STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS HEAVY
RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT THU MAY 04 2017

...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH
WHILE STEADY RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OHIO AND
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS...

FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AS WELL AS FARTHER NORTH FROM
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI TO NORTHWEST OHIO.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1003 MB
OR 29.62 INCHES WAS LOCATED ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MEMPHIS...TENNESSEE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW
ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WHILE A WARM FRONT WAS LIFTING
SLOWLY NORTHWARD INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...WAS PUSHING
EASTWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE DEEP SOUTH. FARTHER NORTH, LIGHT
TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS PARTS OF THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY, OVER AREAS THAT HAVE
SEEN WIDESPREAD FLOODING OVER THE PAST WEEK.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT TUE MAY
02 THROUGH 300 AM CDT THU MAY 04...

...ALABAMA...
MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT               1.90                    

...ARKANSAS...
FRIENDSHIP                            3.92                    
DEXTER B FLORENCE MEMORIAL FIELD      2.94                    
CADDO GAP 1 SE                        2.67                    
PEARCY                                2.57                    
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK             2.48                    

...ILLINOIS...
COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT         1.51                    
EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT     1.42                    

...LOUISIANA...
LAKE CHARLES                          8.05                    
MOSS BLUFF                            7.86                    
DEQUINCY                              7.84                    
MAURICE                               6.96                    
JENNINGS AIRPORT                      6.48                    
BEAUREGARD PARISH AIRPORT             5.99                    
BALDWIN                               5.14                    
LAFAYETTE                             4.94                    
CEDAR GROVE PLANTATION                4.79                    
GRAMERLY                              3.91                    
NEW ORLEANS                           2.54                    

...MISSOURI...
LINN                                  3.20                    
DNR WELL AT LEBANON                   2.94                    
FORT LEONARD WOOD                     2.83                    
ROLLA NATIONAL AIRPORT                2.72                    
MORRISON 7 S                          2.50                    
SULLIVAN                              2.50                    
SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE            2.23                    
LAMAR                                 2.09                    
STOCKTON                              2.03                    
CARTHAGE 3.8 SW                       2.01                    
LEE C FINE MEMORIAL ARPT              1.94                    
HUMANSVILLE                           1.93                    
SAINT PETERS 2 S                      1.90                    
FAIR PLAY                             1.83                    
JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT               1.80                    
COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT             1.65                    
CATAWISSA 1 SSE                       1.49                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...KANSAS...
CHAUTAUQUA                            2.93                    
SYRACUSE 3.1 WNW                      2.30                    
ARKANSAS CITY 6.9 E                   2.09                    

...OKLAHOMA...
OCHELATA 5.6 N                        3.22                    
BARTLESVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT        3.00                    
PAWHUSKA 3.0 WSW                      2.58                    
HULAH 5.3 WSW                         2.41                    

...TEXAS...
KOUNTZE 4 NE                          3.26                    
COLMESNEIL 7 ESE                      1.41                    


THE SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY AND EVENTUALLY THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
BY FRIDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH WILL CONTINUE
PROGRESSING EASTWARD THIS MORNING AS WELL AS SPREADING NORTHWARD
INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST TODAY AND FRIDAY. ACROSS THE
EASTERN STATES...EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE
WITH MAINLY LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. FARTHER NORTH
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING A
CONTINUED THREAT DUE TO HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE SAME AREA EARLIER
IN THE WEEK.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI