THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR NORTHEAST HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 AM EDT WED MAR 31 2010
HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. BEGIN TO DIMINISH.
FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM NEW JERSEY NORTHWARD THROUGH
CENTRAL MAINE. FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 AM EDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1002
MB...29.59 INCHES...WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF MONTAUK...NEW YORK...AND WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. AN
OCCLUDED FRONT HAD PUSHED ONSHORE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED THAT RAIN HAD TAPERED OFF OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...INCLUDING NORTHERN PORTIONS OF VERMONT...NEW
HAMPSHIRE...AND MOST OF MAINE.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM EDT SUN MAR
28 THROUGH 800 AM EDT WED MAR 31...
...MAINE...
FRYEBURG 5.76
THE WELLS NATIONAL 5.76
WEST ROCKPORT 5.60
SANFORD MUNI 5.18
AUGUSTA STATE ARPT 4.97
WESTBROOK 4.64
WELLS 4.58
WICASSET 4.47
PORTLAND JETPORT 4.34
KENNEBUNK 1.8 WNW 4.18
GRAY 3.86
SOUTH BERWICK 3.50
BATH 3.29
HOLLIS 3.25
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
DURHAM 5.55
MADBURY 5.33
HAMPTON 5.00
ROCHESTER 4.89
ROCHESTER/SKYHAVEN ARPT 4.87
PEASE AFB/PORTSMOUTH 4.23
WEST HAMPSTEAD 4.11
DOVER 0.8 E 3.99
EPPING 1.2 ENE 3.71
PORTSMOUTH/PEASE 3.66
EXETER 0.8 SW 3.65
MANCHESTER AIRPARK 3.40
HAMPTON 3.25
JAFFREY MUNI ARPT 3.15
HUDSON 2.95
...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
EAST MORICHES 0.6 WNW 3.16
...VERMONT...
WEST HALIFAX 0.2 SE 1.97
BRATTLEBORO 2.0 SW 1.44
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
...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
...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
BOSTON/LOGAN 4.89
...MARYLAND...
FEDERALSBURG 2.50
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND 2.34
OCEAN CITY MUNI ARPT 2.31
WILLIAMSPORT LOCK AND DAM 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...
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
...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...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN 9.97
PROVIDENCE/PO WARWICK 8.83
WARWICK 8.79
EAST PROVIDENCE 8.75
CHARLESTOWN 8.22
WARREN 7.76
RUMFORD 7.45
PAWTUCKET/NORTH CENTRAL ST ARPT 7.30
HOPE VALLEY 7.12
MIDDLETOWN 6.95
WEST GLOCESTER 6.89
TIVERTON 6.78
WESTERLY STATE ARPT 6.31
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
GRAY COURT 3.3 WSW 2.32
CLOVER 3.4 SW 2.20
...VIRGINIA...
KEYESVILLE 2S 4.70
DANVILLE RGNL ARPT 3.76
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 CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE
SLOWLY EASTWARD OUT TO SEA TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED RAIN SHOULD
CONTINUE TO 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 THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 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.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
RYAN
Last Updated: 1039 AM EDT WED MAR 31 2010