THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR NORTHEAST RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 AM EDT FRI OCT 14 2005

...HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST...

STRONG ATLANTIC INFLOW BETWEEN A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
MARITIME CANADA AND LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST
CONTINUES TO FUNNEL 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...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ALL
OF CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.

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

RHODE ISLAND...

WESTERLY STATE ARPT            2.38      THROUGH 200 AM FRIDAY
BLOCK ISLAND                   2.16      THROUGH 200 AM FRIDAY


DELAWARE...

WILMINGTON ARPT                2.47      THROUGH 200 AM FRIDAY


MASSACHUSETTS...

WESTFIELD/BARNES AIRPORT       1.55      THROUGH 200 AM FRIDAY
OXFORD                         1.19      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
WORTHINGTON                    1.07      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY
WESTOVER AFB/SPRINGFIELD       1.00      THROUGH 800 AM THURSDAY


PENNSYLVANIA...

LEAVITT FALLS                  3.83      THROUGH 720 PM THURSDAY
NORTH PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT     3.70      THROUGH 720 PM THURSDAY
MOUNT POCONO                   2.79      THROUGH 720 PM THURSDAY
TANNERSVILLE                   2.62      THROUGH 720 PM THURSDAY
EAST STROUDSBURG               2.48      THROUGH 720 PM THURSDAY
LAKE MONROE                    1.68      THROUGH 720 PM THURSDAY


NEW JERSEY...

OAKLAND                        7.01      THROUGH 740 PM THURSDAY
WANAQUE                        5.70      THROUGH 720 PM THURSDAY
HARRISON                       5.08      THROUGH 530 PM THURSDAY
FREEHOLD                       5.00      THROUGH 720 PM THURSDAY
TETERBORO                      5.69      THROUGH 200 AM FRIDAY
NEWARK                         5.16      THROUGH 200 AM FRIDAY
CALDWELL                       4.32      THROUGH 200 AM FRIDAY 

                
NEW YORK...

RIVERHEAD                      9.21      THROUGH 545 PM THURSDAY
MEDFORD                        7.25      THROUGH 600 PM THURSDAY
NEW YORK/CENTRAL PARK          7.22      THROUGH 200 AM FRIDAY
WESTHAMPTON BEACH              6.46      THROUGH 800 PM THURSDAY
ISLIP                          5.35      THROUGH 200 AM FRIDAY
 

CONNECTICUT...

NEW FAIRFIELD                  7.15      THROUGH 200 PM THURSDAY
NEW HAVEN/TWEED                5.33      THROUGH 200 AM FRIDAY
BRIDGEPORT                     4.81      THROUGH 200 AM FRIDAY
MERIDEN                        4.56      THROUGH 200 AM FRIDAY 
DANBURY                        3.81      THROUGH 200 AM FRIDAY

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO
BE 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES AND
NEW ENGLAND.

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

FRIES




Last Updated: 442 AM EDT FRI OCT 14 2005