THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 13 FOR SOUTHEAST U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND COASTAL
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 PM EDT MON OCT 05 2015

...HISTORIC STORM WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE CAROLINAS....

FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND SOUTH
CAROLINA.

COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF THE MID-ATLANTIC.

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

AT 1000 PM EDT...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 200 MILES EAST OF
JACKSONVILLE...FLORIDA. A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED
NORTHWARD ALONG THE CAROLINA COASTLINE. DEEP MOISTURE WAS
INTERACTING WITH THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
RAIN WAS GENERALLY LIGHT AND SCATTERED ACROSS SOUTH
CAROLINA...WITH AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ACROSS EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CAROLINAS IS
WEAKENING.  THE WIND SPEED WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT
24 TO 48 HOURS. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT THU OCT
01 THROUGH 1000 PM EDT MON OCT 05...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
SUNSET BEACH 2 WNW                   18.79                    
LONGWOOD 1 NNW                       17.83                    
LONGWOOD 1 NW                        13.63                    
SOUTHPORT 1 NE                       13.42                    
BAYSHORE 1 ENE                       12.74                    
WILMINGTON 4 SE                      12.30                    
TABOR CITY 4 NE                      12.29                    
BOLIVIA 8 SSW                        11.48                    
TOPSAIL BEACH 1 E                    10.17                    
WILMINGTON AIRPORT                    8.79                    
LAKE WACCAMAW 3 S                     8.63                    
ELIZABETHTOWN 4 NNE                   8.01                    
OAKBORO 1 WNW                         7.76                    
POPE AFB                              7.33                    
FORT BRAGG                            7.00                    
BENSON 1 SSW                          6.87                    
CAMERON 8 E                           6.71                    
WILSON 2 NNW                          6.52                    
ANSON COUNTY ARPT                     6.32                    
PINETOPS                              5.79                    
RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT           3.76                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
MOUNT PLEASANT 6 NE                  26.88                    
KINGSTREE                            24.75                    
BOONE HALL PLANTATION 3 NNE          24.23                    
SHADOWMOSS 3 SSW                     24.10                    
LONGS                                23.74                    
CHARLESTON 5 SSE                     23.61                    
LIMERICK 1 NNW                       22.02                    
FOLLY BEACH 3 SW                     21.45                    
HUGER 5 NNW                          21.04                    
GEORGETOWN 4 SSW                     20.75                    
GILLS CREEK                          20.28                    
SUMMERVILLE 3 NW                     19.47                    
SHAW AFB                             19.32                    
WATEREE                              18.90                    
KIAWAH ISLAND 4 NNW                  18.25                    
EFFINGHAM 2 W                        17.95                    
MYRTLE BEACH 8 WNW                   17.40                    
CHARLESTON AIRPORT                   17.29                    
JAMES ISLAND COUNTY PARK 1 NNE       17.00                    
LITTLE RIVER 1 N                     16.00                    
GARRIS LANDING 2 NNW                 15.81                    
SANTEE                               14.84                    
HUGER 3 NNE                          14.68                    
SANGAREE 2 NE                        14.51                    
FLORENCE 5 W                         14.34                    
CHARLESTON NWS                       13.88                    
DARLINGTON 7 SSW                     13.00                    
GOOSE CREEK 5 E                      11.26                    
COLUMBIA METRO APT                   10.77                    
WANDO 1 SSW                           8.76                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...DELAWARE...
BIG STONE BEACH 18 SE                 58                    
LEWES BEACH                           45                    
REHOBOTH BEACH                        42                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
NANTUCKET                             47                    
OAK BLUFFS                            45                    

...MARYLAND...
OXFORD 2 NNW                          40                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
SMITH REYNOLDS AIRPORT                43                    

...NEW JERSEY...
CAPE MAY                              62                    
SEASIDE HEIGHTS                       56                    
TUCKERTON                             55                    
LITTLE SHEEPSHEAD CR                  54                    
LONG BEACH ISLAND                     47                    
OCEAN CITY                            47                    
PORT NORRIS 19 ESE                    45                    
SOUTH SEASIDE PARK                    45                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
LANDENBERG                            53                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
CHARLESTOWN                           46                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...DELAWARE...
NASSAU                                4.45                    
LONG NECK                             4.20                    
REHOBOTH BEACH                        3.75                    
DAGSBORO 7 ENE                        3.73                    
OCEAN VIEW 1 NW                       3.50                    
SELBYVILLE 7 E                        2.91                    
LEWES 2 SSW                           2.75                    
DOVER AFB                             2.61                    
SEAFORD 1 S                           2.55                    
DELMAR 4 E                            2.49                    
GEORGETOWN 6 W                        2.48                    
MILFORD 2 W                           2.01                    

...GEORGIA...
DAHLONEGA 6 NW                        5.14                    
CLEVELAND 1 NE                        4.33                    
CARNESVILLE                           4.26                    
ST SIMONS ISLAND                      4.20                    
SAUTEE 3 W                            4.09                    
ELBERTON                              3.82                    
BAXLEY                                3.43                    
BRUNSWICK/MALCOLM MCKINNON AP         3.38                    
ALTO 4 SE                             3.29                    
R.H.BANDY STEAM PLANT (TVA)           3.27                    
ABBEVILLE 4S                          2.90                    
ROME 6SW                              2.71                    
TOCCOA                                2.55                    
ALMA/BACON CO. ARPT                   2.51                    
HAWKINSVILLE                          2.50                    
CHARLOTTE                             2.31                    

...MARYLAND...
BISHOPVILLE 3.1 E                     4.67                    
FENTRESS 1 WSW                        4.16                    
OCEAN CITY MUNI ARPT                  3.65                    
TRAPPE 4 NE                           2.80                    
SALISBURY RGNL ARPT                   2.48                    
PATUXENT RIVER NAS                    2.11                    

...NEW JERSEY...
MILLVILLE MUNI ARPT                   2.15                    
ATLANTIC CITY INTL ARPT               1.36                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT                2.01                    

...TENNESSEE...
COLUMBIA                              5.48                    
DEL RIO 4SE (TVA)                     2.57                    
PRAIRIE PLAINS                        2.08                    

...VIRGINIA...
NORFOLK NAS                           3.77                    
LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTON                   3.43                    
OCEANA NAS/SOUCEK                     2.98                    
NEWPORT/WILLIAMSBURG INTL ARPT        2.49                    
RICHMOND                              2.10                    


THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH TUESDAY. THE FRONT ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST
WILL SLOWLY MOVE OFF THE COAST AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES AWAY.
TROPICAL MOISTURE AND STRONG EASTERLY FLOW WILL SLOWLY COME TO AN
END ON TUESDAY. THE RAIN WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF WITH ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH LOCALLY OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN
SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. GIVEN THE
ALREADY VERY WET AND SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
REGION...SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE STILL
POSSIBLE. 

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 1041 PM EDT MON OCT 05 2015