WPC's Storm Summary
Posted by cypresstx on 10/3/2015, 8:35 am
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR SOUTHEAST U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND COASTAL STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

...POTENTIALLY HISTORIC AND LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING EXPECTED FOR
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
SOUTHEAST FROM EASTERN GEORGIA TO THE SOUTHEAST COAST...AS WELL AS
WESTERN VIRGINIA.

WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN VIRGINIA...NORTH
CAROLINA...AND COASTAL NEW JERSEY.

COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
THE COASTLINE FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO SOUTHERN MAINE. COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA EAST
COAST.

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

AT 400 AM EDT...A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS SITUATED JUST
OFF THE U.S. EAST COAST.  A DEEP PLUME OF MOISTURE WAS STREAMING
NORTHWARD FROM HURRICANE JOAQUIN AND INTERACTING WITH THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN U.S.  NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS INDICATED RAIN WAS GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE FROM
EASTERN VIRGINIA TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...AND HEAVY RAIN
EXTENDING FROM COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA TO WESTERN VIRGINIA.  IN
ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL...A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AREA ACROSS EASTERN CANADA AND THE
LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE FRONT WAS RESULTING IN STRONG AND GUSTY
EASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN U.S.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOME AREAS.
PERSISTENT EASTERLY FLOW IS ALSO RESULTING IN COASTAL FLOODING AND
HIGH SURF ALONG MUCH OF THE EAST COAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT THU OCT 1 THROUGH 400 AM EDT SAT OCT 3...

...DELAWARE...
NASSAU                                4.45                    
LONG NECK                             4.20                    
REHOBOTH BEACH                        3.75                    
DAGSBORO 7 ENE                        3.73                    
OCEAN VIEW 1 NW                       3.50                    
SELBYVILLE 7 E                        2.91                    
LEWES 2 SSW                           2.75                    
DOVER AFB                             2.61                    
SEAFORD 1 S                           2.55                    
DELMAR 4 E                            2.49                    
GEORGETOWN 6 W                        2.48                    
MILFORD 2 W                           2.01                    

...GEORGIA...
ST SIMONS ISLAND                      4.20                    
BAXLEY                                3.43                    
BRUNSWICK/MALCOLM MCKINNON AP         3.38                    
R.H.BANDY STEAM PLANT (TVA)           3.27                    
ABBEVILLE 4S                          2.90                    
ROME 6SW                              2.71                    
TOCCOA                                2.55                    
ALMA/BACON CO. ARPT                   2.51                    
HAWKINSVILLE                          2.50                    
CHARLOTTE                             2.31                    

...MARYLAND...
OCEAN CITY MUNI ARPT                  3.65                    
TRAPPE 4 NE                           2.80                    
SALISBURY RGNL ARPT                   2.48                    
PATUXENT RIVER NAS                    2.11                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
CALABASH 1 NNW                        5.32                    
WILMINGTON                            4.40                    
SUNSET BEACH 3 NNE                    3.97                    
LAKE WACCAMAW 3 SW                    3.68                    
NEW RIVER MCAS                        3.58                    
BAYBORO 3E                            3.51                    
LONGWOOD 1NW                          3.44                    
WASHINGTON/WARREN FIELD ARPT          3.32                    
NEW BERN/CRAVEN CO. ARPT              3.14                    
SURF CITY 1 E                         3.12                    
WHITEVILLE 7NW                        3.12                    
JACKSONVILLE/ELLIS AIRPORT            3.07                    
FAYETTEVILLE                          3.03                    
CHEROKEE 12N                          2.96                    
CAPE FEAR RIVER AT LOCK 1             2.87                    
ELIZABETHTOWN (LOCK 2)                2.87                    
RALEIGH                               2.11                    

...NEW JERSEY...
MILLVILLE MUNI ARPT                   2.15                    
ATLANTIC CITY INTL ARPT               1.36                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT                2.01                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH                    8.30                    
SULLIVANS ISLAND                      3.55                    
FLORENCE                              3.36                    
GEORGETOWN 5 NNE                      2.90                    
CHARLESTON                            2.63                    
LONGS 1 NW                            2.62                    
EDISTO ISLAND                         2.43                    
CHESNEE 7WSW                          2.13                    

...TENNESSEE...
COLUMBIA                              5.48                    
DEL RIO 4SE (TVA)                     2.57                    
PRAIRIE PLAINS                        2.08                    

...VIRGINIA...
NORFOLK NAS                           3.77                    
LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTON                   3.43                    
OCEANA NAS/SOUCEK                     2.98                    
NEWPORT/WILLIAMSBURG INTL ARPT        2.49                    
RICHMOND                              2.10                    

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


...DELAWARE...
BIG STONE BEACH 18 SE                 58                    
LEWES BEACH                           45                    
REHOBOTH BEACH                        42                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
NANTUCKET                             47                    
OAK BLUFFS                            45                    

...MARYLAND...
OXFORD 2 NNW                          40                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
SMITH REYNOLDS AIRPORT                43                    

...NEW JERSEY...
CAPE MAY                              62                    
SEASIDE HEIGHTS                       56                    
TUCKERTON                             55                    
LITTLE SHEEPSHEAD CR                  54                    
LONG BEACH ISLAND                     47                    
OCEAN CITY                            47                    
PORT NORRIS 19 ESE                    45                    
SOUTH SEASIDE PARK                    45                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
LANDENBERG                            53                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
CHARLESTOWN                           46                    


THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND LOW PRESSURE AREA ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST
ALONG THE EAST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH THE FRONT FORECAST
TO DRIFT VERY SLOWLY WESTWARD INTO THE EASTERN CAROLINAS.
ALTHOUGH HURRICANE JOAQUIN IS FORECAST TO REMAIN WELL
OFFSHORE...WITH THE OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK TAKING THE STORM OUT
TO SEA...TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO THE REGION
ACROSS THE FRONT...WITH HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED OVER A LARGE AREA.
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS FORECAST TO FALL
ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA...EASTERN GEORGIA...AND WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...WHERE WIDESPREAD 5 TO 10 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED.  LOCALIZED RAINFALL TOTALS WITHIN THIS AREA MAY EXCEED
15 INCHES.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE FARTHER NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC
REGION...AND FARTHER WEST FROM WEST VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY SOUTH
INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS IN
PLACE...WITH WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS MUCH OF
THE EASTERN U.S.  THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED DOWNED TREES
AND POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS DUE TO THE VERY WET SOIL
CONDITIONS.  COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO REMAIN A HAZARD ALONG MUCH
OF THE EAST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO THE STRONG ONSHORE
FLOW.

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.


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