THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR NEW ENGLAND COASTAL STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 PM EDT MON MAR 15 2010
 
...MAJOR STORM MOVING AWAY FROM THE NEW ENGLAND COAST...
 
FLOOD AND COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND NORTHEAST COAST LINE...FROM EASTERN
MARYLAND TO SOUTHERN MAINE.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 500 PM EDT...A 995 MB...29.38 INCH...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED ROUGHLY 150 MILES EAST OF THE DELAWARE COASTLINE...AND IS
SLOWLY BEGINNING TO MOVE AWAY FROM SHORE. THIS STUBBORN LOW IS
STILL BRINGING WIDESPREAD SCATTERED SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM THE
HAMPTON ROADS AREA OF VIRGINIA TO SOUTHERN MAINE. THERE WERE A FEW
PATCHES OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OVER NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. THIS EVENT IS ALL RAIN EXCEPT FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS
OF THE NORTHEAST. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EDT THU MAR
11 THROUGH 500 PM EDT MON MAR 15...

...CONNECTICUT...
OAKDALE 2.6 WNW                       5.90                     
STERLING                              5.04                     
DEEP RIVER                            5.02                     
NORWICH                               4.70                     
EAST KILLINGLY 1.3 SW                 4.45                     
OLD LYME                              4.26                     
NORTH GROSVENOR DALE 1.7 SSE          4.20                     
STRATFORD 0.8 N                       4.20                     
GROTON                                4.00                     
PROSPECT 1.8 NW                       3.98                     
MILFORD 2.9 ESE                       3.94                     
CLINTON                               3.90                     
CANOE BROOK LAKE                      3.80                     
NEW HAVEN/TWEED                       3.76                     

...WASHINGTON, DC...
WASHINGTON 4.0 WNW                    5.65                     

...DELAWARE...
SMYRNA 2.7 SSE                        3.55                     
MARYDEL 2.4 SE                        3.22                     
NEWARK 3.9 SSW                        3.14                     
CLAYTON 6.6 W                         3.10                     
DOVER 6.4 WNW                         3.05                     
MIDDLETOWN 0.9 SSE                    2.95                     
FELTON 3.6 NE                         2.78                     
GREENWOOD 2.9 SE                      2.76                     
LEWES 0.8 SE                          2.76                     
DELMAR 4.3 E                          2.53                     

...MASSACHUSETTS...
WINCHESTER 0.7 SE                    10.35                     
JAMAICA PLAIN 1.3 NE                  9.39                     
TOPSFIELD                             8.35                     
SOUTH WEYMOUTH                        8.34                     
BOSTON 0.5 WSW                        8.23                     
MILTON                                8.16                     
SALISBURY 3.7 NW                      7.40                     
GROVELAND 0.5 WSW                     7.39                     
BEVERLY                               7.13                     
READING                               6.98                     
BEDFORD                               6.92                     
CAMBRIDGE 0.9 NNW                     6.30                     

...MARYLAND...
ELKRIDGE 1.8 W                        4.79                     
THURMONT 0.8 SSE                      3.96                     
SEVERN 2.0 W                          3.93                     
SMITHSBURG 3.1 NNE                    3.88                     
PERRY HALL 0.9 E                      3.85                     
TOWSON 2.3 NE                         3.83                     
SOUTH GATE 1.0 SW                     3.81                     
FREDERICK 3.1 NW                      3.77                     
CROFTON 1.5 NNE                       3.56                     

...MAINE...
SOUTH BERKWICK                        8.02                     
SOUTH ELIOT 0.7 WSW                   7.60                     
WELLS 3.5 SW                          7.55                     
KENNEBUNK 1.8 WNW                     6.20                     
ELIOT 2S                              4.96                     
GORHAM 0.7 SSE                        4.65                     
YORK VILLAGE 6N                       4.63                     
HOLLIS CENTER 5.4 NW                  4.62                     
NORTH WATERBORO 0.3 SE                4.59                     
KITTERY POINT 0.8 WSW                 4.45                     
GORHAM 4.9 NNW                        3.85                     
STANDISH 1.8 W                        3.85                     
PORTLAND 5.1 NW                       3.30                     

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
EXETER 0.8 SW                         7.74                     
EPPING 1.2 ENE                        7.73                     
DOVER 0.8 E                           7.48                     
EXETER 0.8 WNW                        7.43                     
GREENLAND 1.5 SSE                     6.33                     
STRATHAM 1.9 ESE                      6.28                     
DEERFIELD 3.2 WSW                     5.59                     
ROCHESTER 0.6 NW                      5.41                     
NORTHWOOD 4.2 WNW                     5.30                     
MOULTONBOROUGH 2.0 SE                 5.00                     

...NEW JERSEY...
LONG HILL TWP 1.2 SSE                 7.78                     
ELIZABETH                             7.63                     
FRANKLIN TWP 2.1 ENE                  6.32                     
JEFFERSON TWP 2.4 ENE                 6.16                     
CHATHAM 0.6 NW                        6.09                     
NEW PROVIDENCE 0.8 ESE                6.00                     
BEDMINSTER TWP 2.9 ESE                5.98                     
FREEHOLD TWP 1.0 WNW                  5.72                     
MONROE TWP 1.6 NNW                    5.70                     
HARDING TWP 2.6 NNW                   5.53                     
SOUTH BRUNSWICK TWP 3.1 NW            5.53                     
NEWARK                                5.17                     

...NEW YORK...
LEVITTOWN 0.2 E                       5.37                     
MILL NECK                             5.02                     
EAST MEADOW                           5.01                     
SPRING VALLEY 1.7 N                   4.79                     
NYC/CENTRAL PARK                      4.62                     
EAST SETAUKET                         4.50                     
MELVILLE                              4.50                     
SHOREHAM 1.8 SSE                      4.33                     
MUTTONTOWN                            4.25                     
BAITING HOLLOW                        4.17                     
STATEN ISLAND 4.5 SSE                 4.14                     
OZONE PARK                            4.06                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
PENNDEL 1.1 WSW                       6.48                     
NEWBURG 0.5 WSW                       5.55                     
NEWTOWN 0.8 NE                        4.18                     
ARDMORE 0.5 NW                        4.07                     
HATFIELD 0.1 SSW                      4.06                     
PHILADELPHIA 4.7 NE                   3.90                     
ROCKLEDGE 1.3 SE                      3.85                     
ORELAND 0.3 WNW                       3.63                     
BENSALEM 1.3 S                        3.57                     
BLUE BELL 2.3 NW                      3.52                     

...RHODE ISLAND...
COVENTRY CENTER                       7.01                     
WEST GLOCESTER                        5.51                     
NORTH KINGSTOWN 3 N                   4.72                     
HOPE VALLEY 3.7 S                     4.39                     
SOUTH KINGSTOWN                       4.37                     
CRANSTON 4.1 E                        4.05                     
EAST GREENWICH 2.3 ESE                3.95                     
CHARLESTOWN 3.9 NNW                   3.78                     
MANVILLE 0.2 NE                       3.75                     
WOONSOCKET 1.3 ESE                    3.52                     
NARRAGANSETT PIER 0.5 N               3.27                     
LITTLE COMPTON 1.7 NW                 3.21                     

...VIRGINIA...
WASHINGTON 3.2 W                      4.36                     
WINCHESTER 9.4 NW                     3.98                     
LEESBURG 8.0 N                        3.85                     
RIXEYVILLE 6.1 N                      3.57                     
STEPHENS CITY 2.2 E                   3.57                     
ROUND HILL 2.7 WSW                    3.42                     
WARRENTON 3.5 SE                      3.28                     
STRASBURG 3.7 N                       3.11                     
BARBOURSVILLE 1.1 NW                  2.94                     
ONLEY 0.6 SE                          2.74                     
REMINGTON 4.0 ENE                     2.71                     
LAKE RIDGE 1.7 SW                     2.62                     
STAFFORD 2.0 NNW                      2.59                     
STANARDSVILLE 2.1 WNW                 2.59                     
GLASGOW 6.9 SSE                       2.54                     
COPPER HILL 6.2 S                     2.51                     
FREDERICKSBURG 5.2 SSW                2.39                     
ALEXANDRIA 1.8 S                      2.00                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
BUNKER HILL 0.8 WNW                   4.21                     
BECKLEY 1.0 SE                        3.60                     
CHARLES TOWN 2.5 NE                   2.60                     
ALUM CREEK 3.0 E                      2.59                     
FALLING WATERS 2.4 NW                 2.49                     
ST. ALBANS 1.0 WNW                    2.45                     
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION                   2.44                     
HURRICANE 2.5 ENE                     2.38                     
MARTINSBURG 8.0 ENE                   2.34                     
SOUTH CHARLESTON 2.6 SSW              2.33                     
SLANESVILLE 2.1 SE                    2.06                     

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

...CONNECTICUT...
NORWALK                                 65                     
NEW LONDON                              59                     

...DELAWARE...
DOVER AFB                               58                     

...MASSACHUSETTS...
EAST MILTON                             69                     
FALMOUTH                                59                     

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
MOUNT WASHINGTON                        91                     

...NEW JERSEY...
ATLANTIC CITY                           73                     
KEANBURG                                70                     
LAKEHURST NAS                           67                     
FORT LEE                                66                     
CHATSWORTH                              65                     
TRENTON                                 63                     
OCEAN CITY                              62                     
PERTH AMBOY                             62                     

...NEW YORK...
JFK AIRPORT                             75                     
BRIDGEHAMPTON                           70                     
MERRICK                                 68                     
WHITE PLAINS                            62                     


PRECIPITATION TOTALS WILL CONTINUE TO ADD UP ACROSS NEW ENGLAND
AND THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AS THE STORM SLOWLY MOVES AWAY FROM
THE COAST...BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH MONDAY
NIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE COMING TO AN
END ACROSS THE NORTHEAST...THIS STORM WILL BE ONE FOR THE RECORD
BOOKS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN PARTS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER NEW ENGLAND RESULTED
IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS THESE REGIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE
FLOODING...HIGH WINDS...SOME GUSTING WELL IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH...LED TO HUNDREDS OF DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES AND LEFT
MILLIONS WITHOUT POWER.

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

GERHARDT/HAMRICK




Last Updated: 454 PM EDT MON MAR 15 2010