STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND CAROLINAS
HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 AM EDT TUE APR 25 2017

...HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES FOR THE CAROLINAS... 

FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE
CAROLINAS AND INTO NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
CAROLINAS AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.

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

AT 400 AM EDT...AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WAS PRESENT OVER THE
SOUTHEAST U.S., WHICH WAS HELPING TO DIRECT TROPICAL MOISTURE INTO
THE CAROLINAS AND MID-ATLANTIC. AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER WITH A SEA LEVEL PRESSURE OF 1000 MB, OR 29.53 INCHES, WAS
LOCATED NEAR WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. FROM THIS LOW, A COLD
FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC, WITH A WARM
FRONT LOCATED INLAND OF THE CAROLINA COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER MUCH OF 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 400 AM EDT TUE APR 25...

...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                     4.22                    
ENON 3 E                              4.16                    
MOUNT AIRY/SURRY COUNTY ARPT          4.11                    
S BUFFALO CK AT MCCONNEL RD           4.04                    
RURAL HALL                            3.96                    
SMITH REYNOLDS AIRPORT                3.54                    
STATESVILLE                           3.54                    
RALEIGH/DURHAM INTL ARPT              2.10                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
ROWESVILLE 1 S                        5.90                    
MOUNT PLEASANT TOWN 2 W               5.70                    
LOWER RICHLAND FIRE STATION           5.59                    
DANIEL ISLAND 2 SE                    5.38                    
CAINHOY 2 S                           5.36                    
HORELL HILL                           5.31                    
ST. MATTHEWS 3.2 ENE                  5.17                    
SCREMING EAGLE-ELGIN                  5.04                    
BOONE HALL PLANTATION 2 ESE           4.93                    
COLUMBIA 6.8 NNE                      4.57                    
INDIAN LAND 4.7 S                     4.42                    
BONNEAU 4 ESE                         4.31                    
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                    
MCENTIRE ANG BASE                     3.37                    
CHARLESTON 5.2 ESE                    3.20                    
SHAW AFB/SUMTER                       3.12                    
GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG AP             2.93                    
ANDERSON CO. ARPT                     2.85                    
CLEMSON/OCONEE CO. RGNL ARPT          2.81                    

...VIRGINIA...
STUART 10 NNE                         4.35                    
MEADOWS OF DAN 4.5 SW                 4.26                    
HILLSVILLE                            4.12                    
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                    
MARTINSVILLE                          3.82                    
WILLIS 2.7 SE                         3.71                    
COPPER HILL 6.2 S                     3.67                    
DANVILLE RGNL ARPT                    2.90                    
VIRGINIA TECH ARPT                    2.88                    

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

...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                    

...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                    


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 EARLY
TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE, WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS, IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL WILL SHIFT INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON, WITH TOTALS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES.

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.

KREKELER