THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR EAST COAST HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
11 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

...CORRECTION FOR DATA IN MARYLAND & NEW JERSEY...

...HEAVY RAINS LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS MID ATLANTIC
STATES AND NEW ENGLAND...

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS NORTHWARD
THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES INTO SOUTHERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING
ALL OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.

THE COMBINATION OF TROPICAL MOISTURE BEING STEERED NORTHWARD
AROUND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR FLORIDA AND A STATIONARY FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND STATES HAS LED TO
SUBSTANTIAL RAINS AND FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION. LAST
NIGHT...THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA WAS THE FOCUS. FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS CAPITAL AREA CANALS AND STREAMS RESULTED IN A PORTION OF
I-95 BEING CLOSED FOR A TIME. 

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS...FOR THE 48-HR PD ENDING MON 12Z
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...INCLUDE DATA FROM COCORAHS...USGS
SITES...AND PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS.

NORTH CAROLINA...
KELLY                    2.31

VIRGINIA...
WASHINGTON NATIONAL AP   7.30
FRANCONIA 1.3SSE         6.77
HERNDON 3.3S             6.61
LAKE BARCROFT 0.5NE      6.60
FAIRFAX 2.3W             6.56
LAKE BARCROFT 0.8SSW     5.63

MARYLAND...
FEDERALSBURG            11.50  6/25  400 PM
HYATTSVILLE 0.4S        10.39
COLUMBIA 1.7W            9.13
COLESVILLE 1.1NNW        8.56
NORBECK 1SE              8.09
ELKRIDGE 1.8W            8.03
GLENMONT 1NNE            7.88
FALLSTON/USGS            7.54
SIMPSONVILLE             7.20  6/26 1230 AM
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON AP  3.14

DELAWARE...
GEORGETOWN               7.61
DOVER                    4.31

PENNSYLVANIA...
DAUPHIN 3.3W             5.30
MARYSVILLE 5.1WSW        4.76
MIDDLETOWN PA            4.56
INDIANTOWN/MUIR AFB      4.33
BOWMANSTOWN 3WSW         3.90
BRODHEADSILLE 8NW        3.63
HARRISBURG PA            2.30

NEW JERSEY...  
BRIDGEVILLE              7.32  6/25  400 PM 
REDDEN                   6.45  6/25  400 PM 
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT       7.08  6/25  400 PM  
PRIME HOOK NWR           5.84  6/25  400 PM 
LAUREL                   5.92  6/25  400 PM  
MILVILLE MUNI AP         3.34
ATLANTIC CITY INTL AP    3.12

NEW YORK...
MONTAUK AP               4.26

CONNECTICUT...
NORTH GROSNENOR DALE     6.33  6/25  915 PM
STAFFORDVILLE            5.50  6/25  915 PM

RHODE ISLAND...
LITTLE COMPTON           5.50  6/25  500 PM
BLOCK ISLAND             5.40
WOONSOCKET               5.25  6/25  940 PM

MASSACHUSETTS...
WEST MANSFIELD           6.14  6/25  215 PM
MARSHFIELD               5.20  6/25  340 PM
REHOBOTH                 5.15  6/25 1030 PM  
MANSFIELD                5.14  6/25  215 PM
BOSTON LOGAN AP          1.17

THE GENERAL PATTERN THAT HAS LED TO THIS RAIN/FLOODING EVENT IS
NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE MUCH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4-6 INCHES ARE FORECAST ACRS THE MID-ATLANTIC
STATES AND NEW ENGLAND WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 5 PM EDT.

ROTH/BELL




Last Updated: 1209 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006