Greatest Wind and Wave Hits
Whatever you call this weekend's storm in the mid-Atlantic, here are its greatest hits.
There have been two areas with particularly heavy rain (over 6 inches according to Doppler radar, over 10 inches according to one gauge) during the past two days. The most recent 24-Hour max is shown below; click here for yesterday's max map.
On our Breaking Weather News Page we say: "As you can imagine, this amount of rain has led to flooding problems. In Jamestown, Va., the extreme rainfall caused four feet of water to cover many roads. This morning, rain water flooded and closed numerous secondary roads throughout Appomattox County, Va. Also in the county, the combination of saturated grounds and gusty winds caused several small trees to fall."
HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS (OVER 9 INCHES SHOWN):
10.53" - JAMES CITY, VA
9.10" - SLOAN BRANCH, VA
9.38" - SUSSEX, VA (24 HOURS)
As a result, many creeks and rivers in Virginia set new daily records today (shown in black below):
One river, the Nottoway at Stony Creek, was forecast to surpass minor AND moderate flood stages late Sunday.
Out in the ocean, waves spiked to nearly 18 feet at one buoy:
And 17.5 feet at another.
Ocean water squeezed in-between the storm and a high pressure to the north, causing unusually high tides.
The Chesapeake Bay PORTS program reported wind gusts to 45 knots at the Bay Bridge Tunnel, with water levels considerably above forecast heights:
Coastal station CHLV2 also gusted to 49 knots:
HIGHEST WIND GUSTS (Over 48 mph shown, Graphs are in knots):
Pamlico Beach, NC: 70 mph*
Breakwater Harbor, DE: 51 mph
Avalon, NJ: 49 mph
Coastal Station CHLV2: 49 knots (56 mph)
Bay Bridge Tunnel: 45 knots (second graph) (52 mph)
Coastal Station LWSD1: 44 knots (51 mph)
Coastal Station AVAN4: 43 knots (49 mph)
Buoy 44009: 43 knots (49 mph)
