THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR CENTRAL APPALACHIANS HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LEADING TO ISOLATED HEAVY RAINFALL
ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS...

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF WEST
VIRGINIA AND ADJACENT PORTION OF VIRIGINA. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR A FEW COUNTIES IN OHIO AND KENTUCKY ALONG THE
OHIO RIVER NEAR THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER.

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

AT 1000 AM EDT...A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE
NORTHWEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATE AN AREA OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK SOUTHWESTWARD
ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND WESTWARD ACROSS KENTUCKY.

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

...OHIO...
KENTON 2 E                            4.62                    
POMEROY                               4.50                    
GALENA                                4.29                    
ALBANY 2 SSE                          4.25                    
DELAWARE 6 NNE                        3.91                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
RUNA                                  7.20                    
CLENDENIN 3 ESE                       6.58                    
SANDYVILLE 2 NW                       5.75                    
CRAIGSVILLE                           4.72                    
RICHWOOD                              4.48                    
POINT PLEASANT 6 E                    4.38                    
GUARDIAN                              4.24                    
AUBURN 4 E                            4.10                    
HARRISVILLE 1 NNE                     3.47                    
SHARPS KNOB                           3.44                    
FLATWOODS 7 E                         3.24                    
RIPLEY 6 S                            3.04                    


SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT SWEEPING DOWN FROM THE GREAT LAKES AND MIDWEST.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TODAY.
FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A CONCERN FROM THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS...ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINA ARE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING GIVEN THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT
FELL LATE LAST WEEK.

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.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 1054 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2016