HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL DISCUSSION
MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
910 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2009

A COLD FRONT MOVED SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION OVER
THE PAST 24 HOURS ACCOMPANIED BY PERIODS OF RAIN AND A FEW EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE RAIN FELL HEAVY AT TIMES WHICH BROUGHT
SOME SHARP RISES TO STREAMS AND CREEKS ACROSS PARTS OF NEW YORK AND
PENNSYLVANIA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL FROM 12Z SATURDAY THROUGH 12Z
SUNDAY RANGED FROM ONE HALF /0.50/ TO THREE /3.00/ INCHES FROM THE
EASTERN HALF OF NEW YORK INTO PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY SOUTHWARD INTO
MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. A LIST OF THE HIGHEST
OBSERVED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 12Z SAT THROUGH 12Z SUN:

RAIN COUNTY STATE LOCATION
3.24 Ulster NY Ashokan 5 W(Rsvr Wes
3.10 Greene NY Tannersville F/P Pre
2.92 Ulster NY Ashokan 5E (Rsvr Eas
2.46 Ulster NY Naponoch 5 NW
2.45 Ulster NY Rondout Reservoir
2.27 Sullivan NY Claryville
2.27 Montgomery PA Willow Grove NAS
2.18 Chester PA Northbrook
2.18 Ulster NY Phoenicia
2.15 Otsego NY Oneonta Observer
2.13 Otsego NY Oneonta
2.12 Otsego NY Worcester 1S
2.11 Otsego NY Edmeston 3WSW
2.11 Susquehanna PA Susquehanna GOES
2.06 Delaware NY Deposit

HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION AND BRING FAIR
AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY. WITH THE RECENT RAINFALL OVER
THE PAST 48 HOURS, EXPECT GENERAL 2 TO 4 FOOT RISES ALONG THE MIDDLE
AND LOWER DELAWARE RIVER AND SEVERAL FOOT RISES ALONG THE MAIN STEM
SUSQUEHANNA. PLEASE REFER TO MARFC'S LATEST GUIDANCE CONTAINING BOTH
OBSERVED STAGE AND FORECASTED RIVER INFORMATION.
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