THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR HEAVY RAINFALL OVER FLORIDA
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD         
 
500 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2009
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO IMPACT FLORIDA...
 
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS CONTINUE TO BE IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN FLORIDA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 PM EDT...A 1008 MB (29.77 INCHES) SURFACE LOW...LOCATED OFF
THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF FLORIDA...WAS DRIFTING TOWARDS THE
WEST-NORTHWEST.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS
MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE
EXTENDING INTO ADJACENT WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND GULF OF
MEXICO.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT MON MAY
18 THROUGH 500 PM EDT WED MAY 20...

...FLORIDA...
ORMOND BEACH                         14.90                     
DAYTONA BEACH 9.1 WSW                12.70                     
NW PALM COAST                        12.20                     
DE LEON SPRINGS 0.4 SE               12.03                     
NEW SMYRA BEACH                      11.45                     
SANFORD/ORLANDO                      11.18                     
DE LAND 5.7 NW                       10.83                     
ST. AUGUSTINE SOUTH 2.1 SSW          10.78                     
DELTONA 2.9 SE                       10.77                     
PIERSON                              10.17                     
ST. AUGUSTINE SHORES 0.7 ESE          9.92                     
MOUNT PLYMOUTH 0.2 WSW                9.37                     
UMATILLA                              9.24                     
WINDERMERE 1.3 NW                     9.24                     
PALM SHORES 1.4 W                     9.20                     
MELBOURNE 8.2 NW                      9.09                     
JACKSONVILLE 8.1 SSE                  8.01                     
SUMMERFIELD 4.9 SE                    7.84                     
NASA SHUTTLE FACILITY                 7.83                     
LADY LAKE 1.2 W                       7.79                     
THE VILLAGES 2.7 NNW                  7.41                     
MIDDLEBURG 6.3 NNE                    7.29                     
BELLEVIEW 6.0 SSE                     6.99                     
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS 7.6 ENE              6.87                     
HASTING                               6.54                     
APOPKA                                6.23                     
OKAHUMPKA                             6.21                     
MELBOURNE WFO                         6.12                     
LEESBURG MUNI ARPT                    5.57                     
PATRICK AFB/COCOA BEACH               5.57                     
NEW SMYRNA BEACH 1.5 E                5.47                     
ORLANDO/JETPORT                       4.50                     
HOMESTEAD AFB                         4.17                     
BROOKSVILLE 1.2 E                     3.97                     
DOVER                                 3.74                     
MIAMI 4.1 SE                          3.73                     
VERO BEACH MUNI ARPT                  3.61                     
FORT PIERCE/ST LUCIE                  3.27                     


FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...THE SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY OFF THE
SOUTHWEST COAST OF FLORIDA IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY PROGRESS WESTWARD
ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE ACCOMPANIED BANDS OF HEAVY
RAIN...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO MOVE
WESTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF FLORIDA...AND
BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC
COAST OF THE STATE. SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD SEE RAINFALL
TOTALS GREATER THAN 15 INCHES BY THE TIME THIS EVENT IS OVER. IN
ADDITION...THE CONTINUOUS ONSHORE FLOW WILL CAUSE POSSIBLE BEACH
EROSION AND DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTH ATLANTIC
COAST OF FLORIDA.

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.

SCHULZE




Last Updated: 453 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2009