STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR SOUTHEAST U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST WED DEC 02 2009
 
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING OFF THE SOUTHEAST
COAST...WHILE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO MOVE
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
ACROSS SCATTERED PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...THE CAROLINA
COASTLINE...AND INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.  HIGH WIND
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM EST...A 991 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER
SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA..AND A LARGE BAND OF PRECIPITATION WAS
STRETCHED ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S..  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGIONS...AND EASTWARD INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND.  ADDITIONALLY...A LINE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EASTWARD OFF THE CAROLINA COAST AND
THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST TUE DEC
01 THROUGH 1000 PM EST WED DEC 02...

...ALABAMA...
OZARK 2.7 NNW                         4.40                     
EUFAULA                               3.67                     
FOLEY 6.2 SW                          3.45                     
ELBERTA 3.1 SSW                       3.33                     
CODEN                                 3.32                     
BRADLEY                               3.21                     
FAIRHOPE 3.7 NNW                      3.03                     
ELBA                                  2.95                     
ORANGE BEACH 3.0 ENE                  2.89                     
PHENIX CITY 2.2 NNW                   2.76                     
THEODORE 8.0 SSE                      2.71                     
ALEXANDER CITY 3.1 NNE                2.69                     
MOBILE 5.1 S                          2.68                     
CLAYHATCHEE 5.9 E                     2.65                     
TROY MUNI ARPT                        2.65                     

...FLORIDA...
PACE 2.4 N                            6.43                     
MILTON 1.4 NNE                        6.42                     
TALLAHASSEE RGNL ARPT                 6.05                     
BLOXHAM                               5.67                     
ENSLEY 2.1 ENE                        5.12                     
BAKER 8.2 NE                          4.95                     
APALACHICOLA MUNI ARPT                4.80                     
GONZALEZ 2.5 NNW                      4.60                     
BRISTOL 2 S                           4.50                     
CRESTVIEW 3.0 NE                      4.40                     
CALLAWAY 0.3 W                        4.37                     
BELLVIEW 1.7 NW                       4.36                     
CHIPLEY                               4.35                     
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY               4.15                     
MONTICELLO                            4.13                     
PENSACOLA 3.8 N                       4.09                     

...GEORGIA...
FORT BENNING                          4.17                     
COLUMBUS METRO ARPT                   4.02                     
MOODY AFB/VALDOSTA                    3.70                     
PINE MTN                              3.23                     
ATHENS MUNI ARPT                      3.21                     
CARLTON                               2.94                     
TALLULAH FALLS                        2.90                     
TOCCOA                                2.88                     
IRON CITY 6 NE                        2.84                     
DONALSONVILLE 17.7 S                  2.76                     
PEACHTREE CITY/ATLANTA WFO            2.75                     
EMMA 4.2 WNW                          2.73                     
VILLA RICA 4.6 SE                     2.69                     
DONALSONVILLE                         2.68                     
SAVANNAH MUNI ARPT                    2.62                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
WIGGINS 6 E                           3.98                     
NEW AUGUSTA 1 N                       3.88                     
WAYNESBORO 2 W                        3.54                     
CARRIERE 3.2 SSW                      3.14                     
PICAYUNE 2.5 E                        3.10                     
GAUTIER 5.1 N                         3.05                     
OCEAN SPRINGS 3.6 ESE                 2.97                     
BUCKATUNNA                            2.90                     
MOSS POINT 10.2 NE                    2.75                     
KILN 3.3 N                            2.67                     
PASCAGOULA                            2.67                     
VANCLEAVE 4.1 NNW                     2.53                     

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
SHELBY MUNI ARPT                      3.26                     
HICKORY RGNL ARPT                     2.42                     
WILMINGTON/NEW HANOVER CO. ARPT       2.10                     

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
ANDERSON CO. ARPT                     3.93                     
GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN ARPT              3.15                     
BEAUFORT MCAS                         2.49                     
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH                    2.01                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...LOUISIANA...
NORTH SHORE                           4.63                     
GRAND ISLE                            4.30                     
MIDLAKE                               3.65                     
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT                   3.17                     
PEARL RIVER                           3.16                     
SLIDELL                               2.97                     
GALLIANO                              2.82                     
RIGOLETS                              2.75                     
INNISWOLD 1 SW                        2.60                     
ABITA SPRINGS                         2.52                     
PONCHATOULA 4 SE                      2.52                     
SUN 1 W                               2.51                     
BUSH                                  2.50                     

...TEXAS...
RICHMOND 5.6 ESE                      3.00                     
DAYTON 6.8 SE                         2.90                     
NEEDVILLE 4.8 N                       2.84                     
HOUSTON/WILL HOBBY                    2.75                     
RANCHO VIEJO 0.7 E                    2.35                     
CHANNELVIEW 1.9 WSW                   2.30                     
WHARTON 0.3 E                         2.20                     
VICTORIA 11.9 SE                      2.13                     
SUGAR LAND .5 SE                      2.11                     
SOUTH HOUSTON 4.0 SSW                 2.08                     

THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL QUICKLY TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY THURSDAY EVENING.  ANY MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINS OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE
APPALACHIANS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS THE LOW MOVES OUT OF THE
AREA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT
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