THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 11 FOR SOUTHEAST U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND COASTAL
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 AM EDT MON OCT 05 2015
UPDATED FOR HIGHEST PRECIP TOTAL IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
...HISTORIC AND LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING OCCURRING AND EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS....
WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH
THE BULK OF THE CAROLINAS.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES...REMAIN
IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEAST COASTS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 400 AM EDT...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1002 MB...29.59 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 140 MILES EAST OFF THE
COAST OF CHARLESTON...SOUTH CAROLINA. A STATIONARY FRONTAL
BOUNDARY EXTENDED NORTHWARD ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTLINE. A
DEEP PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTURE STREAMING WESTWARD...ASSOCIATED
WITH HURRICANE JOAQUIN...WAS INTERACTING WITH THIS FRONTAL
BOUNDARY AND A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE
RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED RAIN WAS GENERALLY
MODERATE ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...WHILE THE HEAVIER RAIN
WAS JUST OFFSHORE. LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING IN EASTERN
GEORGIA...WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST. SOME SHOWERS WERE DEVELOPING IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AS
WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT...A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE EASTERN U.S. WAS RESULTING IN GUSTY
WINDS. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WERE REPORTED IN SOME
AREAS. PERSISTENT AND STRONG EASTERLY FLOW HAS CONTINUED TO RESULT
IN COASTAL FLOODING AND HIGH SURF ALONG MUCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC
AND SOUTHEAST COASTLINE.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT THU OCT
01 THROUGH 400 AM EDT MON OCT 05...
...GEORGIA...
DAHLONEGA 6 NW 5.14
CLEVELAND 1 NE 4.33
ST SIMONS ISLAND 4.20
SAUTEE 3 W 4.09
BAXLEY 3.43
BRUNSWICK/MALCOLM MCKINNON AP 3.38
ALTO 4 SE 3.29
R.H.BANDY STEAM PLANT (TVA) 3.27
ABBEVILLE 4S 2.90
ROME 6SW 2.71
TOCCOA 2.55
ALMA/BACON CO. ARPT 2.51
HAWKINSVILLE 2.50
CHARLOTTE 2.31
...NORTH CAROLINA...
CALABASH 1 NNW 16.13
LONGWOOD 1 NW 13.63
SUNSET BEACH 2 WNW 12.64
WILMINGTON AIRPORT 8.79
LAKE WACCAMAW 3 S 8.63
ELIZABETHTOWN 4 NNE 8.01
OAKBORO 1 WNW 7.76
RAEFORD 9.6 E 7.43
POPE AFB 7.33
FORT BRAGG 7.00
BENSON 1 SSW 6.87
ROCKINGHAM 0.6 WSW 6.72
CAMERON 8 E 6.71
WILSON 2 NNW 6.52
ANSON COUNTY ARPT 6.32
TABOR CITY 4 NE 6.13
ALBEMARLE 5.1 SSE 6.11
HARRELLS 0.7 SE 5.90
PINETOPS 5.79
RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT 3.76
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CAINHOY 3 ESE 26.88
BOONE HALL PLANTATION 3 NNE 24.23
MOUNT PLEASANT 24.23
SHADOWMOSS 3 SSW 23.51
LONGS 3 SE 21.14
HUGER 5 NNW 21.04
CHARLESTON 5 SSE 20.37
GILLS CREEK 20.28
LIMERICK 1 NNW 19.71
SHAW AFB 19.32
WATEREE 18.90
KIAWAH ISLAND 4 NNW 18.25
KINGSTREE 17.53
SUMMERVILLE 3 NW 17.23
JAMES ISLAND COUNTY PARK 1 NNE 17.00
CHARLESTON AIRPORT 16.61
LITTLE RIVER 1 N 16.00
GEORGETOWN 5 NNE 15.95
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 15.86
GARRIS LANDING 2 NNW 15.81
SANTEE 14.84
HUGER 3 NNE 14.68
SANGAREE 2 NE 14.51
CHARLESTON NWS 13.88
GOOSE CREEK 5 E 11.26
MOUNT PLEASANT 6 NE 11.06
COLUMBIA METRO APT 10.77
FLORENCE 5 W 10.45
WANDO 1 SSW 8.76
DARLINGTON 1 W 8.17
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...DELAWARE...
BIG STONE BEACH 18 SE 58
LEWES BEACH 45
REHOBOTH BEACH 42
...MASSACHUSETTS...
NANTUCKET 47
OAK BLUFFS 45
...MARYLAND...
OXFORD 2 NNW 40
...NORTH CAROLINA...
SMITH REYNOLDS AIRPORT 43
...NEW JERSEY...
CAPE MAY 62
SEASIDE HEIGHTS 56
TUCKERTON 55
LITTLE SHEEPSHEAD CR 54
LONG BEACH ISLAND 47
OCEAN CITY 47
PORT NORRIS 19 ESE 45
SOUTH SEASIDE PARK 45
...PENNSYLVANIA...
LANDENBERG 53
...RHODE ISLAND...
CHARLESTOWN 46
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...DELAWARE...
NASSAU 4.45
LONG NECK 4.20
REHOBOTH BEACH 3.75
DAGSBORO 7 ENE 3.73
OCEAN VIEW 1 NW 3.50
SELBYVILLE 7 E 2.91
LEWES 2 SSW 2.75
DOVER AFB 2.61
SEAFORD 1 S 2.55
DELMAR 4 E 2.49
GEORGETOWN 6 W 2.48
MILFORD 2 W 2.01
...MARYLAND...
BISHOPVILLE 3.1 E 4.67
FENTRESS 1 WSW 4.16
OCEAN CITY MUNI ARPT 3.65
TRAPPE 4 NE 2.80
SALISBURY RGNL ARPT 2.48
PATUXENT RIVER NAS 2.11
...NEW JERSEY...
MILLVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.15
ATLANTIC CITY INTL ARPT 1.36
...PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT 2.01
...TENNESSEE...
COLUMBIA 5.48
DEL RIO 4SE (TVA) 2.57
PRAIRIE PLAINS 2.08
...VIRGINIA...
NORFOLK NAS 3.77
LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTON 3.43
OCEANA NAS/SOUCEK 2.98
NEWPORT/WILLIAMSBURG INTL ARPT 2.49
RICHMOND 2.10
THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO START MOVING
SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH MONDAY. THE FRONT ALONG THE CAROLINA
COAST SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY STATIONARY. ALTHOUGH HURRICANE JOAQUIN
WILL REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE...TROPICAL MOISTURE AND STRONG EASTERLY
FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO THE REGION OVERRUNNING THE
FRONT. AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 MORE INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THESE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO WIDESPREAD AND CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AND
FLASH FLOODING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY
ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN U.S.. GIVEN THE ALREADY VERY WET AND
SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION...SCATTERED DOWNED
TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO
REMAIN A HAZARD INTO MONDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
TATE
Last Updated: 543 AM EDT MON OCT 05 2015