More DC - East Coast Rain Problems
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 5:54 pm
ISOLATED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY DUE TO RAINFALL COMBINING WITH SNOWMELT. SNOW SHOWERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LATER WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THAT REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT.
THE COLD FRONT OVER THE MIDWEST WILL MOVE EAST CROSSING THE REGION WEDNESDAY EVENING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ON THIS FRONT IN THE VICINITY OF THE CAROLINAS LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW SHOULD INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON WEDNESDAY.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AN INCH, BUT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COULD PICK UP AN INCH AND A HALF. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN, COUPLED WITH SATURATED GROUND AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS, MAY CAUSE SOME FLOODING CONCERNS. IN ADDITION, ANY SNOW COVER THAT REMAINS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA WILL MELT AND ADD TO THE RUNOFF. AS A RESULT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE FLOOD WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY.
JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS NEXT WEEK THIS AREA WILL GET ANOTHER ROUND OF FLOOD-THREATENING RAINFALL AS WELL.
THE COLD FRONT OVER THE MIDWEST WILL MOVE EAST CROSSING THE REGION WEDNESDAY EVENING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ON THIS FRONT IN THE VICINITY OF THE CAROLINAS LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW SHOULD INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON WEDNESDAY.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AN INCH, BUT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COULD PICK UP AN INCH AND A HALF. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN, COUPLED WITH SATURATED GROUND AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS, MAY CAUSE SOME FLOODING CONCERNS. IN ADDITION, ANY SNOW COVER THAT REMAINS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA WILL MELT AND ADD TO THE RUNOFF. AS A RESULT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE FLOOD WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY.
JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS NEXT WEEK THIS AREA WILL GET ANOTHER ROUND OF FLOOD-THREATENING RAINFALL AS WELL.