THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR NORTHEAST HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 PM EDT MON MAR 29 2010
A STORM DEVELOPING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL 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 1000 PM EDT...A 999 MB...29.50 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST...JUST EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS. TO THE
NORTH OF THE LOW...A SOLID BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
STRETCHED FROM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY TO NORTHERN MAINE.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM EDT SUN MAR
28 THROUGH 1100 PM EDT MON MAR 29...
...CONNECTICUT...
YANTIC 4.01
EAST LYME 3.93
LISBON 3.75
STERLING 3.55
COLCHESTER 3.31
MOOSUP 3.16
CLINTON 3.13
WALLINGFORD 3.08
OXFORD 2.96
EAST KILLINGLY 2.85
SOUTHINGTON 2.81
SHELTON 2.80
GROTON/NEW LONDON 2.71
MANSFIELD 2.51
GUILFORD 2.48
...DELAWARE...
LEWES 2.12
...MASSACHUSETTS...
ATTLEBORO 2.86
UXBRIDGE 2.70
WEST WALPOLE 2.60
WRENTHAM 2.53
ROCKPORT 2.45
EAST MILTON 2.44
NORTON 2.43
WEBSTER 2.40
STERLING 2.39
NORTH GRAFTON 2.32
RANDOLPH 2.10
...MARYLAND...
FEDERALSBURG 2.50
...MAINE...
ABBOT VILLAGE 2.51
KINGSBURY 2.50
WELLINGTON 2.20
LILLE 2.10
DEER ISLE 2.00
MADAWASKA 2.00
...NORTH CAROLINA...
BROWNS SUMMIT 3.4 NW 4.47
WENDELL 6.5 S 3.97
CLAYTON 5.7 SSE 3.91
MIDDLESEX 5.5 SSW 3.89
NASHVILLE 3.2 W 3.70
OAK RIDGE 2.3 SSW 3.41
ELIZABETH CITY 3.40
GASTONIA 1.5 W 3.25
GARNER 9.6 SSE 3.07
SALISBURY 4.8 W 3.04
ROCKY MOUNT 2.1 NE 3.02
...NEW JERSEY...
POINT PLEASANT 2.98
ATLANTIC CITY 2.87
SEAVILLE 2.75
WOODBINE 2.66
CHATSWORTH 2.51
BEESLEYS POINT 2.44
OCEANVILLE 2.43
CAPE MAY 2.40
LAKEWOOD 2.39
FOLSOM 2.37
GREEN CREEK 2.35
ESTELL MANOR 2.31
WILDWOOD CREST 2.24
...NEW YORK...
CORAM 2.74
PORT JEFFERSON 2.74
GREENPORT 2.69
UPTON 2.69
MOUNT SINAI 2.60
ORIENT 2.55
WESTHAMPTON BEACH 2.53
RIVERHEAD 2.52
LYNBROOK 2.38
MIDDLE ISLAND 2.36
MILL NECK 2.35
BAITING HOLLOW 2.34
BROOKLYN 2.27
...RHODE ISLAND...
NORTH SMITHFIELD 3.60
PAWTUCKET 3.12
NORTH KINGSTOWN 3.11
WARWICK 3.01
KINGSTOWN 2.60
COVENTRY 2.53
WOONSOCKET 2.48
WESTERLY 2.40
CUMBERLAND 2.17
WARREN 2.15
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
GRAY COURT 3.3 WSW 2.32
CLOVER 3.4 SW 2.20
...VIRGINIA...
NORFOLK 2.96
CHESTER 1.3 S 2.79
WEST POINT 0.9 WNW 2.71
SAXE 4.3 SE 2.70
NEWLAND 2.60
VIRGINIA BEACH 11.2 NNW 2.48
LAUREL 2.5 SW 2.32
WINTERPOCK 2.32
POWHATAN 2.30
RICHMOND 6.0 NW 2.29
WALLOPS ISLAND 2.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...FLORIDA...
TAMPA 5.38
BUCKHEAD RIDGE 0.6 SW 4.93
MERRIT ISLAND 9.1 N 4.49
ST. PETERSBURG 2.4 NW 4.33
SOUTH PASADENA 0.6 E 4.32
ARCHBOLD BIO STN 4.21
OCHOPEE 1 NE 4.19
MARCO 3.91
BRANDON 2.6 SW 3.86
LAKELAND HIGHLANDS 0.3 SE 3.47
SOLIVITA 2.0 SSW 3.32
CAPE CANAVERAL 0.6 ESE 3.24
...GEORGIA...
EATONTON 6.9 E 2.36
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 3 INCHES HAVE
ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC
STATES. AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHWARDS...FLOODING AND COASTAL
FLOODING FROM NEW JERSEY TO CENTRAL MAINE WILL BECOME THE MAIN
CONCERN WITH THIS STORM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. THIS END OF THE MONTH STORM HAS MADE MARCH 2010 THE
WETTEST MARCH ON RECORD IN BOTH BOSTON MA AND PROVIDENCE RI.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 1051 PM EDT MON MAR 29 2010