STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND CAROLINAS
HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT TUE APR 25 2017

...MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...

FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT IN CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA AND SCATTERED THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHEASTERN
TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA.

COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM VIRGINIA THROUGH
CONNECTICUT.

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

AT 1000 AM EDT...AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW WAS PRESENT OVER THE
CAROLINAS, WHICH WAS HELPING TO DIRECT TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE
CAROLINAS TO THE NORTHEAST. AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER WITH A SEA LEVEL PRESSURE OF 1002 MB, OR 29.59 INCHES, WAS
LOCATED ABOUT 60 MILES EAST OF RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. FROM THIS
LOW, A FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDED THROUGH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MAINLY MODERATE RAIN WAS
FALLING OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA, WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. FARTHER
NORTH, LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS OCCURRING OVER MUCH OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT SAT APR
22 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT TUE APR 25...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
RALEIGH 1.5 SW                        9.91                    
WINSTON-SALEM 5.9 W                   9.68                    
ZEBULON 0.6 W                         8.33                    
WILMINGTON 4.1 SE                     8.24                    
SIMS 4.0 SW                           8.00                    
CARY 1.9 SE                           7.84                    
MOUNT AIRY 4.3 W                      7.74                    
SPARTA 3.5 SSW                        7.58                    
RALEIGH/DURHAM INTL ARPT              7.41                    
GLADE VALLEY 3.0 ENE                  7.01                    
MILLERS CREEK 1.9 NNW                 6.95                    
FALLS LAKE 4 S                        6.90                    
PILOT MOUNTAIN 0.7 NW                 6.75                    
SHEFFIELD 1.3 SW                      6.19                    
DURHAM 5 NW                           6.14                    
LENOIR 10.6 NNE                       6.12                    
BAYSHORE 1 ENE                        5.90                    
ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON ARPT               5.65                    
NEW RIVER STATION 6 WNW               5.54                    
CHAPEL HILL/WILLIAMS ARPT             5.14                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SANTEE 2.0 NE                         6.54                    
ROWESVILLE 1 S                        5.90                    
MOUNT PLEASANT TOWN 2 W               5.70                    
LOWER RICHLAND FIRE STATION           5.59                    
COLUMBIA 6.8 NNE                      5.43                    
DANIEL ISLAND 2 SE                    5.38                    
INDIAN LAND 4.7 S                     5.38                    
CAINHOY 2 S                           5.36                    
HORELL HILL                           5.31                    
ST. MATTHEWS 3.2 ENE                  5.17                    
SCREMING EAGLE-ELGIN                  5.04                    
MOUNT PLEASANT 1 WSW                  5.03                    
BOONE HALL PLANTATION 2 ESE           4.93                    
SENECA 2.9 NW                         4.86                    
ROCK HILL 5.6 E                       4.51                    
CHARLESTON 5.2 ESE                    4.49                    
BONNEAU 4 ESE                         4.31                    
MCENTIRE ANG BASE                     3.61                    
GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG AP             3.47                    
SHAW AFB/SUMTER                       3.43                    

...VIRGINIA...
WOOLWINE 0.4 SW                       6.60                    
WILLIS 2.7 SE                         6.48                    
COPPER HILL 6.2 S                     6.33                    
ROCKY MOUNT 2.2 NW                    6.10                    
MEADOWS OF DAN 4.5 SW                 5.68                    
FLOYD 5.2 NW                          5.47                    
MARTINSVILLE                          5.39                    
JONESVILLE 3.1 WSW                    5.36                    
GALAX 6.1 N                           5.02                    
DANVILLE RGNL ARPT                    4.66                    
HILLSVILLE                            4.50                    
STUART 10 NNE                         4.35                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BUXTON                                59                    
STUMPY POINT                          58                    
OCRACOKE                              57                    
DIAMOND SHOALS BUOY                   56                    
PAMLICO SOUND                         53                    

...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 LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW AND FRONTS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT, WITH
THE SURFACE LOW TRACKING NEAR THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. RAIN FOR THE
CAROLINAS IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH IS EXPECTED, WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE MORNING, WITH RIVER FLOODING LINGERING THROUGH THE
WEEK. RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT AND THE NORTHEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY, 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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