HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL DISCUSSION
MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1012 AM EST SUN NOV 01 2009


RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS WAS WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE MARFC
BASINS. AMOUNTS IN OUR NORTHERN BASINS RANGED FROM A TRACE TO 1/2
INCHES AND A TRACE TO 2.4 INCHES IN OUR SOUTHERN BASINS. TOP 15
LIST OF HEAVIEST 24 HOUR AMOUNTS ENDING 12Z SUNDAY.

Value Id County St Location Type
2.40 SLOV2 Botetourt VA Sloan Branch IFLOWS IFLWS
2.21 VACH01 Charlotte VA Saxe 4.3SE COCO COOP
1.96 BECV2 Appomattox VA Bent Creek IFLWS
1.94 LYH Campbell VA Lynchburg AP METAR
1.88 NTFV2 Botetourt VA North Fork IFLOWS IFLWS
1.84 LITV2 Botetourt VA Lithia IFLOWS IFLWS
1.83 DAN Pittsylvania VA Danville METAR
1.80 TIKV2 Botetourt VA Tinker Creek IFLOWS IFLWS
1.75 LYHV2 Campbell VA Lynchburg 2W COOP
1.72 TRUV2 Botetourt VA Troutville IFLOWS IFLWS
1.68 APEV2 Botetourt VA Apple Orchard Mt IFL IFLWS
1.66 VABD06 Bedford VA Moneta 4.5SSW COCO COOP
1.65 KEYV2 Charlotte VA Keysville COOP
1.64 GLEV2 Botetourt VA Glade Creek IFLOWS IFLWS
1.61 CHAV2 Albemarle VA Charlottesville CRN IFLWS

THE COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED RAIN WILL GRADUALLY EXIT OUR EASTERN
BASINS THIS AFTERNOON. DAY ONE QPF IS AROUND 3/4 INCHES OR LESS.

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SHOWERS INTO OUR NORTHWEST BASINS
LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND SHOWERS COULD CLIP OUR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
BASINS EARLY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. DAY
TWO QPF IS UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH.

MINOR RISES OF 1-2 FEET ARE FORECAST FOR THE POTOMAC RIVER, RISES OF
2-3 FEET JAMES RIVER AND 3/4 BANKFULL IN THE APPOMATTOX RIVER DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS. RISES ELSEWHERE WILL BE GENERALLY BE A FOOT OR LESS.

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