THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND CAROLINAS
HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 PM EDT TUE APR 25 2017

...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LINGERING OVER EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...

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

COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM MARYLAND NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH CONNECTICUT.

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

AT 400 PM 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 1001 MB, OR 29.56 INCHES, WAS LOCATED ABOUT
50 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST 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 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. 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 400 PM EDT TUE APR 25...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
RALEIGH 1.5 SW                        9.91                    
WINSTON-SALEM 5.9 W                   9.68                    
FALLS LAKE 5 W                        8.73                    
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                    
DURHAM 5 NW                           7.18                    
BUNN 1 N                              7.07                    
FLOWERS 2 SSE                         7.07                    
CLAYTON 3 ENE                         7.05                    
GLADE VALLEY 3.0 ENE                  7.01                    
BOLIVIA 8 SW                          6.95                    
MILLERS CREEK 1.9 NNW                 6.95                    
PILOT MOUNTAIN 0.7 NW                 6.75                    
NAHUNTA 3 N                           6.68                    
BENSON 1 SSW                          6.44                    
ELM CITY 4 NW                         6.28                    
SHEFFIELD 1.3 SW                      6.19                    
LENOIR 10.6 NNE                       6.12                    
CHAPEL HILL 1 NE                      5.99                    
BAYSHORE 1 ENE                        5.90                    
SNOW HILL                             5.80                    
MOUNT OLIVE 2.4 SW                    5.76                    
ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON ARPT               5.65                    

...VIRGINIA...
BUSTED ROCK                           9.61                    
WOODLAWN                              9.06                    
MAGGODEE CK                           8.93                    
JONES CREEK                           7.92                    
WOOLWINE                              6.73                    
WILLIS 2.7 SE                         6.48                    
COPPER HILL 6.2 S                     6.33                    
JONES KNOB                            6.32                    
SANVILLE                              6.14                    
ROCKY MOUNT 2.2 NW                    6.10                    
FANCY GAP                             6.07                    
LAUREL FORK                           5.92                    
GALAX                                 5.84                    
MEADOWS OF DAN 4.5 SW                 5.68                    
FLOYD 5.2 NW                          5.47                    
MARTINSVILLE                          5.39                    
JONESVILLE 3.1 WSW                    5.36                    
FLYING PIGS FARM                      5.32                    
DANVILLE RGNL ARPT                    5.09                    
HILLSVILLE                            4.50                    
ROANOKE                               4.44                    

...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                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SANTEE 2.0 NE                         6.54                    
ROWESVILLE 1 S                        5.90                    
MOUNT PLEASANT TOWN 2 W               5.70                    
LOWER RICHLAND FIRE STATION           5.67                    
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                    

...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. AS SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE FOR THE CAROLINAS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON, ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH IS
POSSIBLE FOR SOME LOCATIONS, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THOUGH
THE FLASH FLOODING RISK IS ENDING, RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
LINGER THROUGH THE WEEK. RAINFALL WILL END FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC
OVERNIGHT AND FOR THE NORTHEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WITH TOTALS
GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

TATE




Last Updated: 453 PM EDT TUE APR 25 2017