THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR HURRICANE MATTHEW HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 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 COASTAL REGIONS OF GEORGIA...AS WELL AS THE EASTERN
CAROLINAS

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

AT 400 AM EDT...PER THE LATEST ADVISORY FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER...HURRICANE MATTHEW WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 30
MILES OFF THE COAST OF GEORGIA AND MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTH.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IMPACTING EASTERN GEORGIA AND
MUCH OF SOUTH CAROLINA. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO FALLING
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CAROLINA. FARTHER NORTH...LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN WAS IMPACTING PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AS MOISTURE FROM
MATTHEW INTERACTED WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING FROM THE
WEST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1100 AM EDT THU
OCT 06 THROUGH 400 AM EDT SAT OCT 08...

...GEORGIA...
HUNTER U.S. ARMY AIRFIELD            16.76                    
SAVANNAH INTL ARPT                   11.12                    
OGEECHEE RIVER AT US 17               8.42                    
TYBEE ISLAND 4 NW                     8.35                    
MIDWAY 1 SSW                          7.97                    
MELDRIM 4 S                           6.97                    
BLITCHTON 1 E                         6.53                    
MERIDIAN                              4.01                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
HATTERAS/BILLY MITCHELL ARPT          2.99                    
CHERRY POINT MCAS                     2.22                    
NEW BERN/CRAVEN CO. ARPT              1.31                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
BEAUFORT MCAS                        10.04                    
FOLLY FIELD 1 SW                      9.82                    
CHELSEA 3 SSW                         8.46                    
LITTLE BACK RIVER AT FW               8.05                    
EDISTO ISLAND 2 WNW                   5.91                    
CAINHOY 2 S                           5.86                    
CHARLESTON MUNI ARPT                  5.51                    
GREGGS LANDING 1 NE                   4.78                    
LIMERICK 1 NNW                        3.21                    
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH                    1.54                    

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

...FLORIDA...
SANFORD/ORLANDO                       7.89                    
JACKSONVILLE INTL ARPT                6.72                    
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 MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST COASTAL STATES FROM
EASTERN GEORGIA INTO EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL MAY
RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL SHOULD COME TO AND END BY SUNDAY AS
MATTHEW MOVES AWAY FROM THE COAST.

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.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 454 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 2016