Storm Summary Number 3 for Middle Mississippi to Ohio Valley Heavy
Rainfall
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
400 PM CDT Sat Sep 08 2018

...Moderate to heavy rainfall impacting the Ohio Valley and
portions of the Mid-Atlantic... 

Flood and Flash Flood Warnings and Flood Advisories are scattered
throughout the Ohio Valley and northern Mid-Atlantic.

Widespread Flash Flood Watches are in effect for the Ohio Valley,
lower Great Lakes as well as the northern Mid-Atlantic.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 300 PM CDT...The low pressure system that was once Gordon was
located about 50 miles east of Mount Vernon, Illinois and had a
central pressure of 1007 mb 29.74 inches of mercury. From this
low, a stationary front extended eastward through the Ohio Valley
and the Mid-Atlantic.  A slow-moving cold front stretched
southward from the low through the Lower Mississippi Valley and
into southwest Texas. National Weather Service radars and surface
observations showed widespread moderate to heavy rain, with
embedded thunderstorms, across the western portions of the Ohio
Valley. Light to moderate rain was impacting Missouri in addition
to most of the Ohio Valley, lower Great Lakes and portions of the
northern Mid-Atlantic.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 AM
CDT Wed Sep 05 through 300 PM CDT Sat Sep 08...

...ILLINOIS...
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS ARPT                 7.15                    
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT          6.98                    
RIVERTON                              6.50                    
BELLEVILLE 1 SW                       6.40                    
LATHAM 2 SW                           6.25                    
SPAULDING                             6.25                    
ZEIGLER                               6.12                    
MARYVILLE                             5.50                    
DECATUR AIRPORT                       3.53                    
SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL ARPT              3.09                    

...INDIANA...
INDIANAPOLIS 3 S                      5.10                    
MODOC 0.1 NNW                         4.72                    
MUNCIE/DELAWARE CO ARPT               4.51                    
ZIONSVILLE 3 NNW                      4.33                    
AVON 1 NNE                            4.32                    
BLOOMINGDALE  NNE                     3.78                    
LAMAR                                 3.54                    
NEW MARKET 1 ESE                      3.52                    
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT                3.43                    
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT            1.75                    

...KENTUCKY...
HENDERSON CITY                        3.02                    
VALLEY STATION 1 ESE                  2.87                    
PADUCAH/BARKLEY RGNL ARPT             2.60                    
LOUISVILLE - STANDIFORD FIELD         1.83                    
FORT KNOX AAF                         1.12                    
LONDON-CORBIN ARPT                    1.05                    

...MISSOURI...
RICHWOODS 2 NE                        6.00                    
ST. JAMES 8 SE                        5.56                    
HERCULANEUM 1 WNW                     5.33                    
OAKVILLE                              5.00                    
SEDALIA MEMORIAL ARPT                 4.49                    
HANNIBAL RGNL ARPT                    4.26                    
WHITEMAN AFB/SEDALIA                  3.88                    
SPRINGFIELD RGNL ARPT                 3.20                    
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT              3.05                    
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS AIRPORT            2.35                    

...NEW JERSEY...
WOODBURY 1 NNW                        4.53                    
MANTUA TWP                            3.50                    
WEST DEPTFORD                         3.03                    
WOODBINE                              2.64                    
DENNISVILLE 1 NNW                     2.48                    
MOUNT EPHRAIM 0.2 NNE                 2.28                    
SEA ISLE CITY 3 WNW                   2.11                    
WASHINGTON TWP 2 NNW                  2.01                    
ELDORA                                2.00                    

...OHIO...
BROOKVILLE 1 ESE                      4.86                    
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON           3.22                    
ARCANUM 3 SSW                         3.19                    
DAYTON - WRIGHT BROTHERS ARPT         3.04                    
UNION 1 WSW                           2.87                    
DONNELSVILLE 0.3 E                    2.71                    
KETTERING 3 WNW                       2.62                    
NEW LEBANON 1 SSE                     2.60                    
BATAVIA 3 NE                          2.55                    
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KY INTL ARPT      1.97                    
PORT COLUMBUS INTL AIRPORT            1.93                    
COLUMBUS/OHIO STATE UNIV ARPT         1.81                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT                5.17                    
FAIRFIELD 1 NNE                       3.87                    
HANOVER                               3.39                    
GETTSBURG 3 ESE                       3.11                    
READING/SPAATZ FIELD                  2.41                    
POTTSTOWN LIMERICK ARPT               2.10                    
HARRISBURG/CAPITAL CITY ARPT          2.06                    
PITTSBURGH/ALLEGHENY CO. ARPT         1.66                    
GREENCASTLE                           1.06                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...IOWA...
PELLA MUNI ARPT                       3.75                    
BURLINGTON RGNL ARPT                  3.74                    
CENTERVILLE MUNI ARPT                 3.55                    
DAVENPORT MUNI ARPT                   3.04                    
IOWA CITY MUNI ARPT                   2.99                    
OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL ARPT               2.90                    
FAIRFIELD MUNI ARPT                   2.83                    
LAMONI MUNI ARPT                      2.78                    
DES MOINES INTL ARPT                  1.92                    
CEDAR RAPIDS MUNI ARPT                1.18                    


The low pressure system is forecast to move slowly northeastward
across the Ohio Valley tonight through Sunday and will move into
the lower Great Lakes by Monday. The low combined with tropical
moisture will continue to cause heavy rain across the Ohio Valley
today and will spread into portions of the Lower Great Lakes and
Mid-Atlantic region by Sunday. Additional rainfall totals of over
5 inches will be widespread throughout those regions, with locally
higher amounts. Flooding and flash flooding are likely, and a high
risk of excessive rainfall is in effect for Saturday and Saturday
night for parts of Illinois, Indiana, and far western Ohio. 

The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1000 PM CDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Reinhart