THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC
AND NORTHEAST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010
 
...HEAVY RAINS BEGINNING TO UNFOLD ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED FROM EASTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT
INCLUDING WESTERN CONNECTICUT AND FAR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
 

 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1000 AM EDT...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AREAS OF WEAK LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPING NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS ALONG
A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC AND
SOUTHEAST COASTS.  RADAR IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS SPREADING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT TUE SEP
28 THROUGH 800 AM EDT WED SEP 29...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
WILMINGTON                            2.24                     
CAPE HATTERAS                         2.23                     
SILVER LAKE                           2.10                     


EMBEDDED ALONG A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING
NORTH-SOUTH ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
CAROLINAS WILL CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC STATES LATER TODAY AND
OVERNIGHT...REACHING THE NORTHEAST STATES BY LATE TOMORROW. 
HEAVIEST RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO FOCUS NEAR THE LOW PRESSURE TRACK
AND ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS
SURGES NORTHWARD.  EVENT TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST FROM THE EASTERN CAROLINAS NORTHWARD
THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND NEW
ENGLAND.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 500 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

PEREIRA





Last Updated: 1046 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010