THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC
AND NORTHEAST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010
...EARLY FALL STORM CONTINUES TO SPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND WIND
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN
IN EFFECT FROM THE NORTHERN COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHWARD
THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA...AND INTO PENNSYLVANIA AND
THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. HIGH WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST...FROM THE NEW YORK CITY AREA
NORTHWARD TO SOUTHERN VERMONT...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF EAST
CENTRAL MAINE.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 400 PM EDT...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINED DRAPED ACROSS THE EAST
COAST STATES FROM NEAR MYRTLE BEACH...SOUTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD
INTO CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND. THE PORTION OF THE FRONT FROM CENTRAL
VIRGINIA NORTHWARD WAS PUSHING INLAND AS A WARM FRONT. SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 997 MB SURFACE LOW ALONG THIS FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTHERN VIRGINIA. A SECOND 997 MB SURFACE LOW WAS
CENTERED OFF THE COAST NEAR THE SOUTH/NORTH CAROLINA BORDER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
A COUPLE WAVES OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE
EASTERN U.S. ONE AREA OF RAINFALL COVERED MUCH OF THE
NORTHEAST...FROM PENNSYLVANIA NORTHWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND. A SECOND
AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING INTO NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN
VIRGINIA AHEAD OF THE SECOND SURFACE LOW. RAINFALL RATES AS HIGH
AS ONE INCH PER HOUR WERE OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST. RAINFALL RATES AS HIGH AS TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR
WERE OCCURRING ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WITH THE SECOND WAVE
OF HEAVY RAINFALL.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT TUE SEP
28 THROUGH 200 PM EDT THU SEP 30...
...CONNECTICUT...
DANBURY MUNI ARPT 2.96
UNION CITY 2.66
NORWICH 2.65
NORFOLK 2SW 2.42
COLEBROOK RIVER LAKE 2.41
HOTCHKISSVILLE 2.31
HARTFORD-BRAINARD ARPT 1.41
...DELAWARE...
WILMINGTON ARPT 1.60
...MASSACHUSETTS...
HUNTINGTON - WESTFIELD RIVER 2.40
AMHERST 1WNW 1.88
PITTSFIELD MUNI ARPT 1.83
UXBRIDGE 1.80
WESTFIELD/BARNES MUNI ARPT 1.61
...MARYLAND...
PATUXENT RIVER NAS 9.17
SOLOMONS 8.00
ANNAPOLIS 7.58
ST INIGOES/WEBSTER FIELD 6.50
FLORENCE 3S 4.20
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL ARPT 3.64
ANDREWS AFB/CAMP SPRINGS 2.30
...MAINE...
VAN BUREN 1.32
...NORTH CAROLINA...
WILMINGTON 8.84
CHERRY POINT 7.80
NEW RIVER MCAS 7.29
GRIFTON 6.74
JACKSONVILLE 6.31
NEW BERN/CRAVEN CO. ARPT 6.28
ELIZABETH CITY 6.08
BEAUFORT/SMITH FIELD 5.97
GREENVILLE 5.77
HOFFMAN/MACKALL AAF 5.26
SOUTHERN PINES/MOORE CO. ARPT 5.23
WHITEHALL 5.13
LAURINBURG-MAXTON ARPT 4.98
GREENSBORO 4.83
RALEIGH 3.45
FAYETTEVILLE 2.63
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
LEBANON MUNI ARPT 2.18
KEENE/DILLANT-HOPKINS ARPT 1.97
WOODSTOCK 1.77
GORHAM 12SSW 1.53
...NEW JERSEY...
NEW BRUNSWICK 3SE 2.76
TETERBORO AIRPORT 2.02
WATCHUNG 2.02
FOLSOM 2.01
CANOE BROOK 2E 1.97
NEWARK INTL ARPT 1.26
...NEW YORK...
TANNERSVILLE 2SE 3.10
POUGHKEEPSIE/DUTCHESS CO. ARPT 2.52
PHOENICIA 2SW 2.39
HUNTS CORNERS 2.30
MONTGOMERY/ORANGE CO. ARPT 2.17
BRIDGEHAMPTON 1N 2.14
WELLSVILLE MUNI ARPT 1.89
WHITE PLAINS/WESTCHESTER CO. ARPT 1.60
NEW YORK CITY 1.36
...PENNSYLVANIA...
LANCASTER 5.03
MOUNT POCONO MUNI ARPT 4.71
ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM 4.59
YORK ARPT 3.61
FAYETTEVILLE 9NE 3.40
SOUTH MOUNTAIN 3.19
READING 2.96
JOHNSTOWN 2.65
WILLIAMSPORT 2.50
HARRISBURG 1.87
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
FLORENCE RGNL ARPT 4.95
SOCASTEE 4.82
QUINBY 4.74
MCCLELLANVILLE 4.69
CONWAY 4.42
KINGSTREE 4.39
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 4.14
DARLINGTON 3.43
HUGER 5 NNW 3.37
WITHERBEE 3.37
HILTON HEAD 3.32
ISLE OF PALMS 3.32
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON 2.19
...VIRGINIA...
JONES CREEK 9.68
MARROWBONE RES 9.41
WAKEFIELD MUNI ARPT 8.65
NORFOLK 6.11
FORT EUSTIS/FELKER 5.61
LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTON 4.98
RICHMOND 4.78
LYNCHBURG 4.01
ASHLAND 3.78
DANVILLE 3.53
WASHINGTON DULLES 3.35
WASHINGTON NATIONAL 2.63
ROANOKE 2.60
...VERMONT...
SPRINGFIELD/HARTNESS STATE ARPT 2.14
HANKSVILLE 1S 1.54
BENNINGTON/MORSE STATE ARPT 1.17
...WEST VIRGINIA...
SHEPHERDSTOWN 2.90
FORT SEYBERT 6E 2.54
FROST 3NE 2.49
CANAAN VALLEY 2.45
ELKINS/RANDOLPH FIELD 1.87
MARTINSBURG RGNL ARPT 1.85
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC IS EXPECTED TO
TRACK NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN CANADA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO FOCUS NEAR THE LOW PRESSURE TRACK
AND ALONG THE SURFACE BOUNDARY AS DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS
SURGES NORTHWARD. THE SECONDARY LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD
ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTLINE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING
AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND AS THE MAIN
SURFACE LOW MOVES CLOSER TO THE NORTHEAST.
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.
RYAN
Last Updated: 443 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010