STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2015

...HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT AFFECTING THE EAST COAST AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND ALSO FROM CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TO MAINE.

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

AT 400 AM EDT...A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WAS
ONGOING ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND
THROUGHOUT MOST OF NEW ENGLAND.  THIS WAS AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING
1004 MB SURFACE LOW SITUATED OVER EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND IT IS
TRACKING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST.  THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL ON RADAR
WAS FROM LONG ISLAND TO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.  A COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST IS ALSO PRODUCING MODERATE RAINFALL
FROM WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TO UPSTATE NEW YORK.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 AM EDT TUE SEP
29 THROUGH 400 AM EDT WED SEP 30...

...MARYLAND...
BALLENGER CREEK 1 W                   4.96                    
BALTIMORE BWI                         2.57                    

...NEW YORK...
FONDA                                 2.18                    

...OHIO...
ANTIOCH                               3.27                    
WOODSFIELD 2 E                        3.26                    
HOWELL AIRPORT                        2.97                    
SENECAVILLE 1 ESE                     2.16                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
DU BOIS AIRPORT                       4.84                    
RUSSELLTON 3 SW                       3.99                    
PUNXSUTAWNEY                          3.96                    
WEST MIDDLETOWN 2 NNE                 3.59                    
WEST HILLS                            3.55                    
WEST HICKORY                          3.21                    
PITTSBURGH AIRPORT                    2.24                    

...VIRGINIA...
LEESBURG 2 NW                         6.00                    
MIDDLEBURG 2 NW                       4.95                    
BLACKSBURG                            4.18                    
CHARLOTTESVILLE                       2.85                    
QUANTICO                              2.06                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
PIKE ISLAND DAM                       3.83                    
WHEELING AIRPORT                      3.22                    
CAMERON                               2.51                    


THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARDS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON
WEDNESDAY WHILE THE COLD FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO THE MID-ATLANTIC
AND NORTHEAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON.  THE HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD TEMPORARILY ABATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH
LIGHT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED FOR THE
MID-ALTANTIC...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR MUCH OF NEW
ENGLAND.  ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO RETURN BY
THE END OF THE WEEK AS TROPICAL MOISTURE INTERSECTS THE STALLED
FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE COAST.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

HAMRICK