STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR MAJOR SPRING STORM NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 10 AM EST SAT APR 2 2005 ...HEAVIEST RAIN CURRENTLY FALLING ALONG COLD FRONT IN MID-ATLANTIC...BUT WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS SOAKING THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THE NORTHEAST... FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF KENTUCKY...NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...DELAWARE...WEST VIRGINIA...PENNSYLVANIA...OHIO...NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK...CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...MASSACHUSETTS...NEW HAMPSHIRE...VERMONT...AND MAINE. FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA...GEORGIA...FLORIDA...SOUTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...OHIO...PENNSYLVANIA...NEW YORK...CONNECTICUT...VERMONT...AND MASSACHUSETTS. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MARYLAND...NEW YORK...WEST VIRGINIA...VIRGINIA...AND PENNSYLVANIA. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY FROM 8 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 8 AM SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS OVER 2500 FEET. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE ABOVE 2500 FEET. AS OF 10 AM EST...THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED NEAR 40.3 NORTH LATITUDE AND 81.6 WEST LONGITUDE...OR ABOUT 27 MILES NORTHEAST OF ZANESVILLE OHIO. CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THE SYSTEM WAS 993 MILLIBARS OR 29.32 INCHES. ...SELECTED 48 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS AS OF 7 AM EST SATURDAY... FLORIDA... PENSACOLA..............14.17 HURLBURT FIELD.........12.93 CRESTVIEW..............12.42 EGGLIN AFB.............12.27 ALABAMA... SILVERHILL.............14.19 MOBILE..................8.48 MAXWELL AFB.............4.54 EVERGREEN...............3.95 MISSISSIPPI... PASCAGOULA..............8.81 LUCEDALE................8.80 BROOKLYN................7.28 GULFPORT................7.26 LOUISIANA... SLIDELL.................2.24 GEORGIA... COLUMBUS................2.93 ATLANTA.................2.37 MACON...................2.06 ROME....................1.85 TENNESSEE... KNOXVILLE...............1.61 OAK RIDGE...............1.38 CHATTANOOGA.............1.35 NASHVILLE...............1.34 KENTUCKY... JACKSON.................1.67 BOWLING GREEN...........1.03 LONDON..................0.96 SOUTH CAROLINA... ANDERSON................1.06 CHARLESTOWN.............0.90 NORTH CAROLINA... CHERRY POINT............0.86 VIRGINIA... CHARLOTTESVILLE.........0.68 DULLES..................0.67 MARYLAND... ANDREWS AFB.............0.66 OCEAN CITY..............0.61 WEST VIRGINIA... PARKERSBURG.............1.60 HUNTINGTON..............1.34 BLUEFIELD...............1.12 OHIO... HARRY CLEVER FIELD......1.31 ZANESVILLE..............1.05 AKRON...................0.98 YOUNGSTOWN..............0.89 PENNSYLVANIA... POTTSTOWN...............1.01 DOYLESTOWN..............0.88 PHILADELPHIA............0.85 NEW YORK... KINGSTON................1.08 WESTHAMPTON BEACH.......0.74 ORANGE COUNTY...........0.65 RADAR IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW THAT THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC IN VIRGINIA SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FLORIDA. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND COULD REACH TWO TO THREE INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER TERRAIN. HEAVY RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH RAPID SNOW MELT AND POSSIBLE ICE JAMS ON RIVERS WILL YIELD A MAJOR FLOODING THREAT IN THE NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND. ADDITIONALLY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION. RAINFALL OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...WEST VIRGINIA...EASTERN OHIO...WESTERN NEW YORK...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND...WESTERN VIRGINIA...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND EASTERN TENNESSEE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS. THE NEXT STATEMENT ON THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 4 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR THE LATEST FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN YOUR AREA. HALBACH