STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC
AND NORTHEAST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010
 
...HEAVY RAINS SPREADING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC...
 
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT
FROM THE NORTHERN COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHWARD THROUGH
NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA...AND INTO PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NEW
ENGLAND STATES. HIGH WIND WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS WELL AS NORTHERN MAINE.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A SURFACE FRONT WAS DRAPED ACROSS
THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS
SPREADING NORTHWARD OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING FROM NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA ALL THE WAY
INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK. OBSERVATIONS ALSO INDICATED A 994
MB...29.35 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED ALONG THE FRONT...
NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA/SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER.  A SECONDARY 996
MB...29.41 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS OBSERVED OFF THE EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT TUE SEP
28 THROUGH 500 AM EDT THU SEP 30...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
WILMINGTON/NEW HANOVER CO. ARPT       7.84                     
GRIFTON                               6.74                     
GREENVILLE                            5.77                     
NEW RIVER MCAS                        5.73                     
WHITEHALL                             5.13                     
SOUTHERN PINES/MOORE CO. ARPT         4.21                     
LAURINBURG-MAXTON ARPT                3.97                     
NEW BERN/CRAVEN CO. ARPT              3.60                     
HOFFMAN/MACKALL AAF                   3.54                     
ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON ARPT               3.26                     
BEAUFORT/SMITH FIELD                  3.03                     
SEYMOUR-JOHNSON AFB                   2.92                     
ELIZABETH CITY MUNI ARPT              2.70                     
HATTERAS/BILLY MITCHELL AP            2.54                     
LUMBERTON MUNI ARPT                   2.53                     

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOCASTEE                              4.82                     
QUINBY                                4.74                     
MCCLELLANVILLE                        4.69                     
CONWAY                                4.42                     
KINGSTREE                             4.39                     
FLORENCE RGNL ARPT                    3.55                     
HUGER 5 NNW                           3.37                     
WITHERBEE                             3.37                     
HILTON HEAD                           3.32                     
ISLE OF PALMS                         3.32                     
DARLINGTON                            2.54                     
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH                    2.21                     
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON                   2.19                     

...VIRGINIA...
WAKEFIELD MUNI ARPT                   5.14                     
FORT EUSTIS/FELKER                    3.88                     
RICHMOND/BYRD FIELD                   2.97                     
NORFOLK NAS                           2.27                     
LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTON                   2.25                     


THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL TRACK NORTHWARD
OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES ON THURSDAY.  THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE
EXPECTED TO FOCUS NEAR THE LOW PRESSURE TRACK AND ALONG THE
SURFACE BOUNDARY AS DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS SURGES
NORTHWARD.  THE SECONDARY LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD INTO
NORTH CAROLINA BY THURSDAY EVENING...BRINGING AN ADDITIONAL ROUND
OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION.  WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF
THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION
AND NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...WITH AMOUNTS UP TO NINE
INCHES POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55
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 1100 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT