STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR NORTHEAST HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 PM EDT MON MAR 29 2010
 
A STORM DEVELOPING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST IS EXPECTED TO BRING
HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE NORTHEAST.

FLOOD AND COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ALONG COASTAL AREAS FROM MARYLAND TO MAINE.
WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST
AND NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COAST. WIND WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT
FOR COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN MAINE.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 PM EDT...A 1000 MB...29.53 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST...JUST EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS WITH A
SOLID BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN STRETCHED FROM THE EASTERN
SHORES OF MARYLAND TO NORTHERN MAINE.

THE FOLLOWING STORM SUMMARY WILL INCLUDE CURRENT RAINFALL TOTALS
FROM THE EVENT.

THE SURFACE LOW OFF THE CAROLINA COAST IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN
AND DEVELOP INTO A MAJOR WEATHER MAKER FOR THE NORTHEAST OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE
ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC
STATES. FLOODING AND COASTAL FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BECOME THE MAIN CONCERN WITH
THIS STORM...WHERE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

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.

GERHARDT