THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2015

...HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO NEW ENGLAND AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE
CENTER... 

FLOOD WATCHES...FLOOD WARNINGS...AND FLOOD ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND.

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

AT 1000 PM EDT...A COLD FRONT CONTINUED TO ADVANCE SLOWLY ACROSS
NEW ENGLAND AND INTO THE APPALACHIANS.  TROPICAL MOISTURE RIDING
ALONG THE FRONT HAD RESULTED IN HEAVY RAIN IN THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION.  THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAD BEEN MOVING NORTHEASTWARD INTO NEW
ENGLAND OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE OF ABOUT 1003 MB.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 AM EDT TUE SEP
29 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT WED SEP 30...

...CONNECTICUT...
SOUTHINGTON 0.9 SSE                   2.60                    
RIDGEFIELD 3.7 NNE                    2.41                    
HARTFORD/BRADLEY INTL ARPT            2.05                    
MERIDEN/MARKHAM MUNI ARPT             1.57                    

...WASHINGTON DC...
WASHINGTON/NATIONAL                   1.65                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
CONWAY 0.9 SW                         4.14                    
WESTHAMPTON 1.8 SW                    3.93                    
NORTHAMPTON 1.6 NE                    3.87                    

...MARYLAND...
BALLENGER CREEK 1 W                   4.96                    
BALTIMORE BWI                         2.57                    
CRESAPTOWN-BEL AIR 0.9 SSE            2.39                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
HENDERSONVILLE 5.1 WSW                5.10                    
FLEETWOOD 3.1 SSE                     4.22                    
BLACK MOUNTAIN 5.5 SE                 4.00                    

...NEW JERSEY...
WEST MILFORD TWP 2.5 SSE              3.64                    
ROCKAWAY TWP 0.7 NE                   3.24                    
BOONTON 0.7 WSW                       3.15                    

...NEW YORK...
STONE RIDGE 4.9 NNW                   6.26                    
SAVONA 4.7 S                          4.59                    
BATH 4.2 E                            4.17                    
FONDA                                 2.18                    

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

...PENNSYLVANIA...
ST. MARYS 1.7 SE                      5.62                    
TIMBLIN 0.1 S                         5.55                    
LOWER BURRELL 1.2 WNW                 5.02                    
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP 2.2 WNW             4.95                    
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...
WOOLWINE 0.4 SW                       8.08                    
FLOYD 5.2 NW                          6.31                    
COPPER HILL 6.2 S                     6.28                    
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 IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND
TODAY AND INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW SHOULD MOVE EAST OF NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AS
COOLER AND DRIER AIR MOVES IN FROM CANADA. HOWEVER...THE COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS WHERE A LARGE-SCALE UPPER-LEVEL LOW IS FORECAST TO FORM.
TROPICAL MOISTURE BEING LIFTED AHEAD OF THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW IS
EXPECTED TO RESULT IN WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG THE EASTERN
SEABOARD WHERE POTENTIAL OF OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HURRICANE JOAQUIN CURRENTLY EAST OF THE
BAHAMAS COULD BE AN IMPORTANT PLAYER REGARDING HOW MUCH RAIN WILL
FALL ON THE EAST COAST BY THE WEEKEND AS IT COULD INTERACT WITH
THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW AS WELL AS THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR
THE COAST. 

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

KONG




Last Updated: 138 PM EDT WED SEP 30 2015