Scattered Severe Storms to Continue Over the Central and Southern Plains this Weekend; Snow in the Sierra Nevada

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will persist over the central to southern High Plains this weekend with a severe weather and flash flooding threat. A late season storm will bring low elevation rain and high elevation snow to portions of California, Nevada and Oregon through the weekend. Winter Weather Advisories are in place for the Sierra for snow totals of 3-6", locally higher. Read More >

Heavy Rain Event October 6-8 2005

RADAR RAINFALL

SATELLITE LOOP

RADAR

RUC MODEL SOUNDING NEAR EDENTON, NC

...GENERAL OVERVIEW...        
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMANTS OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY SURGED
NORTH ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATE IN THE FIRST 
WEEK OF OCTOBER 2005. THIS MOISTURE WAS LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR A 
LARGE SCALE HEAVY RAIN EVENT FOR PARTS OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND 
NORTHEAST STATES. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS OVER THE NWS WAKEFIELD 
COUNTY WARNING AREA TOPPED OFF IN THE 8 TO 10 INCH RANGE WHICH RESULT 
IN WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING OVER NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA.

...RAINFALL...   
THE FOLLOWING IS A TABLE CONTAINS OFFICIAL AND NON-OFFICIAL RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS FROM THE NWS WAKEFIELD COUNTY WARNING AREA.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
852 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2005

THE FOLLOWING ARE RAINFALL TOTALS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 3 DAYS 
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION.  APPRECIATION IS 
EXTENDED TO COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR 
THESE REPORTS.  THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT 
WEATHER.GOV/WAKEFIELD

********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     RAINFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT


MARYLAND

...DORCHESTER COUNTY...
   VIENNA                4.50   826 PM  10/9  
   CAMBRIDGE             2.65   827 PM  10/9  

...WICOMICO COUNTY...
   SALISBURY             5.80   821 PM  10/9   SBY
   NANTICOKE             3.01   828 PM  10/9  

...WORCESTER COUNTY...
   POCOMOKE CITY         3.78   831 PM  10/9  

NORTH CAROLINA

...BERTIE COUNTY...
   WINDSOR               5.22   816 PM  10/9  

...PASQUOTANK COUNTY...
   ELIZABETH CITY        3.39   822 PM  10/9   ECG

VIRGINIA

...ACCOMACK COUNTY...
   ONLEY                 4.40   831 PM  10/9  
   WALLOPS ISLAND        3.05   823 PM  10/9   WAL
   CHINCOTEAGUE          2.16   827 PM  10/9  

...AMELIA COUNTY...
   AMELIA COURT HOUSE    1.30   833 PM  10/9  

...CAROLINE COUNTY...
   BOWLING GREEN         4.22   819 PM  10/9  

...CITY OF CHESAPEAKE
   CHESAPEAKE            9.38   812 PM  10/9   BOWERS HILL
   CHESAPEAKE            3.83   825 PM  10/9   GREENBRIAR

...CITY OF HAMPTON
   HAMPTON               7.40  1025 PM  10/8   RIVERDALE
   HAMPTON               6.56   824 PM  10/9   HOLIDAY PARK

...CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS
   NEWPORT NEWS          5.38   815 PM  10/9   FORT EUSTIS
   NEWPORT NEWS          4.44   819 PM  10/9   PHF

...CITY OF NORFOLK
   NORFOLK               9.46   810 PM  10/9   GHENT
   NORFOLK               7.79   813 PM  10/9   OCEAN VIEW
   NORFOLK               3.36   820 PM  10/9   ORF

...CITY OF PORTSMOUTH
   PORTSMOUTH            6.82   815 PM  10/9   WEST CRADDOCK

...CITY OF RICHMOND
   RICHMOND              2.39   822 PM  10/9   RIC

...CITY OF SUFFOLK
   SUFFOLK               8.57   813 PM  10/9   HARBORVIEW
   SUFFOLK               5.77   839 PM  10/9   DRIVER

...CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
   VIRGINIA BEACH        4.40   818 PM  10/9   STRAWBRIDGE
   VIRGINIA BEACH        4.06   818 PM  10/9   THOROUGHGOOD
   VIRGINIA BEACH        3.57   842 PM  10/9   NTU

...CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG
   WILLIAMSBURG          2.34   834 PM  10/9  

...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
   CUMBERLAND            3.37   835 PM  10/9  

...ESSEX COUNTY...
   TAPPAHANNOCK          2.17   837 PM  10/9  

...FLUVANNA COUNTY...
   FORK UNION            3.34   835 PM  10/9  

...GLOUCESTER COUNTY...
   GLOUCESTER            3.06   838 PM  10/9  

...HANOVER COUNTY...
   HANOVER               2.42   833 PM  10/9   OFP

...KING WILLIAM COUNTY...
   KING WILLIAM          3.23   836 PM  10/9  

...LANCASTER COUNTY...
   KILMARNOCK            2.11   836 PM  10/9  

...LUNENBURG COUNTY...
   VICTORIA              3.25   838 PM  10/9  

...MATHEWS COUNTY...
   PORT HAYWOOD          5.40  1028 PM  10/8  

...NEW KENT COUNTY...
   NEW KENT              1.70   837 PM  10/9  

...NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...
   EASTVILLE             3.45   838 PM  10/9  

...RICHMOND COUNTY...
   WARSAW                3.41   834 PM  10/9  

...SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY...
   SEDLEY                2.11   841 PM  10/9  

...SUSSEX COUNTY...
   WAKEFIELD             3.03   832 PM  10/9   NWS

...WESTMORELAND COUNTY...
   COLONIAL BEACH        2.11   834 PM  10/9  

...YORK COUNTY...
   TABB                  6.25  1022 PM  10/8  
   YORKTOWN              5.81   823 PM  10/9 
   
...FLOODING AND STORM EFFECTS...

FLASH FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. MANY ROADS WERE CLOSED DUE TO 
HIGH WATER. ALSO...RESIDENTS OF SOME APARTMENTS BUILDINGS IN NEWPORT 
NEWS AND PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA HAD TO BE EVACUTED DUE TO FLOODING. 
DAMAGE TO THE COTTON CROP IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA WAS SAID
TO BE EXTENSIVE.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1155 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1126 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WINDSOR                 36.00N 76.94W 
10/08/2005                   BERTIE             NC   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            SUTTON DRIVE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.




1130 AM     FLOOD            DOWNTOWN NORFOLK        36.85N 76.28W 
10/08/2005                   CITY OF NORFOLK    VA   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            EM RPORTED STREET FLOODING AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... 
            HAMPTON BLVD AND TERMINAL BLVD, GRAMBY ST AND TIDEWATER 
            DR, 900 BLOCK OF E OCEANVIEW AVE, VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD AND
            BRAMBLETON, PRINCESS ANNE AND MONTICELLO AVE. OTHER 
            STREETS IN THE CITY ALSO HAVE HIGH WATER PROBLEMS.





1230 PM     FLASH FLOOD      DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK        36.72N 76.59W 
10/08/2005                   CITY OF SUFFOLK    VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            AREAS OF FLOODING REPORTED ALONG SECTIONS OF RTE 58, ON 
            COLLEGE DRIVE IN THE COLLEGE SQUARE SECTION, AND ON KILBY
            SHORES DRIVE.




0100 PM     FLASH FLOOD      DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH     36.84N 76.30W 
10/08/2005                   CITY OF PORTSMOUTH VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            REPORTS OF FLOODING AND STREET CLOSURES FOR THE FOLLOWING
            AREAS...56TH BLOCK CRANNY BROOK RD, BUNCH BLVD AT DWIGHT 
            AVE, POWHATAN AND VAHALLIA, SCOTT DR AT WESTHAVEN, 264 
            WEST BOUND OFF RAMP, GATEWAY DR.




0125 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N SUNBURY             36.46N 76.61W 
10/08/2005                   GATES              NC   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            KELLOG FORK ROAD CLOSED NEAR RTE 32.




0130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HAMPTON                 37.05N 76.29W 
10/08/2005                   CITY OF HAMPTON    VA   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NUMEROUS ROADS UNDER WATER INCLUDING GRIMES ROAD AND LEE 
            STREET.




0130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NEWPORT NEWS            37.08N 76.51W 
10/08/2005                   CITY OF NEWPORT NE VA   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            BUXTON AVENUE CLOSED AT 25TH STREET.




0130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CHESAPEAKE              36.66N 76.32W 
10/08/2005                   CITY OF CHESAPEAKE VA   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            BRUCE ROAD CLOSED NEAR TYRE NECK ROAD IN WESTERN BRANCH 
            PART OF CHESAPEAKE.




0300 PM     FLASH FLOOD      POQUOSON                37.13N 76.38W 
10/08/2005                   CITY OF POQUOSON   VA   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            NORTH LAWSON ROAD FLOODED.

Radar