THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL APPALACHIANS HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

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

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

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WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1000 AM EDT...A COLD FRONT HAD WEAKENED INTO A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE AS IT MADE ITS WAY ACROSS THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.  AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUED TO PUSH HEAVIER SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EASTWARD ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE MID
ATLANTIC.  RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED LIGHT RAINFALL IN
WESTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA MOVING EASTWARD AS WELL. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE APPALACHIANS IS
BRINGING WITH IT COOLER AND DRIER AIR.  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 1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 28...

...KENTUCKY...
JACKSON/J. CARROLL                    1.87                    
VIPER                                 1.67                    

...VIRGINIA...
AMHERST 2 SW                          2.02                    
COPPER HILL 6 S                       1.91                    
FORT BELVOIR/DAVISON AFB              1.83                    
DUBLIN                                1.50                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
BECKLEY MEMORIAL ARPT                 1.86                    
COOL RIDGE                            1.37                    

...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 MOVING 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.

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.

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Last Updated: 1041 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016