THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC
AND NORTHEAST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 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 NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD INTO PENNSYLVANIA AND THE
NEW ENGLAND STATES. HIGH WIND 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 1000 PM EDT...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINED DRAPED ACROSS THE
EAST COAST STATES FROM THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD
INTO THE NORTHEAST. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 997 MB
SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC. ANOTHER SURFACE LOW WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 996 MB WAS LOCATED NEAR THE OUTER BANKS OF
NORTH CAROLINA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S...EXTENDING FROM VERMONT SOUTHWARD TO THE
OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE
INCH PER HOUR WERE OCCURRING IN THE AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAIN.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT TUE SEP
28 THROUGH 800 PM EDT THU SEP 30...

...CONNECTICUT...
WINSTEAD                              3.09                     
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                       2.24                     

...MASSACHUSETTS...
BECKET                                2.76                     
HUNTINGTON - WESTFIELD RIVER          2.40                     
AMHERST 1WNW                          1.88                     
PITTSFIELD MUNI ARPT                  1.88                     
UXBRIDGE                              1.80                     
WESTFIELD/BARNES MUNI ARPT            1.67                     

...MARYLAND...
PATUXENT RIVER NAS                    9.17                     
LAKE RIVIERA                          8.22                     
SOLOMONS                              8.00                     
ANNAPOLIS                             7.90                     
LYNCH POINT 1SW                       7.68                     
ST INIGOES/WEBSTER FIELD              6.50                     
FLORENCE 3S                           4.20                     
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL ARPT        3.69                     
ANDREWS AFB/CAMP SPRINGS              2.30                     

...MAINE...
TURNER BROOK RAWS                     1.66                     
VAN BUREN                             1.32                     
CARIBOU MUNI ARPT                     1.21                     

...NORTH CAROLINA...
NEW BERN/CRAVEN CO. ARPT             12.07                     
PERRYTOWN                            11.66                     
CHERRY POINT                         10.45                     
NEW RIVER MCAS                       10.15                     
WILMINGTON                           10.11                     
GRIFTON                               6.74                     
BEAUFORT/SMITH FIELD                  6.61                     
JACKSONVILLE                          6.31                     
ELIZABETH CITY                        6.10                     
GREENVILLE                            5.77                     
HOFFMAN/MACKALL AAF                   5.26                     
SOUTHERN PINES/MOORE CO. ARPT         5.23                     
WHITEHALL                             5.13                     
GREENSBORO                            4.83                     
RALEIGH                               3.53                     
FAYETTEVILLE                          2.63                     

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
LEBANON MUNI ARPT                     2.51                     
KEENE/DILLANT-HOPKINS ARPT            2.08                     
WOODSTOCK                             1.77                     
WHITEFIELD                            1.72                     
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...
BINGHAMTON                            3.86                     
FORT DRUM                             3.70                     
FULTON/OSWEGO CITY ARPT               3.43                     
ELMIRA/CORNING RGNL ARPT              3.37                     
WATERTOWN INTL ARPT                   3.20                     
TANNERSVILLE 2SE                      3.10                     
PENN YAN AIRPORT                      3.06                     
MASSENA/RICHARDS FIELD                2.99                     
SYRACUSE/HANCOCK                      2.78                     
POUGHKEEPSIE/DUTCHESS CO. ARPT        2.54                     
POUGHKEEPSIE/DUTCHESS CO. ARPT        2.52                     
PHOENICIA 2SW                         2.39                     
HUNTS CORNERS                         2.30                     
MONTGOMERY/ORANGE CO. ARPT            2.17                     
BRIDGEHAMPTON 1N                      2.14                     
NEW YORK CITY                         1.36                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
MOUNT POCONO MUNI ARPT                5.31                     
LANCASTER AIRPORT                     5.18                     
ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM                   4.95                     
WILLIAMSPORT                          4.13                     
YORK ARPT                             3.61                     
SELINSGROVE/PENN VALLEY ARPT          3.41                     
FAYETTEVILLE 9NE                      3.40                     
SOUTH MOUNTAIN                        3.19                     
READING/SPAATZ FIELD                  3.17                     
CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE ARPT              3.00                     
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...
WAKEFIELD MUNI ARPT                  10.94                     
JONES CREEK                           9.68                     
MARROWBONE RES                        9.41                     
NORFOLK INTL ARPT                     7.30                     
FORT EUSTIS/FELKER                    7.13                     
LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTON                   6.52                     
RICHMOND/BYRD FIELD                   5.31                     
LYNCHBURG RGNL ARPT                   4.01                     
ASHLAND                               3.78                     
DANVILLE                              3.53                     
WASHINGTON DULLES                     3.35                     
WASHINGTON NATIONAL                   2.63                     
ROANOKE                               2.60                     

...VERMONT...
SPRINGFIELD                           3.00                     
THETFORD                              3.00                     
EAST DUMMERSTON                       2.71                     
SPRINGFIELD/HARTNESS STATE ARPT       2.34                     
WOODFORD                              2.06                     
SAINT JOHNSBURY                       1.83                     
HANKSVILLE 1S                         1.54                     
BENNINGTON/MORSE STATE ARPT           1.25                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
SHEPHERDSTOWN                         2.90                     
MARTINSBURG RGNL ARPT                 2.70                     
FORT SEYBERT 6E                       2.54                     
FROST 3NE                             2.49                     
CANAAN VALLEY                         2.45                     
ELKINS/RANDOLPH FIELD                 1.88                     


THE SURFACE LOW NEAR THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL
CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTLINE
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING MORE HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST. 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. AS THIS
SURFACE LOW MOVES NORTHWARD...RAINFALL SHOULD GRADUALLY COME TO AN
END SOUTH OF THE LOW. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FIVE
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF
THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. RAINFALL
SHOULD GRADUALLY BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM THE SOUTH ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF 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 500 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 1033 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010