The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 5 for Heavy Rainfall and Wind Associated with
Tropical Storm Elsa
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1100 AM EDT Fri Jul 09 2021

...Heavy rain and gusty winds affiliated with Tropical Storm Elsa
continue across portions of New England...

Flash Flood Warnings are in effect for portions of Connecticut and
Long Island, far southeastern New York, as well as parts of
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Flood Warnings are in effect along portions of interior rivers in
Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Flash Flood Watches are in effect for far northeastern
Pennsylvania, and portions of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and far
southern Vermont.

Flood Advisories are in effect for portions of New Jersey, far
southeastern New York, and parts of southern Connecticut.

Tropical Storm Warnings remain in effect for portions of Long
Island, portions of Connecticut along Long Island Sound, Rhode
Island, portions of eastern Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts
Atlantic Coast to the New Hampshire border.

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

At 1000 AM EDT...Persistently steady to heavy rainfall and gusty
winds were ongoing from the Tri-State Area north and east through
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, as well as far southern Vermont,
south-central New Hampshire, and southern and central Maine as
Tropical Storm Elsa continued to move northeast into New England.
Below are preliminary rainfall and wind observations associated
with Tropical Storm Elsa. For information regarding the location
and track of Tropical Storm Elsa, please refer to
www.nhc.noaa.gov.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 800 AM
EDT Mon Jul 05 through 1000 AM EDT Fri Jul 09...

...CONNECTICUT...
STRATFORD 0.2 ESE                    4.58                    
NORWALK 1.4 ENE                      4.21                    
STAMFORD 4.8 S                       4.16                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
SHEFFIELD 1.6 NW                     3.01                    
NORTHAMPTON 0.6 ESE                  2.41                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
WEST CHESTERFIELD 0.3 WNW            2.16                    
KEENE 2.5 NNW                        1.80                    

...NEW YORK...
LOCUST VALLEY 0.3 E                  5.81                    
WOODSTOCK 0.8 ENE                    4.48                    
HURLEY 2.2 S                         4.36                    
SAUGERTIES 4.7 NW                    4.23                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
HARRISVILLE 1.2 SSE                  1.52                    
FOSTER 4.8 SSE                       1.50                    

...VERMONT...
MARLBORO 2.0 NNE                     2.30                    
WEST HALIFAX 0.2 SE                  1.99                    

...VIRGINIA...
CHESTERFIELD                         6.03                    
JAMES RIVER                          4.56                    

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

...CONNECTICUT...
STAMFORD 1 SW                          42                    
BRIDGEPORT                             39                    

...DELAWARE...
LONG NECK 5 E                          43                    
MAGNOLIA 1 NE                          43                    
LEWES 5 NW                             40                    

...FLORIDA...
HORSESHOE BEACH                        71                    
KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT         70                    
SMITH SHOAL LIGHT                      67                    
LONGBOAT KEY 22 SW                     60                    
NEW PASS SHOAL LIGHT                   51                    
SAINT PETERSBURG 8 SE                  51                    
PORT CHARLOTTE                         49                    
CLEARWATER BEACH                       48                    
GAINESVILLE                            44                    
JACKSONVILLE                           44                    

...GEORGIA...
SOUTH TYBEE ISLAND                     74                    
SAINT SIMONS 2 S                       51                    
SAVANNAH AIRPORT                       35                    

...MARYLAND...
OCEAN CITY                             61                    
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND                      55                    
KNOTTS ISLAND 3.0 E                    52                    
POINT LOOKOUT                          47                    
SMITH ISLAND 8 E                       41                    

...NEW JERSEY...
LANOKA HARBOR 4 ESE                    47                    
BARNEGAT LIGHT 1 ENE                   39                    

...NEW YORK...
BAITING HOLLOW                         51                    
ISLIP ARPT                             39                    
JOHN F KENNEDY ARPT                    38                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
KHK RESORT                             63                    
JOHNNY MERCER PIER                     59                    
PAMLICO SOUND                          58                    
SOUTHPORT                              58                    
FORT MACON                             56                    
OAK ISLAND                             55                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CALIBOGUE SOUND                        81                    
CAPERS NEARSHORE BUOY                  60                    
SUNSET BEACH                           56                    
MYRTLE BEACH 2 WSW                     54                    
BEAUFORT MCAS                          51                    
FORT SUMTER                            49                    

...VIRGINIA...
PLANTATION FLATS                       60                    
THIRD ISLAND                           60                    
TANGIER SOUND LIGHT                    59                    
RAPPAHANNOCK LIGHT                     58                    
SANDBRIDGE                             58                    
WACHAPREAGUE                           53                    
ONANCOCK                               52                    
SUFFOLK                                51                    

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

...DELAWARE...
SEAFORD                              2.30                    
REDDEN                               2.21                    
GEORGETOWN                           1.91                    

...FLORIDA...
PUNTA GORDA                         11.04                    
KEY WEST                            10.94 WASHINGTON STREET 2
PORT CHARLOTTE 2.6 SW               10.88                    
NORTH PORT 4.7 NNE                  10.08                    
GAINESVILLE                          7.20                    
FORT MYERS                           7.03                    
SAINT JAMES CITY 0.4 SSE             6.12                    
CITRUS SPRINGS 1.3 WNW               5.99                    
TAMPA 4.4 S                          5.92                    
ENGLEWOOD 2.0 NNW                    5.57                    
CYPRESS LAKE 0.5 SSW                 5.38                    
WESLEY CHAPEL 1.7 ESE                5.31                    
FENHOLLOWAY 2 NE                     4.74                    
MONTICELLO 4.3 ENE                   3.23                    
JACKSONVILLE CRAIG MUNICIPAL ARPT    2.17                    

...GEORGIA...
SKIDAWAY ISLAND 1.3 ENE              8.24                    
KINGSLAND 1.2 WSW                    7.37                    
LAKE PARK 2.8 W                      5.60                    
BRUNSWICK                            5.44                    
TOWNSEND 5.5 SE                      4.95                    
RICHMOND HILL 7.0 ESE                4.86                    
STERLING                             4.30                    
SUNNYSIDE 1.9 NE                     3.29                    
VALONA 5 SE                          3.05                    

...MARYLAND...
HENRICO                              4.22                    
GREAT MILLS 4.0 S                    3.91                    
CAMBRIDGE 1.4 WNW                    3.34                    
PRINCESS ANNE                        2.85                    

...NEW JERSEY...
BERGENFIELD 0.2 WNW                  4.73                    
CHATHAM 0.6 NE                       3.59                    
DENVILLE TWP 0.8 N                   3.52                    
TENAFLY 1.3 W                        3.37                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
WAKE FOREST                          4.73                    
YOUNGSVILLE 3.9 WNW                  4.43                    
GUM SPRINGS                          4.02                    
LUMBERTON 2 NE                       3.98                    
DARLINGTON 8 SSW                     3.00                    
FAIR BLUFF                           2.99                    
WILMINGTON 10.2 S                    2.51                    
SOUTHPORT 3 NNW                      2.43                    
TAYLORSVILLE 3.4 SSE                 2.14                    
CAROLINA BEACH 1.0 N                 2.06                    
RALEIGH 1.7 N                        1.80                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
MILFORD 8.7 NW                       3.70                    
SOUTH FAYETTE 2 SE                   2.91                    
BRIDGEVILLE 1.4 SW                   2.79                    
CURLLSVILLE                          2.74                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
BEAUFORT 1.6 SSW                     7.15                    
GREEN POND 1.3 S                     6.74                    
BLUFFTON 6.2 WNW                     6.64                    
CHARLESTON 2.5 NNW                   6.18                    
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 4.0 N             5.88                    
PARRIS ISLAND 1.7 N                  5.88                    
MONCKS CORNER 8.9 S                  5.80                    
WALTERBORO 3.0 NNW                   5.62                    
HANAHAN 1.7 SE                       5.50                    
JOHNS ISLAND 1.8 NE                  5.35                    
GEORGETOWN 13 NW                     3.98                    

...VIRGINIA...
PETERSBURG                           4.66                    
MATOACA                              4.65                    
JAMES RIVER                          4.60                    
RICHARDSON 1.4 SW                    4.34                    
CLOVER                               3.73                    


For the latest rainfall forecast and Excessive Rainfall Outlooks
affiliated with Tropical Storm Elsa, 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.

Quigley




Last Updated: 1115 AM EDT FRI JUL 09 2021