THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR NORTHEAST HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 AM EDT WED MAR 31 2010
HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. BEGIN TO DIMINISH.
FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES INTO NEW ENGLAND.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 400 AM EDT...A 998 MB...29.47 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY JUST SOUTH OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND NEW YORK. AN OCCLUDED
FRONT HAD PUSHED ONSHORE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND OVER THE
PAST FEW HOURS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT RAIN HAD TAPERED OFF OVER
SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND IN THE WAKE OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT.
HOWEVER...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...LOCALLY HEAVY...CONTINUED TO BE
REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REST OF NEW ENGLAND. THE COVERAGE OF
THE RAIN APPEARED TO BE DECREASING FROM CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND
SOUTHWARD.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM EDT SUN MAR
28 THROUGH 400 PM EDT WED MAR 31...
...CONNECTICUT...
GROTON/NEW LONDON 6.61
EAST KILLINGLY 6.41
OAKDALE 5.83
NORWICH 5.54
YANTIC 5.43
COLCHESTER 5.00
POMFRET CENTER 4.83
SHELTON 4.78
LISBON 4.67
WILLIMANTIC/WINDHAM ARPT 4.45
TOLLAND 4.41
OLD LYME 4.37
HARTFORD-BRAINARD ARPT 3.54
...DELAWARE...
GEORGETOWN/SUSSEX CO. ARPT 2.19
WILMINGTON ARPT 2.15
LEWES 2.12
DOVER AFB 2.01
...MASSACHUSETTS...
DIGHTON 7.25
TAUNTON MUNI ARPT 7.12
WEYMOUTH 7.00
REHOBOTH 6.89
WEST BRIDGEWATER 6.25
ACUSHNET 6.05
NORTON 5.86
EAST MILTON 5.72
TOPSFIELD 5.70
WALPOLE 5.50
BEVERLY 5.42
IPSWICH 5.36
NEW BEDFORD 5.27
MIDDLEBOROUGH 5.19
BOSTON/LOGAN 4.89
...MARYLAND...
FEDERALSBURG 2.50
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND 2.34
OCEAN CITY MUNI ARPT 2.31
WILLIAMSPORT LOCK AND DAM 2.00
...MAINE...
SANFORD MUNI 5.18
WELLS 4.58
PORTLAND JETPORT 4.34
KENNEBUNK 3.96
SOUTH BERWICK 3.50
WEST ROCKPORT 1 NNW 3.50
BATH 3.29
HOLLIS 3.25
ROCKLAND/KNOX CO. ARPT 3.06
WINTERPORT 2.85
GRAY NWS OFFICE 2.84
HARTFORD 2.84
FRYEBURG 2.82
WESTBROOK 2.72
ABBOT VILLAGE 2.61
AUGUSTA STATE ARPT 2.36
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
ROCHESTER/SKYHAVEN ARPT 4.87
PEASE AFB/PORTSMOUTH 4.23
WEST HAMPSTEAD 4.11
PORTSMOUTH/PEASE 3.66
MANCHESTER AIRPARK 3.40
HAMPTON 3.25
JAFFREY MUNI ARPT 3.15
HUDSON 2.95
NORTH SALEM 2.86
GOFFSTOWN 2.71
SOUTH TAMWORTH 2.70
NEW DURHAM 2.63
WHITE MOUNTAIN 2.46
CONCORD MUNI ARPT 2.35
...NEW JERSEY...
BELMAR/FARMINGDALE 4.55
NEWARK INTL ARPT 3.56
MCGUIRE AFB/WRIGHTSTOWN 3.51
TRENTON/MERCER CO. ARPT 3.41
TETERBORO AIRPORT 3.34
CALDWELL/ESSEX CO. ARPT 3.32
WILDWOOD - CAPE MAY CO. ARPT 3.17
ATLANTIC CITY INTL ARPT 3.11
CHATSWORTH 5 E 3.08
POINT PLEASANT 2.98
SOMERVILLE 2.97
OCEANVILLE 2.81
SEAVILLE 2.75
MOUNT HOLLY 2.71
...NEW YORK...
WESTHAMPTON BEACH 7.11
SHIRLEY/BROOKHAVEN ARPT 6.40
MONTAUK 6.17
BAITING HOLLOW 6.01
BRIDGEHAMPTON 1 N 5.68
RIVERHEAD 5.25
GREENPORT 1 WSW 5.24
ORIENT 4.91
ISLIP/MACARTHUR 4.83
UPTON 4.59
NEW YORK/JFK 4.51
NEW YORK CITY 4.38
NEW YORK/LA GUARDIA 4.16
...PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA 3.05
WILLOW GROVE NAS 2.81
DOYLESTOWN ARPT 2.45
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT 2.30
MOUNT POCONO MUNI ARPT 2.24
ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM 2.04
...RHODE ISLAND...
NORTH KINGSTOWN 9.47
PROVIDENCE/PO WARWICK 8.83
EAST PROVIDENCE 8.75
WARWICK 8.74
CHARLESTOWN 8.22
WARREN 7.50
PAWTUCKET/NORTH CENTRAL ST ARPT 7.30
HOPE VALLEY 7.12
WEST GLOCESTER 6.89
TIVERTON 6.78
WESTERLY STATE ARPT 6.31
...VIRGINIA...
DANVILLE RGNL ARPT 3.76
...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
...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
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
GRAY COURT 3.3 WSW 2.32
CLOVER 3.4 SW 2.20
...VIRGINIA...
KEYESVILLE 2S 4.70
OCEANA NAS/SOUCEK 3.12
NORFOLK INTL ARPT 3.03
PETERSBURG 3.01
CAMP ROOSEVELT (IFLOWS) 2.84
CHESTER 1.3 S 2.79
WEST POINT 0.9 WNW 2.71
SAXE 4.3 SE 2.70
NEWLAND 2.60
WILLIAMSBURG 2.50
RICHMOND 2.48
THE SURFACE LOW OFF LONG ISLAND SHOULD BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND MOVE
EASTWARD OUT TO SEA TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED RAIN SHOULD THEREFORE
TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH NORTHERN MAINE TO BE THE LAST
TO CLEAR OUT WHERE AN ADDITIONAL THIRD OF AN INCH OF RAIN CAN BE
EXPECTED FROM THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THIS END OF THE
MONTH STORM HAS MADE MARCH 2010 THE SECOND WETTEST MONTH RECORDED
IN BOSTON MA. THIS EVENT HAS ALSO MADE MARCH 2010 THE WETTEST
MARCH ON RECORD FOR SEVERAL MAJOR CITIES IN THE NORTHEAST.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Last Updated: 459 AM EDT WED MAR 31 2010