THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR HURRICANE MATTHEW HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 PM EDT SAT OCT 08 2016

...HURRICANE MATTHEW IS CURRENTLY BRINGING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TO
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC. FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION REGARDING TRACK...INTENSITY...AND TROPICAL WATCHES AND
WARNINGS PLEASE REFER TO THE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS EASTERN GEORGIA...THE EASTERN CAROLINAS...FAR
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...AND THE DELMARVA PENINSULA.

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

AT 400 PM EDT...PER THE LATEST ADVISORY FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER...HURRICANE MATTHEW WAS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CAPE FEAR...NORTH CAROLINA AND MOVING TOWARDS
THE EAST-NORTHEAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL WAS
IMPACTING MUCH OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC. FARTHER NORTH...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS IMPACTING
NORTHERN PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND INTO THE NORTHEAST AS
MOISTURE FROM MATTHEW INTERACTED WITH A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONTAL
BOUNDARY LOCATED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...AS WELL AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. RAIN HAD ENDED IN GEORGIA AND
MAINLY LIGHT RAINFALL REMAINED IN NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1100 AM EDT THU
OCT 06 THROUGH 400 PM EDT SAT OCT 08...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
WILLIAM O HUSKE LOCK 3               11.57                    
FAYETTEVILLE RGNL ARPT               11.25                    
LUMBERTON MUNI ARPT                  10.38                    
SOUTHERN PINES/MOORE CO. ARPT         5.91                    
ELIZABETHTOWN 6.2 NW                  4.83                    
EVERGREEN 3.3 NE                      4.75                    
SEYMOUR-JOHNSON AFB                   4.65                    
ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON ARPT               4.28                    
BOONE 0.6 N                           4.14                    
RALEIGH/DURHAM INTL ARPT              4.07                    
FLEETWOOD 3.1 SSE                     3.81                    
WAXHAW 4.1 ENE                        3.74                    
HOPE MILLS 1.7 NE                     3.66                    
LAURINBURG-MAXTON ARPT                3.22                    
WILMINGTON/NEW HANOVER CO. ARPT       3.10                    
HATTERAS/BILLY MITCHELL ARPT          2.99                    
CHERRY POINT MCAS                     2.57                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
BEAUFORT MCAS                        14.04                    
REEVESVILLE 1 SSE                    12.90                    
MARION 3 E                           12.13                    
LIMERICK 1 NNW                       11.67                    
FOREST BEACH 2 N                     11.07                    
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 1.4 S             11.00                    
MANNING 8.2 S                        11.00                    
ACE BASIN                            10.56                    
CHARLESTON MUNI ARPT                 10.48                    
GALIVANTS FERRY                      10.37                    
EFFINGHAM                            10.12                    
CHELSEA 3 SSW                        10.06                    
GREGGS LANDING 1 NE                  10.03                    
SNOWDEN 2 NE                         10.01                    
FOLLY FIELD 1 SW                      9.82                    
KINGSTREE 7.9 NW                      9.75                    
SANTEE 6.9 WSW                        9.70                    
LITTLE BACK RIVER AT FW               8.05                    
DARLINGTON                            7.30                    
FLORENCE RGNL ARPT                    6.75                    
CAINHOY 2 S                           6.65                    
SUMTER 1 ESE                          6.23                    
EDISTO ISLAND 2 WNW                   6.02                    
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH                    5.67                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...FLORIDA...
SANFORD/ORLANDO                       7.89                    
LAKE MARY 5 NE                        7.04                    
JACKSONVILLE INTL ARPT                6.75                    
DE LAND 5.7 NW                        6.61                    
APOPKA 2.9 E                          5.96                    
PALATKA KAY LARKIN FIELD              3.89                    
MELBOURNE WFO                         3.47                    
DAYTONA BEACH RGNL ARPT               3.01                    
VERO BEACH MUNI ARPT                  2.12                    
ST AUGUSTINE ARPT                     1.61                    
WEST PALM BEACH INTL ARPT             1.34                    
FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE ARPT        1.30                    

...GEORGIA...
SAVANNAH/HUNTER AAF                  17.49                    
ABERCORN CREEK NEAR SAVANNAH         12.69                    
OGEECHEE RIVER AT US 17              10.64                    
MELDRIM 4 S                           9.99                    
TYBEE ISLAND 4 NW                     8.35                    
MIDWAY 1 SSW                          7.97                    
BLITCHTON 1 E                         6.53                    
MERIDIAN                              4.01                    


MATTHEW IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN
IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. THIS WILL LEAD TO STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES IN SOME AREAS. THIS
RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING FLOODING AND
FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL SHOULD
COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY AS MATTHEW MOVES AWAY FROM THE COAST.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

TATE




Last Updated: 502 PM EDT SAT OCT 08 2016