THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR HURRICANE MATTHEW HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 2016

...HURRICANE MATTHEW IS CURRENTLY BRINGING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TO
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING
TRACK...INTENSITY...AND TROPICAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS PLEASE REFER
TO THE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS EASTERN GEORGIA...THE EASTERN CAROLINAS...FAR
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...AND THE DELMARVA PENINSULA.

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

AT 1000 AM EDT...PER THE LATEST ADVISORY FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER...HURRICANE MATTHEW WAS LOCATED ON LAND...ABOUT
55 MILES SSW OF MYRTLE BEACH...SOUTH CAROLINA AND MOVING TOWARDS
THE NORTHEAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IMPACTING MUCH OF
THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA. FARTHER NORTH...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
WAS IMPACTING PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AS MOISTURE FROM MATTHEW
INTERACTED WITH A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOCATED ALONG
THE COAST...AS WELL AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1100 AM EDT THU
OCT 06 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT SAT OCT 08...

...GEORGIA...
SAVANNAH/HUNTER AAF                  17.49                    
ABERCORN CREEK NEAR SAVANNAH         12.69                    
OGEECHEE RIVER AT US 17              10.64                    
MELDRIM 4 S                           9.99                    
TYBEE ISLAND 4 NW                     8.35                    
MIDWAY 1 SSW                          7.97                    
BLITCHTON 1 E                         6.53                    
MERIDIAN                              4.01                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
ELIZABETHTOWN 6.2 NW                  4.83                    
EVERGREEN 3.3 NE                      4.75                    
BOONE 0.6 N                           4.14                    
FLEETWOOD 3.1 SSE                     3.81                    
WAXHAW 4.1 ENE                        3.74                    
HOPE MILLS 1.7 NE                     3.66                    
LAURINBURG-MAXTON ARPT                3.22                    
HATTERAS/BILLY MITCHELL ARPT          2.99                    
FAYETTEVILLE 10.8 WSW                 2.90                    
LUMBERTON MUNI ARPT                   2.90                    
CHERRY POINT MCAS                     2.22                    
NEW BERN/CRAVEN CO. ARPT              1.31                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
BEAUFORT MCAS                        13.99                    
REEVESVILLE 1 SSE                    12.90                    
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 1.4 S             11.00                    
MANNING 8.2 S                        11.00                    
CHELSEA 3 SSW                        10.06                    
FOLLY FIELD 1 SW                      9.82                    
KINGSTREE 7.9 NW                      9.75                    
SANTEE 6.9 WSW                        9.70                    
CHARLESTON MUNI ARPT                  9.40                    
LITTLE BACK RIVER AT FW               8.05                    
FLORENCE RGNL ARPT                    6.75                    
SUMTER 1 ESE                          6.23                    
EDISTO ISLAND 2 WNW                   5.91                    
CAINHOY 2 S                           5.86                    
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH                    5.67                    
GREGGS LANDING 1 NE                   4.78                    
LIMERICK 1 NNW                        3.21                    

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

...FLORIDA...
SANFORD/ORLANDO                       7.89                    
LAKE MARY 5 NE                        7.04                    
JACKSONVILLE INTL ARPT                6.75                    
DE LAND 5.7 NW                        6.61                    
APOPKA 2.9 E                          5.96                    
PALATKA KAY LARKIN FIELD              3.89                    
MELBOURNE WFO                         3.47                    
DAYTONA BEACH RGNL ARPT               3.01                    
VERO BEACH MUNI ARPT                  2.12                    
ST AUGUSTINE ARPT                     1.61                    
WEST PALM BEACH INTL ARPT             1.34                    
FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE ARPT        1.30                    


MATTHEW IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8
TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN CAROLINAS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
IN EXCESS OF 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...2 TO 6 INCHES
OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS AND SOUTHEASTERN
VIRGINIA. THIS RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING FLOODING
AND FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL
SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY AS MATTHEW MOVES AWAY FROM THE
COAST.

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.

TATE




Last Updated: 1059 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 2016