STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR MAJOR SPRING STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
4 PM EST SAT APR 2 2005

...HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL IN THE NORTHEAST...

FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
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...THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA...OHIO...PENNSYLVANIA...NEW YORK...CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND...MASSACHUSETTS...VERMONT...AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST
VIRGINIA...VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...PENNSYLVANIA...AND NEW YORK.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE APPALACHIANS
IN EASTERN TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF APPALACHIANS IN
EASTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA.

AS OF 4 PM EST...THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED NEAR 40.4
NORTH LATITUDE AND 77.6 WEST LONGITUDE...OR ABOUT 34 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA.  CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF THE SYSTEM WAS 988 MILLIBARS OR 29.18 INCHES.  


...SELECTED 56 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS AS OF 1 PM 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...............1.64
OAK RIDGE...............1.39
CHATTANOOGA.............1.35
NASHVILLE...............1.35

KENTUCKY...
JACKSON.................1.74
BOWLING GREEN...........1.13
LONDON..................1.09

SOUTH CAROLINA...
ANDERSON................1.06
CHARLESTOWN.............0.95

NORTH CAROLINA...
CHERRY POINT............3.26
WILMINGTON..............1.90
NEW BERN................1.29
WILSON..................0.93

VIRGINIA...
DULLES..................1.65
QUANTICO................1.51
CHARLOTTESVILLE.........1.19
SOUCEK..................1.14

MARYLAND...
ANDREWS AFB.............1.30
PATUXENT RIVER NAS......1.25
OCEAN CITY..............0.83

WEST VIRGINIA...
PARKERSBURG.............1.60
HUNTINGTON..............1.35
BLUEFIELD...............1.15

OHIO...
HARRY CLEVER FIELD......1.51
ZANESVILLE..............1.20
AKRON...................1.15
YOUNGSTOWN..............1.22

PENNSYLVANIA...
HARRISBURG..............1.72
POTTSTOWN...............1.29
DOYLESTOWN..............1.18
PHILADELPHIA............1.07

NEW YORK...
PATCHOGUE...............1.58
ORANGE COUNTY...........1.36
WESTHAMPTON BEACH.......1.27
NYC/CENTRAL PARK........0.95

NEW JERSEY...
ELIZABETH...............1.19
TETERBORO...............1.01

CONNECTICUT...
NEW HAVEN...............1.39
HARTFORD................0.96

RHODE ISLAND...
PROVIDENCE..............1.54
WESTERLY STATE ARPT.....1.49

MASSACHUSETTS...
NEW BEDFORD.............1.25
MILTON..................1.00

VERMONT...
MONTPELIER..............0.60

NEW HAMPSHIRE...
JEFFREY.................0.76

MAINE...
FRYEBERG................0.53


RADAR IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN
IS CURRENTLY FALLING FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTLINE IN DELAWARE
NORTHWARD INTO NEW YORK AND THE NORTHEAST.

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO
NEW ENGLAND THROUGH TONIGHT.  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. 

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 IS STARTING TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW.  SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE NEXT STATEMENT ON THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 10 PM EST.  PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN YOUR AREA.

HALBACH