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Hydrometeorological Discussion
Issued by NWS Middle Atlantic RFC

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AGUS71 KRHA 181356
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HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL DISCUSSION
MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
 956 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

  Value  County                St  Location
   5.22  Augusta               VA  Crozet 5WNW
   2.60  Augusta               VA  Staunton F/P Precip
   1.96  independent city      VA  Waynesboro WTP COOP
   1.62  Albemarle             VA  Charlottesville 2W
   1.51  Cumberland            NJ  Millville AP
   1.34  Fauquier              VA  Warrenton 5.5 SSE Co
   1.28  Cumberland            NJ  Grennwich Twp 1.3NE
   1.22  Salem                 NJ  Woodstown DCP
   1.17  Chester               PA  Unionville 2.2NE COC
   1.13  Cumberland            NJ  Bridgeton 2.2N COCO
   1.12  New Castle            DE  Wilmington DEOS-Tall
   1.10  New Castle            DE  Hockessin DEOS
   1.10  Augusta               VA  Stuarts Draft F/P Pr
   1.03  independent city      VA  Great Dismal Swamp 8
   1.03  Fauquier              VA  Warrenton 3.5SE COCO

POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN FELL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS IN SOUTHERN
VA...SOUTHERN NJ...AND NORTHERN DE. A COUPLE REPORTS FROM AUGUSTA
COUNTY VA SHOWED AMOUNTS OF 2.5" TO OVER 5" OF RAIN FELL. THERE WAS A
LOCALIZED RESPONSE ON RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THIS AREA.

THIS MORNING/S RADAR SHOWS A LARGE AREA OF PRECIP MOVING FROM KY/WV
INTO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BASIN. THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS VA/MD INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

A WEAK COLD FRONT NORTH OF THE BASIN WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE BASIN
TODAY. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SPARK SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER MUCH OF PA/NJ THIS AFTERNOON AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY
SOUTH.

THE 72 HR QPF HAS BASIN AVERAGES OF UNDER 0.40" OVER PA/NJ/NY/MUCH
OF NORTHERN MD. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.50" TO JUST OVER 1" ARE
FORECAST OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VA/MD/DE.
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