STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEAST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010
 
...HEAVY RAIN AND WIND 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 WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND HIGH WIND WATCHES FOR NORTHERN MAINE.
 
 
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WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1100 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 HAS SPREAD
NORTHWARD OVER MOST OF THE NORTHEAST AND THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING FROM NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD
TO PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. OBSERVATIONS ALSO INDICATED A
996 MB...29.41 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED ALONG THE FRONT...
NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER. A SECONDARY 996
MB...29.41 INCH...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS OBSERVED OFF THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT TUE SEP
28 THROUGH 900 AM EDT THU SEP 30...

...MARYLAND...
PATUXENT RIVER                        7.14                     
ANNAPOLIS                             3.83                     
BALTIMORE                             2.04                     

...NORTH CAROLINA...
WILMINGTON                            8.51                     
GRIFTON                               6.74                     
JACKSONVILLE                          6.31                     
GREENVILLE                            5.77                     
NEW RIVER MCAS                        5.73                     
ELIZABETH CITY                        5.40                     
CHERRY POINT                          5.20                     
WHITEHALL                             5.13                     
GREENSBORO                            4.83                     
SOUTHERN PINES/MOORE CO. ARPT         4.21                     
LAURINBURG-MAXTON ARPT                3.97                     
ROCKY MOUNT                           3.87                     
NEW BERN/CRAVEN CO. ARPT              3.60                     
HOFFMAN/MACKALL AAF                   3.54                     
RALEIGH                               3.45                     
LUMBERTON                             3.14                     
BEAUFORT/SMITH FIELD                  3.03                     
SEYMOUR-JOHNSON AFB                   2.92                     
FAYETTEVILLE                          2.63                     
HATTERAS/BILLY MITCHELL AP            2.54                     
WINSTON-SALEM                         2.20                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
LANCASTER                             2.36                     

...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                   7.45                     
RICHMOND                              4.68                     
FORT EUSTIS/FELKER                    3.88                     
NORFOLK                               3.87                     
ASHLAND                               3.78                     
LYNCHBURG                             3.54                     
DANVILLE                              3.40                     
WASHINGTON DULLES                     2.87                     
ROANOKE                               2.60                     
LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTON                   2.25                     
CHARLOTTESVILLE                       2.22                     
WASHINGTON NATIONAL                   2.08                     


THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC WILL TRACK
NORTHWARD OVER THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST 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 LOCAL AMOUNTS GREATER
THAN TEN INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 50
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 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

ZIEGENFELDER