STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR MAJOR SPRING STORM NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 4 AM EST SAT APR 2 2005 ...HEAVIEST RAINFALL EXITING THE SOUTHEAST COAST...BUT MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION BLASTING THE OHIO VALLEY AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC...PRECIPITATION ALSO BEGINNING TO OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF KENTUCKY...NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...DELAWARE...WEST VIRGINIA...PENNSYLVANIA...OHIO...NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK... CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...MASSACHUSETTS...NEW HAMPSHIRE... VERMONT...MAINE...AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA...GEORGIA...FLORIDA...SOUTH CAROLINA...PENNSYLVANIA...NEW YORK...CONNECTICUT...VERMONT... MASSACHUSETTS...MARYLAND...VIRGINIA...AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MARYLAND...NEW YORK...WEST VIRGINIA...VIRGINIA...AND PENNSYLVANIA. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY FROM 8 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 8 AM SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS OVER 2500 FEET. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE ABOVE 2500 FEET. AS OF 3 AM EST...THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED NEAR 37.4 NORTH LATITUDE AND 81.2 WEST LONGITUDE...OR ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF BECKLEY WEST VIRGINIA. CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THE SYSTEM WAS 994 MILLIBARS OR 29.36 INCHES. ...SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS SINCE 7 AM EST THURSDAY... FLORIDA... PENSACOLA..............14.17 HURLBURT FIELD.........12.93 CRESTVIEW..............12.42 EGGLIN AFB.............12.27 TYNDALL AFB.............5.40 PANAMA CITY.............4.01 ALABAMA... SILVERHILL.............14.19 MOBILE..................8.48 MAXWELL AFB.............4.54 EVERGREEN...............3.95 OZARK...................3.72 MONTGOMERY..............3.16 MISSISSIPPI... PASCAGOULA..............8.81 LUCEDALE................8.80 BROOKLYN................7.28 GULFPORT................7.26 CHAIN...................4.93 PINE BELT...............3.84 BILOXI..................2.21 NATCHEZ.................1.95 LOUISIANA... SLIDELL.................2.24 GEORGIA... VALDOSTA................2.48 DEKALB..................2.39 BARTLETS FERRY..........2.05 MACON...................2.05 BITSY GRANT.............2.00 ATLANTA.................1.87 ATHENS..................1.78 TENNESSEE... KNOXVILLE...............1.52 OAK RIDGE...............1.11 KENTUCKY... JACKSON.................1.10 RADAR IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW THAT THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED INTO THE FLORIDA PENNINSULA...GIVING A RESPITE TO THE COPIOUS RAINS IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. RAINFALL COVERAGE HAS ALSO MARKEDLY DECREASED ACROSS MUCH OF THE DEEP SOUTH...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL NOW INDICATED THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY...LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC. WIDESPREAD VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND WILL EASILY REACH TWO TO THREE INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER TERRAIN. HEAVY RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH RAPID SNOW MELT AND POSSIBLE ICE JAMS ON RIVERS WILL YIELD A MAJOR FLOODING THREAT IN THE NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND. ADDITIONALLY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION. RAINFALL OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...WEST VIRGINIA...EASTERN OHIO...WESTERN NEW YORK...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND...WESTERN VIRGINIA...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND EASTERN TENNESSEE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS. THE NEXT STATEMENT ON THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 10 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR THE LATEST FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN YOUR AREA. FRIES