• Flood Threat Mid-Atlantic into NE US

    From Mike Powell@618:250/10 to All on Mon Aug 3 09:53:52 2026
    AWUS01 KWNH 031434
    FFGMPD MEZ000-MAZ000-NHZ000-RIZ000-VTZ000-CTZ000-NYZ000-NJZ000-PAZ000-DEZ000-031900-

    Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 0933
    NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
    1033 AM EDT Mon Aug 03 2026

    Areas affected...far northern Mid-Atlanitc into Northeast

    Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding likely

    Valid 031432Z - 031900Z

    SUMMARY...The threat of flash flooding will continue over far
    eastern PA into NJ, southern NY into portions of southern and
    central New England into the afternoon. Potential will exist for
    an additional 2 to 4+ inches through 19Z before a cold front
    begins to end the flash flood threat from west to east.

    DISCUSSION...14Z radar imagery showed a broken axis of showers and thunderstorms extending from southern NJ into Long Island and
    southeastern New England. An embedded low to mid-level vorticity
    axis was located over southern ME with another weaker vorticity
    max over southwestern NJ near the eastern shore of the Delaware
    Bay, each associated with a relative surge in rainfall intensity,
    although the vorticity max over ME is moving into a more stable
    environment. Areas of flash flooding were ongoing across the
    northern Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast with MRMS-estimated
    rainfall of about 2-4 inches over the past 6-12 hours.

    14Z surface observations showed a slow moving cold front extending
    from central NY into east-central PA, preceded by impressive
    moisture with 2.0 to 2.5 inch PW values from the PA/NJ border into southern/coastal New England, along with roughly 500-1500 J/kg
    MLCAPE. Aloft, a strengthening 100+ kt jet streak was located over
    northern PA into central NY, placing enhanced upper level
    divergence over the northern Mid-Atlantic into southern New England.

    Areas of flash flooding are likely to continue as waves of heavier
    rainfall continue to generate heavy rain over the region with
    unidirectional southwesterly flow supporting areas of training at
    times. Despite the relatively weak instability, high moisture will
    compensate to help support hourly rainfall of 1 to 2 inches
    (locally higher possible). Some modest strengthening of the upper
    level jet streak is expected through the early afternoon but
    forward progression of the cold front is expected to mark the
    western edge of the flash flood threat as the boundary advances
    eastward into the early afternoon. Stripes of an additional 2 to 4
    inches of rain (locally higher) are expected to maintain scattered
    areas of flash flooding with enhanced impacts over the urban I-95 corridor.

    Otto

    ATTN...WFO...ALY...BOX...BTV...GYX...OKX...PHI...

    ATTN...RFC...RHA...TAR...NWC...

    LAT...LON 44067091 43877035 43646988 43276952 42776950
    41987035 41427092 40867180 40317311 39367363
    38927449 38987514 39837551 41177473 43017285
    43967160

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