THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR NORTHEAST RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 PM EDT THU OCT 13 2005

...HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST...

STRONG ATLANTIC INFLOW BETWEEN A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA AND LOW PRESSURE ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF NEW YORK CITY CONTINUES TO FUNNEL DEEP TROPICAL
MOISTURE INTO THE NORTHEAST STATES. THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN IS
NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE MUCH INTO THIS WEEKEND...BUT A SLIGHT
NORTHWARD SHIFT TO THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST STATES THIS WEEKEND.

FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NEW
JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...LONG
ISLAND...SOUTHERN VERMONT...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND MOST OF CONNECTICUT.

RAINFALL OVER THE REGION IN THE PAST 36 HOURS HAS GENERALLY BEEN 
2 TO 3 INCHES...BUT HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES FELL IN/AROUND
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY INTO THE NEW YORK CITY AREA AND WESTERN
CONNECTICUT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTALS FOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...

RHODE ISLAND...

WESTERLY STATE ARPT            1.73      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
BLOCK ISLAND                   1.29      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY


DELAWARE...

WILMINGTON ARPT                2.35      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY


MASSACHUSETTS...

OXFORD                         1.19      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
WESTFIELD/BARNES AIRPORT       1.17      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
WORTHINGTON                    1.07      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
WESTOVER AFB/SPRINGFIELD       1.00      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY


PENNSYLVANIA...

LEAVITT FALLS                  3.51      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
CARBONDALE                     3.36      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
EQUINUNK                       3.05      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
MATAMORAS                      3.05      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
MILANVILLE                     3.02      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
LAKE MONROE                    2.60      THROUGH 700 PM WEDNESDAY
EAST STROUDSBURG               2.48      THROUGH 700 PM WEDNESDAY
OREGON TOWNSHIP                2.40      THROUGH 700 PM WEDNESDAY
TANNERSVILLE                   2.05      THROUGH 700 PM WEDNESDAY
MOUNT POCONO                   1.84      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
NORTH PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT     1.06      THROUGH 200 AM THURSDAY


NEW JERSEY...

OAKLAND                        5.16      THROUGH 550 PM WEDNESDAY
MIDLAND PARK                   5.11      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
WANAQUE                        5.10      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
FREEHOLD                       5.00      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
EAST RUTHERFORD                5.00      THROUGH 515 PM WEDNESDAY
TETERBORO                      4.95      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
HARRISON                       4.75      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
HEWITT                         4.55      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
NEWARK                         4.48      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
NESHANIC                       4.46      THROUGH 700 PM WEDNESDAY
MAWAH                          4.40      THROUGH 730 PM WEDNESDAY
PARK RIDGE                     4.39      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
CALDWELL                       4.01      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY 

                
NEW YORK...

RIVERHEAD                      7.10      THROUGH 350 PM WEDNESDAY
WESTHAMPTON BEACH              6.39      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
UPTON                          6.36      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
NEW YORK/CENTRAL PARK          6.23      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
NEW YORK CITY/LGA              5.41      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
MEDFORD                        5.40      THROUGH 600 PM WEDNESDAY
NEW YORK CITY/JFK              5.39      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
PORT JEFFERSON                 5.07      THROUGH 345 PM WEDNESDAY
FARMINGDALE                    5.02      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
KERHONKSON                     4.90      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
WHITE PLAINS                   4.85      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
ISLIP                          4.77      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
PEEKSKILL                      4.00      THROUGH 515 PM WEDNESDAY 


CONNECTICUT...

NEW HAVEN/TWEED                4.68      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
BRIDGEPORT                     4.23      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
MERIDEN                        4.18      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY 
DANBURY                        3.53      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
NEW FAIRFIELD                  2.60      THROUGH 700 PM WEDNESDAY
BROOKFIELD                     2.51      THROUGH 600 PM WEDNESDAY

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO
BE 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK INCLUDING THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN
AREA.  2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY FOR THE REMAINDER
OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED AT 11 PM EDT THURSDAY. 
REFER TO STATEMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

TRIMARCO




Last Updated: 454 PM EDT THU OCT 13 2005