STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR HEAVY RAINFALL OVER FLORIDA
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD         
   
500 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2009
 
...HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO IMPACT FLORIDA...
 
FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE 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...THE 1006 MB (29.71 INCHES) SURFACE LOW IN THE
EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WAS CENTERED NEAR 25.8N...86.1W...AND WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT HEAVY SHOWERS WERE MOVING
ONSHORE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA...SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...AS
WELL AS NEAR THE GEORGIA-SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER. A SMALL BUT
INTENSE AREA OF THUNDERSTORM WAS ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN
FLORIDA. IN ADDITION...A BAND OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WAS
APPROACHING THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT MON MAY
18 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT THU MAY 21...

...FLORIDA...
ORMOND BEACH 3.5 SE                  24.41                     
NEW SMYRNA BEACH 1.5 E               16.29                     
EDGEWATER 2.4 N                      15.73                     
ST. AUGUSTINE SOUTH 2.1 SSW          13.86                     
DAYTONA BEACH RGNL ARPT              13.51                     
SANFORD/ORLANDO                      12.88                     
DE LEON SPRINGS 0.4 SE               12.65                     
PIERSON                              12.42                     
NW PALM COAST                        12.20                     
JACKSONVILLE 7.3 SW                  12.05                     
UMATILLA                             11.98                     
HASTINGS                             11.97                     
LONGWOOD 2.3 WNW                     11.90                     
MOUNT PLYMOUTH 0.2 WSW               11.70                     
DELTONA 2.9 SE                       11.66                     
NEW SMYRA BEACH                      11.45                     
EUSTIS 1.2 SE                        11.41                     
MELBOURNE 8.2 NW                     11.38                     
EDGEWATER 3.3 SE                     11.27                     
PALM SHORES 1.4 W                    11.23                     
OCOEE 0.5 SSW                        11.04                     
DE LAND 5.7 NW                       10.87                     
FRUIT COVE 6.1 N                     10.76                     
GREEN COVE SPRINGS 6.8 SSE           10.66                     
LAKESIDE 2.9 S                       10.44                     
AVALON                               10.28                     
ORANGE PARK 4.8 SSW                  10.10                     
NASA SHUTTLE FACILITY                10.01                     
ST. AUGUSTINE SHORES 0.7 ESE          9.92                     
MOUNT PLYMOUTH 0.2 WSW                9.37                     
WINDERMERE 1.3 NW                     9.24                     
PALM SHORES 1.4 W                     9.20                     
LEESBURG MUNI ARPT                    9.05                     
JACKSONVILLE INTL ARPT                8.79                     
OKAHUMPKA                             7.94                     
SUMMERFIELD 4.9 SE                    7.84                     
LADY LAKE 1.2 W                       7.79                     
APOPKA                                7.62                     
THE VILLAGES 2.7 NNW                  7.41                     
MELBOURNE WFO                         7.38                     
MIDDLEBURG 6.3 NNE                    7.29                     
BELLEVIEW 6.0 SSE                     6.99                     
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS 7.6 ENE              6.87                     
ORLANDO/JETPORT                       6.74                     
PATRICK AFB/COCOA BEACH               6.58                     
HOMESTEAD AFB                         4.17                     
VERO BEACH MUNI ARPT                  4.12                     
DOVER                                 4.11                     
BROOKSVILLE 1.2 E                     3.97                     
FORT PIERCE/ST LUCIE                  3.93                     
MIAMI 4.1 SE                          3.73                     


FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARDS THE CENTRAL
GULF COAST. THE ACCOMPANIED HEAVY RAIN BANDS...SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS...AND GUSTY WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO AFFECT FLORIDA
THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA THURSDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER DAY ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE SUNSHINE
STATE...AND BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHERN
ATLANTIC COAST OF THE STATE. SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY
RECEIVED RAINFALL TOTALS GREATER THAN 15 INCHES.

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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