The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 6 for Heavy rain and wind gusts associated
with Hurricane Dorian...Corrected
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
500 PM EDT Thu Sep 05 2019

Corrected for Added Rainfall for McClellanville 7 NE.

...Rain bands now spreading into southeastern Virginia as
tropical-storm-force winds and heavy rains continue to impact
portions of eastern South Carolina and eastern North Carolina... 

Hurricane and Tropical Storm Warnings, along with Storm Surge
Warnings are in effect for coastal areas of the Southeast and
southern Mid-Atlantic states from South Carolina to southeastern
Virginia, including the lower Chesapeake Bay and the tidal Potomac.

Flash Flood Watches are in effect for portions of southeastern
Virginia, eastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina.

Tornado Watches are in effect for portions of eastern North
Carolina.

Tropical Storm Watches are in effect for extreme southeastern New
England.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 400 PM EDT...National Weather service radar and surface
observations showed bands of showers beginning to spread north
into southeastern Virginia. Meanwhile bands of showers, some
locally heavy, continued to impact much of the eastern Carolinas,
where numerous reports of flooding and inundated roads have been
received. In addition to heavy rain, supercells embedded within
these bands have produced several tornado reports across
southeastern North Carolina. Locally strong and gusty winds, to
tropical storm force, were observed across portions of
southeastern Georgia, eastern South Carolina and eastern North
Carolina. Below are preliminary rainfall and wind observations
associated with Dorian. For more information regarding the
location and forecast track of Dorian, please refer to
www.nhc.noaa.gov

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 AM
EDT Sun Sep 01 through 400 PM EDT Thu Sep 05...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
WILMINGTON INTL ARPT                 5.95                    
SUNSET BEACH 1.7 WNW                 4.18                    
CALABASH 1.9 NNE                     3.89                    
WILMINGTON 6.2 SSE                   2.43                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
MCCLELLANVILLE 7 NE                 10.64                    
CAINHOY 4 SSE                        9.84                    
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH ARPT              8.02                    
MYRTLE BEACH INTL AIRPORT            7.68                    
SOCASTEE 3.3 SW                      7.52                    
HUGER 3 NNE                          7.40                    
MT PLEASANT WATERFRONT PARK          7.09                    
CHARLESTON 4.6 SSE                   6.05                    
MYRTLE BEACH 5.2 SW                  5.68                    
GEORGETOWN 11.2 SW                   5.65                    
CHARLESTON INTL ARPT                 5.27                    
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON                  4.35                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...FLORIDA...
NEW SMYRNA BEACH                       69                    
SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH 1 NNE            62                    
JUNEAU BEACH PIER                      61                    
DAYTONA BEACH                          55                    
JACKSONVILLE                           55                    
GOVERNMENT CUT                         52                    
ST. LUCIE PLANT                        49                    
POMPANO BEACH                          48                    
PORT CANAVERAL                         47                    
MERRITT ISLAND                         46                    
MIAMI OPA LOCKA                        43                    

...GEORGIA...
RACCOON BLUFF 22 E - NDBC              67                    
SECESSIONVILLE 2 ESE                   62                    
NORTH TYBEE ISLAND                     60                    
FORT PULASKI                           57                    
BRUNSWICK                              40                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
DEWEES ISLAND 6 ESE - NDBC             92                    
FRIPP ISLAND 5 ESE - NDBC              92                    
CHARLESTON INTL AIRPORT                69                    
FOLLY BEACH                            67                    
HILTON HEAD AIRPORT                    67                    
FORT SUMTER                            65                    
FRIPP ISLAND                           65                    
ISLE OF PALMS                          63                    
BEAUFORT                               61                    
PALMS PIER                             61                    
WINYAH BAY                             61                    
MCCLELLANVILLE 45 SSE - NDBC           58                    
MURRELLS INLET                         56                    
CHARLESTON HARBOR                      55                    
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT                     52                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...FLORIDA...
PALM COAST 4.5 SSW                   5.68                    
DELAND 0.6 SSE                       4.54                    
LAKE MARY                            3.92                    
FLAGLER BEACH 2.3 SSE                3.71                    
DELAND 1.4 WSW                       3.49                    
PALM VALLEY 5.9 SSW                  3.47                    
PAISLEY                              3.36                    
WINTER HAVEN GILBERT ARPT            3.34                    
ST AUGUSTINE AIRPORT                 2.68                    
CAPE CANAVERAL                       2.66                    
APOPKA 3.5 ESE                       2.62                    
NASA SHUTTLE FACILITY                2.59                    
DAYTONA BEACH INTL ARPT              2.58                    
ORLANDO/SANFORD ARPT                 2.53                    
VERO BEACH 2.5 S                     2.38                    
MELBOURNE                            2.31                    

...GEORGIA...
SAVANNAH 9.6 E                       2.38                    
JEKYLL ISLAND 0.6 E                  1.84                    


For the latest rainfall forecast and Excessive Rainfall Outlooks
associated with Dorian, please refer to www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1100 PM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Pereira




Last Updated: 530 PM EDT THU SEP 05 2019