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A few showers in Northeast tomorrow 1:34 P.M. ET 9/29/2004 Senior Meteorologist, The Weather Channel Northeast A small upper-air disturbance will deliver a few showers and isolated thundershowers to parts of the Northeast tomorrow. The area most likely to see some scattered dampness extends from southern New York southward through eastern Virginia and the DelMarVa Peninsula. High temperatures in the 60s will dominate the region, although readings in the 70s will prevail from southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey southward. South Most of the South will enjoy pleasant early autumn weather tomorrow. There will be a few exceptions, however. Isolated showers and thundershowers will dot the eastern Carolinas, while scattered storms roam the southern Florida Peninsula. Farther west, scattered showers and storms are likely in western Oklahoma and West Texas. Isolated severe storms are possible in West Texas. High temperatures throughout the region will be near seasonal norms with readings in the 80s widespread. Maxima in the 70s, though, will be more common in northern Arkansas, Tennessee and parts of North Carolina. A few 90s will register in south Texas. Midwest Generally pleasant early fall conditions will grace the Great Lakes and lower Midwest tomorrow. Farther west, a weak cold front may produce isolated showers in Minnesota with somewhat more widespread activity possible on the Great Plains (western High Plains, especially) from South Dakota to Kansas. Temperatures, by and large, will be near to above early autumn means, ranging from the 60s in the northern tier of the region to the 80s in eastern Kansas. West Scattered or widely scattered storms and showers will roam the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada and Great Basin tomorrow as a broad, weak upper-air low hovers over the Interior West. Sunny skies will prevail in the Pacific Northwest and Desert Southwest. High temperatures will range from a bit above late September means in parts of Washington and Oregon to a bit below in California and the Southwest. By late afternoon, a sharp cold front will be pushing southward into northern Montana.

I got hit HARD by Sasser this past May. It took me 2 weeks to get rid of Sasser out of my computer. By the end of May I was determined as heck to start my own anti-malware website and forum!! If you have malware problems or you just want to discuss the malware problem, this is the forum for you!

These folks have a really nice weather site about typhoons. They did have a Yahoo Group by the same name but I don't know what happened to it. Here is the website: http://typhoon2000.ph/

I opened the Computers/Information Technology forum at 12:45pm today, Wednesday September 29 2004. I then opened the Anti Malware/Spyware/Viruses forum within the Computers/Information Technology category. Computer viruses, spyware, and many other malware are on the rise. It is a severe problem on the Internet and many computers are being infected. I myself struggled with Sasser this past May, and as a result of that I set up a website, The bunker, which I am going to move onto my jebwalk.com domain.

Interesting malware thread over at Storm2K.org's forums. http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=48247

You have GOT to check this website out!! Whatever it is that you need to know about weather, stormsfury1 knows it. http://www.stormsfury1.com/Weather/WinterW...Superstorm.html

Check out this storm chasers website: http://www.chasingstorms.com/ See also: http://www.stormchaser.com/andrewstory.html

Hurricane Season May Be Costliest Ever Tue Sep 28, 6:33 PM ET By CATHERINE WILSON, AP Business Writer MIAMI - The four hurricanes that hit Florida this season combined to beat the record set by Hurricane Andrew for insured losses in what may be the nation's costliest hurricane season ever, officials said Tuesday. More than one in every five Florida homes has been damaged. The number of insurance claims this season is expected to hit 2 million, far surpassing the 700,000 claims filed after Andrew 12 years ago. Insured damage is approaching the $22 billion record, in today's dollars, set in 1992 by Andrew and Hurricane Iniki in Hawaii for the most expensive U.S. hurricane season on record, according to the Insurance Information Institute, and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. All of these developments raised the specter of higher rates. Bob Hartwig, chief economist for the Insurance Information Institute, estimates the four storms cost $21.7 billion. Standard & Poor's credit analyst Thomas Upton put the loss Tuesday "in the low $20 billions." Those estimates beat the $20 billion inflation-adjusted toll from Andrew, the world's costliest natural disaster at the time at $15.5 billion in 1992. Assessments of Jeanne's dash up the state Sunday and Monday are still underway. "There's going to be pressure on rates in Florida," Hartwig said. "The industry's resources need to be bolstered." Not so quick, said Tom Gallagher, the state's top insurance regulator, who served as Florida's insurance commissioner during Andrew and now is the state's chief financial officer. "Storms themselves are not justification for rate increases," he said. "Rates gone up just for rates' sake because of storms? That is not going to happen." The damage figures don't include losses covered by the federal flood insurance program, and Gallagher expects Jeanne's flood losses to be sizable. Hartwig suspects flood losses from the four storms will cost several billion dollars. Some consumers are confused and frustrated with the insurance process so far. Some people with claims from Frances had not seen an adjuster before Jeanne compounded their losses. "With two storms, we don't know what the procedures are. It's a whole new ballgame," said Jean Catchpole, 66, a retired real estate agent, who lived in a beachfront condominium in Vero Beach. She has been told that she might not be able to move back into her building for nine months. Adjusters will also have to make the call between flood and wind damage, which are covered by different policies. Citizens Property Insurance Corp., a company created by state lawmakers after Andrew as a high-risk insurer of last resort for wind coverage and for homeowners unable to find commercial policies, has received 78,000 hurricane claims from its 825,000 policyholders. Average windstorm premiums in Florida are up more than 200 percent in the past decade, to $1,445 this year. That's separate from run-of-the-mill property and casualty policies covering fires and other hazards. The average homeowner's rate stands at $1,300. With the series of storms in quick succession, Hartwig said, "What we see is insurers having to dig very deeply into their capital base to pay their claims." The financial consequences for the industry are just beginning to emerge. Industry analysts expect the hurricanes to drop third-quarter profits an average of 40 percent to 60 percent and possibly eliminate quarterly earnings for some companies. Andrew put 12 homeowners insurance companies out of business and a total of 22 companies, including automobile insurers, under state management. With rates rising and access shrinking, state lawmakers overhauled the homeowners market to keep private coverage alive. "I don't see that many going insolvent this time," Gallagher said. "I think we might have a couple." S&P's Upton said he doesn't have solvency concerns about any companies his firm rates, but earnings could be affected for up to a year. Jay Fishman, CEO of St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc., said that storm losses now rival those seen after the 2001 terrorist attacks. A special catastrophic insurance fund set up after Andrew to bolster the industry in case of The Big One was tapped only for Charley and Jeanne because Frances and Ivan didn't meet the $4.5 billion minimum damage threshold, Hartwig said. S&P's Upton raised the possibility that homeowners could be charged a 10 percent assessment for a year or two to back up Citizens and the catastrophic fund. "Having all these events this year doesn't make a repeat of Andrew next year any less likely," Hartwig said. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/a...0928/ap_on_bi_g

Tropical Storm LISA 000 WTNT43 KNHC 290229 TCDAT3 TROPICAL STORM LISA DISCUSSION NUMBER 39 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2004 VARIOUS SATELLITE SOURCES INDICATE LISA HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED AND HAS STRENGTHENED. A 28/1936Z TRMM OVERPASS INDCIATED A NICE MID-LEVEL EYE FEATURE THAT WAS STILL SHEARED ABOUT 30 NMI TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LOW-LEVEL CENTER. A 28/2115Z HI-RES QUIKSCAT OVERPASS REVEALED A SEVERAL RAINFLAGGED WINDS OF 60-70 KT AND A 28/1708Z CIRA/AMSU OVERPASS PROVIDED A PRESSURE OF 991 MB AND SURFACE WIND ESTIMATE OF 59 KT. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 55 KT IS BASED ON A COMBINATION OF THE MICROWAVE DATA AND A DVORAK SATELLITE ESTIMATE OF T3.5...OR 55 KT FROM TAFB. THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS 360/11. LISA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH TO NORTHWESTWARD FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS OR SO AROUND THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE LOCATED ALONG 30-32N LATITUDE. BY 48-72 HOURS...AN APPROACHING MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO TURN LISA MORE NORTHEASTWARD AND BRING ABOUT RECURVATURE AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RIDGE. IN 96-120 HOURS... LISA IS EXPECTED TO BE CAPTURED BY THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND BECOME EXTRATROPICAL...OR EVEN MERGE WITH ANOTHER EXTRATROPICAL LOW. THE NHC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THIS EVOLVING SCENARIO. LISA REMAINS A RATHER TENACIOUS TROPICAL CYCLONE BY DEVELOPING A NICE MID-LEVEL EYE FEATURE DESPITE RATHER STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR. THE VERTICAL SHEAR ACROSS LISA HAS BEEN SLOWLY DECREASING AND THE SHIPS MODEL IS FORECASTING THE SHEAR TO DECREASE TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE 24-72 HOUR PERIOD. LISA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER 26C OR HIGHER SSTS THROUGH 36 HOURS...SO SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST. AFTER 36 HOURS...LISA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER SUB-25C SSTS AND SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO OCCUR. THE OFFICIAL INTENSITY FORECAST IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE SHIPS MODEL FORECAST. FORECASTER STEWART FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 29/0300Z 27.0N 46.5W 55 KT 12HR VT 29/1200Z 28.7N 46.7W 55 KT 24HR VT 30/0000Z 30.5N 47.3W 60 KT 36HR VT 30/1200Z 32.3N 48.2W 65 KT 48HR VT 01/0000Z 34.0N 48.7W 60 KT 72HR VT 02/0000Z 38.0N 47.0W 60 KT 96HR VT 03/0000Z 41.0N 42.0W 55 KT...BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL 120HR VT 04/0000Z 43.5N 32.0W 50 KT...EXTRATROPICAL $$

Tropical Depression JEANNE 000 WTNT31 KWNH 290302 TCPAT1 PUBLIC ADVISORY NUMBER 62 FOR REMNANTS OF JEANNE NWS...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...CAMP SPRINGS MD 11 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2004 ...REMNANT LOW OF JEANNE TRACKING ALONG THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST... FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF MARYLAND...SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK. FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES CONTINUE FOR SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...WESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND MOST OF NEW JERSEY. AT 11 PM EDT...03Z...THE REMNANTS OF JEANNE WERE LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.6 NORTH LONGITUDE 74.9 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. THE REMNANTS OF JEANNE ARE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL IS 999 MB OR 29.50 INCHES. SELECTED 60 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THRU 8 PM EDT: LOCATION STORM TOTAL NEW JERSEY... TRENTON 4.48 TETERBORO 2.68 SOMERSET 2.42 PENNSYLVANIA... PHILADELPHIA-NE 3.97 HARRISBURG 3.88 MIDDLETOWN 3.54 DOYLESTOWN 3.33 WILLOW GROVE 2.93 YORK 2.60 INDIANTOWN 2.34 WILLIAMSPORT 2.32 ALLENTOWN 2.29 ALTOONA 1.71 SELINSGROVE 1.69 MOUNT POCONO 1.69 DELAWARE... WILMINGTON 3.47 DOVER 1.35 WEST VIRGINIA... MARTINSBURG 3.25 BLUEFIELD 1.83 ELKINS 1.38 MARYLAND... ANNAPOLIS 2.90 HAGERSTOWN 2.70 PATUXENT RIVER 1.97 BALTIMORE 1.20 VIRGINIA... CHARLOTTESVILLE 2.83 WASHINGTON NATIONAL 2.41 LYNCHBURG 2.25 QUANTICO 2.07 DANVILLE 1.72 DULLES 1.59 RICHMOND 1.13 FORT BELVOIR 1.01 NEW YORK... ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT 2.38 NEW YORK CITY- CENTRAL PK 2.16 POUGHKEEPSIE 2.15 WESTHAMPTON BEACH 1.90 MONTICELLO 1.49 CONNECTICUT... NEW HAVEN 1.59 MERIDEN 1.37 RHODE ISLAND... PROVIDENCE 0.81 MASSACHUSETTS... MILTON 2.31 BOSTON 1.79 NANTUCKET 1.62 NORTH CAROLINA... MOUNT MITCHELL 4.75 WINSTON-SALEM 4.04 GREENSBORO 3.50 MONROE 3.15 ASHEVILLE 2.56 CHARLOTTE 2.30 HATTERAS 2.18 HICKORY 2.03 GASTONIA 2.00 BEAUFORT 1.61 FLORIDA... OCALA 6.89 GAINESVILLE 4.73 ORLANDO 4.17 JACKSONVILLE 4.14 LEESBURG 3.00 WINTER HAVEN 2.00 GEORGIA... VALDOSTA 7.01 MACON 5.30 ATLANTA 4.89 ALMA 3.94 DEKALB 3.63 PEACHTREE CITY 3.04 GAINSVILLE 2.52 FORT BENNING 1.76 SOUTH CAROLINA... ANDERSON COUNTY AIRPORT 4.29 GREENVILLE 3.93 GREENWOOD COUNTY AIRPORT 3.86 MCENTIRE 3.22 ORANGEBURG 3.15 OCONEE COUNTY AIRPORT 3.17 COLUMBIA 1.95 BEAUFORT 1.10 RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM NORTHERN NEW JERSEY INTO SOUTHERN NEW YORK NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT...03Z...POSITION...THE REMNANTS OF JEANNE WERE LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.6 NORTH LONGITUDE 74.9 WEST. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB OR 29.50 INCHES. THE NEXT ADVISORY ON THE REMNANTS OF JEANNE WILL BE ISSUED AT 5 AM EDT BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER. REFER TO STATEMENTS ISSUED BY LOCAL WEATHER OFFICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS STORM. HALBACH $$

Flooding rains from Jeanne now a problem 8:50 p.m. ET ET Tue.,Sep.28,2004 Tom Moore, Sr. Meteorologist, The Weather Channel Remnants of Jeanne are plaguing the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Northeast with heavy rain. Flood watches remain posted from the western Carolinas into portions of Pennsylvania and New York. Flood warnings run rampant from the Washington, D.C., area to the New York City area. The center of Jeanne's circulation will move eastward from the Chesapeake Bay to the Atlantic Ocean. The threat of tornadoes has diminished but tornadoes have touched down around Wilmington, Del., and Cherry hill, N.J. There are no other immediate threats in the tropical Atlantic. Tropical Storm Lisa is in the Atlantic moving northward and well away from any land masses. Typhoon Meari, in the western Pacific, will weaken to a tropical storm but will produce strong winds and heavy rainfall across Japan.

Jeanne departs and the tropics quiet down 9:01 P.M. ET 9/28/2004 Tom Moore, Senior Meteorologist, The Weather Channel Northeast Remnants of former Hurricane Jeanne will race out to sea overnight so the deluge of rain along the East Coast will come to a quick end. On Wednesday, look for a scattering of showers in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region back to the Ohio Valley. In general, though, most of the Northeast will be dry with near-average temperatures. Highs will be in the 60s and 70s, north to south. Midwest The Midwest and Plains will be mainly dry on Wednesday, although an upper-air disturbance may trigger a few showers in North Dakota while another system aloft does the same thing in the upper Ohio Valley. Overall, high pressure and seasonal temperatures will dominate the mid-section of the nation. Highs will be in the 60s and 70s, north to south. A significant cold front will sweep through the northern Plains and into the Midwest later in the week. South Much of the South will enjoy mostly sunny and dry weather on Wednesday. A broad, weak area of low pressure may produce some widely scattered showers over south Georgia and the Florida Peninsula, however. Temperatures will be close to average across most of the region. The good news is that there are no tropical systems on the horizon. West A trough of low pressure aloft will slide into the Southwest on Wednesday resulting in scattered showers and thunderstorms for the Intermountain West, with the precipitation likely focusing around the Four Corners area. Elsewhere in the West, dry weather should prevail. High temperatures will range from above average (70s and 80s) in the interior Northwest to somewhat below in the Southwest (80s and 90s in the low deserts).

Checked this out earlier today.......it's kind of out there in left field but I was bored, thought I'd post it here..... http://www.enterprisemission.com/hurricane1.htm

Check this link out, the pics are in the S2K thread: http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=48262

This is one webpage you do NOT want to miss!! This is the NWS Buffalo, NY weather page and it explains Lake Effect Snow and it contains MANY excellent Lake Effect Snow pics!!! Check it out!!!! http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/lakeffect/indexlk.html For example!!! WOW is all I can say......

Our new Winter Weather forum was opened at 526pm EDT on Tue Sep 28 2004. Enjoy!!

Welcome to our winter weather forum! I know I'm sure crazy about snow! If you're even half as enthusiastic about snow, ice and other winter weather, then this forum is the place for you!

CHECK IT OUT!!! http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/Historic_Events/Jan7b-96.jpg

It's 419pm EDT here in Woodbridge VA with heavy rain fron Jeanne. Looks like we may get over an inch of rain.

This is a radar image from about 250pm EDT Tue Sep 28 2004. TD JEANNE is moving east and is pushing heavy rain north into Woodbridge.

Interesting site........... http://www.csszengarden.com/

Tropical Storm LISA 000 WTNT43 KNHC 281422 TCDAT3 TROPICAL STORM LISA DISCUSSION NUMBER 37 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2004 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE CENTER IS NOW CLOSER TO THE CONVECTION WHICH HAS INCREASED A LITTLE SINCE YESTERDAY. RECENT VISIBLE IMAGES ARE BEGINNING TO SUGGEST THAT LISA MAY BE LOCATED TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE CURRENT ADVISORY POSITION. IN FACT..THERE IS A HINT OF AN EYE. IF THIS IS CONFIRMED WITH ADDITIONAL SATELLITE IMAGERY OR MICROWAVE DATA...THE INITIAL POSITION WILL BE ADJUSTED AND THE INTENSITY WILL HAVE TO BE INCREASED IN THE NEXT ADVISORY. AT THIS TIME WE WOULD RATHER KEEP CONTINUITY WITH THE PREVIOUS LOCATION. T-NUMBERS FROM TAFB AND SAB ARE 3.0 ON THE DVORAK SCALE SO THE INITIAL INTENSITY HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO 45 KNOTS. IT APPEARS THAT THE STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY SHEAR WHICH PREVAILED OVER LISA...WILL RELAX AS AN UPPER LOW DEVELOPS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CYCLONE. THIS PATTERN WOULD ALLOW SOME INTENSIFICATION DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LISA APPEARS TO BE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS BETWEEN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND AN APPROACHING TROUGH. LISA SHOULD CONTINUE ON THIS GENERAL TRACK FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS. DURING THIS PERIOD...LISA COULD MAKE A LITTLE JOG TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AROUND THE UPPER LOW. THERAFTER...THE CYCLONE SHOULD FINALLY TURN TO THE NORTHEAST EMBEDDED IN THE WESTERLIES. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST IS CONSISTENT WITH MOST OF THE TRACK MODELS AND FOLLOWS THE GLOBAL MODEL CONSENSUS VERY CLOSELY. FORECASTER AVILA FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 28/1500Z 25.0N 47.1W 45 KT 12HR VT 29/0000Z 26.6N 47.3W 45 KT 24HR VT 29/1200Z 29.0N 47.5W 50 KT 36HR VT 30/0000Z 31.0N 47.5W 55 KT 48HR VT 30/1200Z 33.0N 47.5W 60 KT 72HR VT 01/1200Z 36.0N 47.5W 60 KT 96HR VT 02/1200Z 39.0N 44.0W 60 KT 120HR VT 03/1200Z 41.0N 38.0W 50 KT $$

Tropical Storm JEANNE 000 WTNT31 KWNH 281450 TCPAT1 PUBLIC ADVISORY NUMBER 60 FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION JEANNE NWS...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...CAMP SPRINGS MD 11 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2004 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION JEANNE MOVES NORTHEAST INTO VIRGINIA AND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAIN THROUGH THE APPALACHIANS AND MID ATLANTIC REGION... FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA. FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF GEORGIA...SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTH CAROLINA... VIRGINIA... MARYLAND...DELMARVA PENNINSULA...WEST VIRGINIA... PENNSYLVANIA... AND NEW YORK. AT 11 AM EDT...15Z...TROPICAL DEPRESSION JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.0 NORTH LONGITUDE 80.3 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROANOKE VIRGINIA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 21 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL IS 999 MB OR 29.50 INCHES. SELECTED 48 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THRU 8 AM EDT: LOCATION STORM TOTAL GEORGIA... VALDOSTA 7.01 MACON 5.30 ATLANTA 4.89 ALMA 3.94 DEKALB 3.63 PEACHTREE CITY 3.04 GAINSVILLE 2.52 FORT BENNING 1.76 SOUTH CAROLINA... ANDERSON COUNTY AIRPORT 4.29 GREENVILLE 3.93 GREENWOOD COUNTY AIRPORT 3.86 MCENTIRE 3.22 ORANGEBURG 3.15 OCONEE COUNTY AIRPORT 3.17 COLUMBIA 1.95 BEAUFORT 1.10 NORTH CAROLINA... MOUNT MITCHELL 4.75 WINSTON-SALEM 3.87 GREENSBORO 3.31 MONROE 3.12 ASHEVILLE 2.56 CHARLOTTE 2.29 HICKORY 2.02 GASTONIA 1.99 BEAUFORT 1.52 HATTERAS 1.33 VIRGINIA... MADISON 1.48 LYNCHBURG 1.36 STAUNTON 1.15 CHARLOTTESVILLE 0.82 DANVILLE 0.58 OCEANA NAVAL AIR STATION 0.49 WEST VIRGINIA... BLUEFIELD 1.55 MOOREFIELD 1.09 MARTINSBURG 0.47 FLORIDA... OCALA 6.89 GAINESVILLE 4.73 ORLANDO 4.17 JACKSONVILLE 4.14 LEESBURG 3.00 WINTER HAVEN 2.00 RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT...15Z...POSITION...TROPICAL DEPRESSION JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.0 NORTH LONGITUDE 80.3 WEST. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 21 MPH. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB OR 29.50 INCHES. THE NEXT ADVISORY ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION JEANNE WILL BE ISSUED AT 5 PM EDT BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER. REFER TO STATEMENTS ISSUED BY LOCAL WEATHER OFFICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS STORM. LADER $$

Tropical Depression Jeanne swirls through Mid-Atlantic 12:25 p.m. ET ET Tue.,Sep.28,2004 Buzz Bernard, Sr. Meteorologist, The Weather Channel Bottom Line # Tropical Depression Jeanne continues moving north # Significant rainfall amounts through the Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic region. Flash flood warnings in effect for central North Carolina and southwestern Virginia. # Flash flood watches continue for portions of GA, SC, NC, MD, W.Va., PA, and NY. Tropical Depression Jeanne, still bearing heavy rain, is soaking the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern states this afternoon. Flood watches remain posted from the western Carolinas into the portions of Pennsylvania and New York. The center of Jeanne's circulation will swirl east-northeastward through Virginia over the next 8-10 hours with the heaviest rain targeting areas from the mountains of West Virginia and western Virginia northeastward into central and southern New England. Three to five inches may soak the Appalachians of the Virginias and western Maryland with somewhat lesser--but still substantial--amounts elsewhere. Isolated tornadoes will remain a threat, too, mainly in eastern Virginia, the southern DelMarVa Peninsula and extreme northeast North Carolina.

Much nicer in Northeast tomorrow 1:21 P.M. ET 9/28/2004 Senior Meteorologist, The Weather Channel Northeast Jeanne, of whatever is left of it, will move out to sea overnight, leaving only some early morning showers in southeast New England Wednesday, and perhaps a scattering of showers in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region. In general, though, most of the Northeast will be dry with near-average temperatures. Highs will be in the 60s and 70s, north to south. Midwest Dry weather will dominate the Midwest and Plains tomorrow, although an upper-air disturbance may trigger a few showers in North Dakota while another system aloft does the same thing in the upper Ohio Valley. In general, though, high pressure and seasonal temperatures will dominate the mid-section of the nation. Highs will be in the 60s and 70s, north to south. South The South, by and large, will enjoy mostly sunny, dry weather Wednesday. A broad, weak area of low pressure may lead to an exception in parts of the Southeast, however. Widely scattered showers may dot south Georgia and the Florida Peninsula. High temperatures, by and large, will be close to seasonal means. West A weak upper-air low dropping into the Southwest from California tomorrow will sponsor scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Intermountain West, with the precipitation likely focusing around the Four Corners area. Elsewhere in the West, dry weather should prevail. Overall, highs will range from above average (70s and 80s) in the interior Northwest to somewhat below in the Southwest (80s and 90s in the low deserts).