STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND CAROLINAS
HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT MON APR 24 2017

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING IN EASTERN GEORGIA AND THE
CAROLINAS... 

FLOOD WARNINGS...FLOOD ADVISORIES...AND A FEW FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS
ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE CAROLINAS AND INTO NORTHEASTERN
TENNESSEE AND WESTERN VIRGINIA.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
GEORGIA...MUCH OF THE CAROLINAS...AND WESTERN VIRGINIA.

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

AT 1000 AM EDT...A DEEP UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WAS PRESENT OVER THE
SOUTHEAST U.S., WHICH WAS HELPING TO DIRECT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE
INTO THE SOUTHEAST, CAROLINAS, AND MID-ATLANTIC. AT THE
SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A SEA LEVEL PRESSURE OF 1004
MB...29.65 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF CHARLESTON,
SOUTH CAROLINA. FROM THIS LOW, A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD
INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND FLORIDA, WITH A STATIONARY FRONT
LOCATED ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
WAS FALLING OVER EASTERN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA WITH GENERALLY
MODERATE RAIN OVER NORTH CAROLINA. FARTHER NORTH, LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN WAS OCCURRING OVER MUCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT SAT APR
22 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT MON APR 24...

...GEORGIA...
RINGGOLD 2.8 NW                       3.72                    
HARTWELL 2.3 NE                       3.47                    
LOGANVILLE 6.7 SSE                    3.25                    
DILLARD 3.5 NE                        3.16                    
CLAYTON 8.5 W                         3.14                    
HARTWELL 5.6 NW                       3.05                    
COMER 8.0 N                           2.90                    
CLEVELAND 6.7 ENE                     2.85                    
ATHENS MUNI ARPT                      2.55                    
ROME/RUSSELL FIELD                    2.37                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
WINSTON-SALEM 5.9 W                   6.55                    
SPARTA 3.5 SSW                        6.15                    
MILLERS CREEK 1.9 NNW                 5.36                    
SHEFFIELD 1.3 SW                      5.28                    
PILOT MOUNTAIN 0.7 NW                 5.22                    
GLADE VALLEY 3.0 ENE                  5.21                    
LENOIR 10.6 NNE                       5.07                    
HICKORY RGNL ARPT                     4.20                    
MOUNT AIRY/SURRY COUNTY ARPT          4.06                    
STATESVILLE                           3.47                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
ST. MATTHEWS 3.2 ENE                  5.17                    
COLUMBIA 6.8 NNE                      4.57                    
INDIAN LAND 4.7 S                     4.42                    
MOUNT PLEASANT 7.0 NE                 3.86                    
NORTH 5.1 NE                          3.62                    
ROCK HILL 5.6 E                       3.62                    
CENTRAL 5.3 NW                        3.49                    
SENECA 3.7 NNW                        3.48                    
CHARLESTON 5.2 ESE                    3.20                    
ANDERSON CO. ARPT                     2.59                    
CLEMSON/OCONEE CO. RGNL ARPT          2.53                    

...TENNESSEE...
HARRIMAN 4.1 NNE                      5.71                    
OAK RIDGE 5.7 NE                      5.29                    
CROSSVILLE 6.9 S                      4.73                    
FARRAGUT 2.3 NE                       4.45                    
OLIVER SPRINGS 5.6 SW                 4.45                    
NORRIS 0.6 NW                         4.42                    
KNOXVILLE 5.7 NNW                     4.28                    
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD              3.35                    
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL ARPT              3.14                    
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT                  2.23                    

...VIRGINIA...
MEADOWS OF DAN 4.5 SW                 4.26                    
HILLSVILLE                            4.08                    
FLOYD 5.2 NW                          4.02                    
ROCKY MOUNT 4.3 NNW                   3.98                    
GALAX 6.1 N                           3.87                    
JONESVILLE 3.1 WSW                    3.87                    
WILLIS 2.7 SE                         3.71                    
COPPER HILL 6.2 S                     3.67                    
MARTINSVILLE                          3.65                    
VIRGINIA TECH ARPT                    2.80                    


THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW AND FRONTS
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING, WITH THE SURFACE LOW TRACKING ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST.
RAIN FOR THE CAROLINAS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT, WITH ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE, WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS, IN EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL WILL SHIFT INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST BY
TUESDAY, WITH TOTALS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES.

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

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