STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR HEAVY RAINFALL OVER FLORIDA
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD        
500 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009
 
...HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS FLORIDA
WITH AN ACCOMPANIED THREAT OF FLOODING...
 
FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF EASTERN FLORIDA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 PM EDT...A STRONG CLOSED UPPER LOW WHICH IS CURRENTLY
POSITIONED JUST OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA IS HELPING
PRODUCE A CONCENTRATED AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH A GENERAL MOTION TO THE WEST. MUCH OF THE STATE
IS CURRENTLY SEEING RAINFALL EXCEPT THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...BUT THIS AREA WILL SEE RAIN INCREASE TONIGHT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT MON MAY
18 THROUGH 500 PM EDT TUES MAY 19...

...FLORIDA...
DAYTONA BEACH 9.1 WSW                 8.47                     
ORMOND BEACH 3.5 SE                   8.39                     
ST. AUGUSTINE SOUTH 2.1 SSW           7.31                     
ST. AUGUSTINE SHORES 0.7 ESE          7.15                     
DE LEON SPRINGS 0.4 SE                6.80                     
SANFORD/ORLANDO                       6.32                     
DE LAND 5.7 NW                        5.64                     
NEW SMYRNA BEACH 1.5 E                5.41                     
DELTONA 2.9 SE                        5.35                     
MELBOURNE 8.2 NW                      5.27                     
PALM SHORES 1.4 W                     5.18                     


A THICK PLUME OF MOISTURE CURRENTLY STRETCHING FROM THE STATE OF
FLORIDA SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF THE BAHAMAS IS FORECAST TO
BOMBARD MUCH OF EASTERN FLORIDA WHERE THE HEAVIEST AXIS OF
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...RAINFALL AMOUNTS
BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES WILL BE COMMONPLACE WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS
ACROSS THE WESTERN PANHANDLE. ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF FLORIDA...A
BETTER FETCH OF MOISTURE WILL ALLOW TOTALS TO APPROACH 3 TO 5
INCHES WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS EXPECTED. DURING THE NEXT 36
HOURS...THE UPPER LOW CENTER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN
QUASI-STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO SPIN NEAR SOUTH FLORIDA.
CONSEQUENTLY...THE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN OVER MUCH OF
THE STATE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 15 INCHES IN SEVERAL PLACES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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