THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL APPALACHIANS HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

...RAIN MOVING FURTHER AWAY INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION...

...ALL FLOOD RELATED WARNINGS HAVE EXPIRED...

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

AT 400 AM EDT...A COLD FRONT HAD WEAKENED INTO A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE AS IT MADE IT WAY ACROSS THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.  AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AHEAD OF THE FRONT CONTINUED TO PUSH SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EASTWARD ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE MID
ATLANTIC.  A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY IS
BRINGING COOLER AND DRIER AIR TOWARD THE APPALACHIANS.

NOTE THAT THE RAINFALL TOTALS SHOWN BELOW WITH THE LABEL 'WHERE
THE EVENT HAS ENDED' REFER BACK TO THE DEVASTATING FLOODING
RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED ON JUNE 23RD.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EDT SUN JUN
26 THROUGH 400 AM EDT TUE JUN 28...

...KENTUCKY...
JACKSON/J. CARROLL                    1.87                    

...VIRGINIA...
FORT BELVOIR/DAVISON AFB              1.83                    
DUBLIN                                1.50                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
BECKLEY MEMORIAL ARPT                 1.86                    

...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                    

...VIRGINIA...
COVINGTON 4 E                         5.59                    
CALLAGHAN 1 E                         4.32                    
GATHRIGHT DAM COOP                    4.22                    
NATURAL WELL 2 NNE                    3.64                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
MAXWELTON                             9.67                    
WHITE SULPHUR SPRING                  9.17                    
RAINELLE                              7.67                    
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                    


PARTS OF VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY HEAVY
RAIN AND DEVASTATING FLOODS ON JUNE 23RD...WHEN SOME LOCATIONS
OBSERVED MORE THAN 9 INCHES OF RAIN.  ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM
ARRIVED YESTERDAY...JUNE 27TH...BRINGING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AND
RENEWED FLOODING TO SOME OF THE SAME LOCATIONS.  THIS WEATHER
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE REGION. 
HOWEVER...A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS IN FROM THE MIDWEST WITH
SEVERAL DAYS OF DRY WEATHER THEN EXPECTED.  THE NEXT CHANCE OF ANY
APPRECIABLE RAINFALL LOOKS TO BE NEXT WEEKEND...PERHAPS AS EARLY
AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

KONG




Last Updated: 509 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016