THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR MID-ATLANTIC HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING NORTHWARD FROM NORTH CAROLINA
INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST... 

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS SMALL AREAS IN CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA.

FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MID-ATLANTIC.

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

AT 1000 AM EDT...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND
GREAT LAKES REGION WAS BRINGING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE ACROSS
THE CAROLINAS...MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW
PRESSURE OF 1013 MB...29.91 INCHES...WAS LOCATED JUST TO THE NORTH
OF BRISTOL...TENNESSEE. A COLD FRONT WAS DRAPED FROM THE LOW
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. A WARM FRONT WAS ALSO
MOVING INTO SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA...IN ADDITION TO ANOTHER
STATIONARY FRONT DRAPED THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA COAST. THE COLD
FRONT WAS MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS AND WAS BEGINNING TO APPROACH THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH POCKETS OF
THUNDERSTORMS...WERE REPORTED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEAST. MEANWHILE...A LINE OF PRECIPITATION WAS ALSO OBSERVED
ALONG THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION AND OHIO VALLEY. WIND GUSTS
WERE ALSO GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH IN SOME AREAS. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 PM EDT WED SEP
28 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT THU SEP 29...

...DELAWARE...
MILTON 4 SSE                          7.16                    
MILLSBORO 1.3 W                       6.17                    
MILFORD 1.5 W                         5.05                    
DELMAR 4.3 E                          4.85                    
SEAFORD 0.6 WSW                       4.81                    
FELTON 3.6 NE                         4.72                    
LEWES 3.9 SW                          4.52                    
HARRINGTON 2.1 ENE                    4.46                    
CAMDEN 3.7 ESE                        4.38                    
ELLENDALE 3.4 ENE                     3.84                    
WOODSIDE 1.1 E                        3.63                    
WYOMING 3.2 SSW                       3.50                    
GEORGETOWN 5.8 W                      3.41                    
DOVER 5.1 WSW                         3.08                    
SMYRNA 2.7 SSE                        2.53                    

...MARYLAND...
ALLEN 2 N                             8.27                    
SALISBURY 5.5 SW                      8.27                    
PRINCESS ANNE 2.1 SSW                 6.79                    
PRINCE FREDERICK 1.4 W                6.37                    
WESTOVER 2.6 WNW                      6.12                    
PARSONSBURG 1.6 WNW                   5.88                    
CHARLOTTE HALL 3.6 ENE                4.85                    
EAST NEW MARKET                       4.76                    
SNOW HILL 0.4 S                       4.18                    
DEAL ISLAND 0.5 SSW                   4.16                    
CAMBRIDGE 2.1 ESE                     3.89                    
RIDGDE 1.0 N                          3.77                    
PUBLIC LANDING 7 SE                   3.48                    
POTOMAC 0.9 NNW                       2.95                    
WALDORF 3.3 S                         2.44                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
FAYETTEVILLE 4 NNE                   10.53                    
LINDEN 4.2 S                         10.50                    
RAEFORD 7.1 NE                        9.95                    
ROCKFISH 5 NW                         9.95                    
LUMBER BRIDGHE 4.0 N                  9.71                    
POPE AFB                              9.50                    
VASS 5.3 ESE                          9.05                    
BONNIE DOONE 2 SW                     8.60                    
GODWIN 2.1 SW                         8.41                    
FORT BRAGG                            7.21                    
HOPE MILLS 1.7 NE                     7.01                    
WHISPERING PINES 1.0 SW               5.61                    
CAMERON 7.6 E                         5.03                    
HILLSBOROUGH 7.4 NW                   4.43                    
SANFORD 1.2 E                         3.75                    

...NEW JERSEY...
MIDDLE TWP 4.2 NNW                    1.45                    
UPPER DEERFIELD TWP 1.7 SW            1.15                    
PENNSVILLE TWP 2.0 NNW                1.01                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
ORRTANNA 3.2 NNW                      2.83                    
FAIRFIELD 1.8 NNW                     2.55                    
BIGLERVILLE 2.0 WSW                   2.44                    
GETTYSBURG 4.9 SW                     2.28                    
GREENCASTLE 0.3 SSE                   1.41                    
HANOVER 1.3 SSE                       1.40                    
EVERETT 4.1 S                         1.24                    
STATE COLLEGE 2.4 ENE                 1.02                    

...VIRGINIA...
BEACH 3 NW                            7.99                    
MONTROSE 4.7 SSE                      7.83                    
VARINA 1 N                            7.34                    
BENSLEY 0.8 SSE                       6.46                    
SANDSTON 6.6 ESE                      6.09                    
QUINTON 3.5 WSW                       5.90                    
URBANNA 6.2 NNE                       5.70                    
WALLOPS ISLAND 2.0 NW                 5.34                    
KILMARNOCK 7.1 NNE                    5.10                    
CHINCOTEAGUE 1.3 SSW                  4.97                    
MEADOWVILLE 3 SSW                     4.88                    
FREDERICKSBURG 7.6 ESE                4.59                    
REMLIK 1 N                            4.44                    
RAPPAHANNOCK ACADEMY 2 N              3.95                    
WOODBRIDGE 5.9 NW                     2.66                    
MANASSAS 5.3 SE                       2.64                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
MARTINSBURG 4.3 E                     1.72                    
FALLING WATERS 2.4 NW                 1.59                    


THE COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC TODAY AND INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT...WHILE THE UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC
AND THE GREAT LAKES CAN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...AND
BY SATURDAY MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN WILL BE CONFINED TO THE COASTAL
AREAS OF THE NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND. FOR TODAY...RAINFALL
AMOUNTS 3-5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL
CONCENTRATE ALONG THE WASHINGTON DC/BALTIMORE AREA IN ADDITION TO
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. THE LOWER GREAT LAKES CAN ALSO EXPECT
1-2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. BY FRIDAY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS A LITTLE OVER
1 INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE GREAT
LAKES TO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A
MAJOR CONCERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE
MID-ATLANTIC...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR FROM BALTIMORE
TO RICHMOND...THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...AND THE DELMARVA
PENINSULA. 

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.

FANNING




Last Updated: 1105 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016