIVERHEAD 5.25
GREENPORT 1WSW 5.24
ORIENT 4.91
ISLIP/MACARTHUR 4.81
UPTON 4.59
NEW YORK/JFK 4.19
NYC 3.92
NEW YORK/LA GUARDIA 3.90
...PENNSYLVANIA...
WILLOW GROVE 2.42
PHILADELPHIA 2.39
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT 2.11
DOYLESTOWN 2.01
...RHODE ISLAND...
PROVIDENCE/PO WARWICK 7.81
PAWTUCKET 7.04
WARREN 6.50
WESTERLY STATE ARPT 6.22
NORTH KINGSTOWN 6.06
EAST PROVIDENCE 5.98
CHARLESTOWN 5.59
COVENTRY 5.20
CRANSTON 5.01
CUMBERLAND 4.73
WEST GLOCESTER 4.66
MIDDLETOWN 4.21
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...FLORIDA...
TAMPA 5.38
BUCKHEAD RIDGE 0.6 SW 4.93
MERRIT ISLAND 9.1 N 4.49
ST. PETERSBURG 2.4 NW 4.33
SOUTH PASADENA 0.6 E 4.32
ARCHBOLD BIO STN 4.21
OCHOPEE 1 NE 4.19
MARCO 3.91
BRANDON 2.6 SW 3.86
LAKELAND HIGHLANDS 0.3 SE 3.47
SOLIVITA 2.0 SSW 3.32
CAPE CANAVERAL 0.6 ESE 3.24
...GEORGIA...
EATONTON 6.9 E 2.36
...NORTH CAROLINA...
BROWNS SUMMIT 3.4 NW 4.47
WENDELL 6.5 S 3.97
CLAYTON 5.7 SSE 3.91
MIDDLESEX 5.5 SSW 3.89
NASHVILLE 3.2 W 3.70
OAK RIDGE 2.3 SSW 3.41
ELIZABETH CITY 3.40
GASTONIA 1.5 W 3.25
GARNER 9.6 SSE 3.07
SALISBURY 4.8 W 3.04
ROCKY MOUNT 2.1 NE 3.02
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
GRAY COURT 3.3 WSW 2.32
CLOVER 3.4 SW 2.20
...VIRGINIA...
KEYESVILLE 2S 4.70
OCEANA NAS/SOUCEK 3.12
NORFOLK INTL ARPT 3.03
PETERSBURG 3.01
CAMP ROOSEVELT (IFLOWS) 2.84
CHESTER 1.3 S 2.79
WEST POINT 0.9 WNW 2.71
SAXE 4.3 SE 2.70
NEWLAND 2.60
WILLIAMSBURG 2.50
RICHMOND 2.48
THE SURFACE LOW OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY
STATIONARY OVERNIGHT BUT THEN BEGIN TO PUSH OUT TO SEA AND WEAKEN
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL CONTINUE TO ADD UP
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER...THE BANDS
OF HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD MOVE OFFSHORE WITH THE SURFACE LOW
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS END OF THE MONTH STORM HAS MADE MARCH
2010 THE WETTEST MARCH ON RECORD FOR SEVERAL CITIES IN THE
NORTHEAST U.S.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 452 PM EDT TUE MAR 30 2010