STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC
AND NORTHEAST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010
 
...HEAVY RAINS SPREADING ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT
INCLUDING NEW HAMPSHIRE...PORTIONS OF CONNECTICUT AND FAR WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
CAROLINAS AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.
 
HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN LONG ISLAND NORTHWARD
INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING CONNECTICUT AND
MASSACHUSETTS. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE
NORTHERN HALF OF MAINE.
 

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

AT 1000 PM EDT...A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS DRAPED ALONG
THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE FROM LONG ISLAND SOUTHWARD TO THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA. A 1006 MB LOW PRESSURE AREA ALONG THE FRONT WAS
CENTERED NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS. A SECOND...STRONGER
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS DEVELOPING OFF THE EAST COAST OF
FLORIDA...WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 998 MB. A PLUME OF DEEP
TROPICAL MOISTURE WAS SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC
AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST. AS THE MOISTURE INTERACTS WITH THE
STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED FROM SOUTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO
MARYLAND. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH
PER HOUR HAVE OCCURRED IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT TUE SEP
28 THROUGH 800 PM EDT WED SEP 29...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
WILMINGTON/NEW HANOVER CO. ARPT       5.61                     
NEW RIVER MCAS                        3.35                     
SOUTHERN PINES/MOORE CO. ARPT         2.54                     
HATTERAS/BILLY MITCHELL AP            2.52                     
NEW BERN/CRAVEN CO. ARPT              2.37                     
BEAUFORT/SMITH FIELD                  2.16                     
SILVER LAKE 1.3 NE                    2.10                     
KILL DEVIL HILLS 0.6 S                2.06                     
NEW RIVER MCAS                        1.99                     
LAURINBURG-MAXTON ARPT                1.83                     
ELIZABETH CITY MUNI ARPT              1.60                     
RALEIGH/DURHAM INTL ARPT              1.10                     

...VIRGINIA...
WAKEFIELD MUNI ARPT                   2.95                     
FORT EUSTIS/FELKER                    1.62                     
NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INL AP      1.52                     
NORFOLK NAS                           1.49                     
RICHMOND/BYRD FIELD                   1.44                     
LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTON                   1.31                     
FORT EUSTIS/FELKER                    1.25                     
NORFOLK INTL ARPT                     1.21                     


THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EAST OF FLORIDA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTHWARD AND CONTINUE TO DEEPEN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS SURFACE
LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO FOCUS NEAR THE LOW
PRESSURE TRACK AND ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS DEEP MOISTURE
FROM THE TROPICS SURGES NORTHWARD. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF
THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SIX TO TEN
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY
SOUTHWARD TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45
MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND AS THE MAIN SURFACE LOW MOVES CLOSER TO
THE NORTHEAST.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RYAN