THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 PM EDT WED SEP 30 2015

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

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

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

AT 400 PM EDT...A COLD FRONT CONTINUED TO ADVANCE SLOWLY ACROSS
NEW ENGLAND AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC.  TROPICAL MOISTURE
RIDING ALONG THE FRONT HAD RESULTED IN HEAVY RAIN...WHICH IS
BEGINING TO WIND DOWN ACROSS NEW ENGLAND.

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

...CONNECTICUT...
THOMPSON                              3.64                    
ASHFORD                               3.40                    
STERLING                              3.17                    
ANDOVER                               3.10                    
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...
THE WHITE HOUSE                       1.74                    
WASHINGTON/NATIONAL                   1.65                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
GREENFIELD                            5.60                    
WILLIAMSBURG                          5.10                    
WAYLAND                               4.90                    
CHESTERFIELD                          4.85                    
COLRAIN                               4.67                    
CONWAY 0.9 SW                         4.14                    
WESTHAMPTON 1.8 SW                    3.93                    
NORTHAMPTON 1.6 NE                    3.87                    
NEW BEDFORD 3 NW                      3.39                    
SALEM                                 3.26                    

...MARYLAND...
BLOOMFIELD 1 SSE                      5.83                    
PRINCE FREDERICK 1 W                  5.77                    
BALLENGER CREEK 1 W                   4.96                    
TIMONIUM                              4.72                    
DEALE 2 ENE                           3.76                    
MOUNT SAVAGE                          2.75                    
BALTIMORE BWI                         2.57                    
CRESAPTOWN-BEL AIR 0.9 SSE            2.39                    

...MAINE...
BELMONT CORNER 1 SSW                  7.65                    
SANGERVILLE 2 ENE                     7.28                    
SOUTH WINDHAM 1 ENE                   6.84                    
DURHAM                                6.40                    
CAMDEN                                6.22                    
GRAY NWS OFFICE                       5.47                    
BELFAST                               5.04                    
HOULTON INTL ARPT                     4.47                    
DIXMONT                               4.15                    
BANGOR INTL ARPT                      3.91                    

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

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
EAST WAKEFIELD 1 SE                   6.14                    
LEMPSTER 2 N                          5.20                    
LACONIA                               5.15                    
WINCHESTER                            5.00                    

...NEW JERSEY...
WEST MILFORD TWP 2.5 SSE              3.64                    
WAWAYANDA STATE PARK                  3.36                    
ROCKAWAY TWP 0.7 NE                   3.24                    
BOONTON 0.7 WSW                       3.15                    

...NEW YORK...
STONE RIDGE 4.9 NNW                   6.26                    
WOODSTOCK 1 NNW                       6.00                    
BUSKIRK                               5.50                    
HORNELL 2 E                           5.30                    
EAST WINDHAM                          5.10                    
GREENPORT CENTER                      5.00                    
SAVONA 4.7 S                          4.59                    
STEUBEN                               4.44                    
ALFRED                                4.37                    
BATH 4.2 E                            4.17                    
LAKEMONT                              4.11                    
AUBURN                                3.26                    
FONDA                                 2.18                    

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

...PENNSYLVANIA...
SIZERVILLE                            6.10                    
COUDERSPORT 1 SW                      5.71                    
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                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
WEST GLOCESTER                        3.48                    
PROVIDENCE                            3.38                    
WESTERLY                              3.04                    

...VIRGINIA...
WOOLWINE 0.4 SW                       8.08                    
BIG MEADOWS                           6.94                    
CROZET 2 SW                           6.69                    
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                    

...VERMONT...
UNDERHILL 5 NNE                       4.87                    
EDEN                                  3.40                    
VERGENNES                             3.36                    

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


THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE 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 THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
HURRICANE JOAQUIN CURRENTLY EAST OF THE BAHAMAS COULD IMPACT 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. REGARDLESS OF THE TRACK OF HURRICANE
JOAQUIN...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEAST INTO NEXT WEEK.

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

KREKELER




Last Updated: 440 PM EDT WED SEP 30 2015