Storm Summary Number 1 for South Central to Southeast U.S. Heavy
Rainfall Event...Corrected
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1000 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

Corrected for times and dates.

..Torrential downpours, flash flooding, and severe weather will
move eastward across the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast
states... 

A tornado watch covers portions of Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.

Numerous flash flood warnings are ongoing across eastern Texas,
Lousiana, and Mississippi.

River flood warnings are ongoing across parts of Arkansas, Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

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

At 900 AM CDT...At 9AM CDT...A squall line is moving through
eastern Louisiana and western Mississippi this morning, bringing
hazards of torrential downpours, frequent lightning, tornadoes,
and strong,straight line winds. A batch of moderate to locally
heavy rain is ongoing over saturated soils in northern Louisiana
and southern Arkansas. The heavy rain is due to a couple of
surface fronts analyzed over the South: a 1002 mb (29.59 in Hg)
low pressure is attached with a stationary front draped over
southern Texas and Louisiana with an accompanied cold front
sweeping across the Gulf of Mexico and another 1006 mb (29.71 in
Hg) surface low is associated with a draping stationary front over
portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 AM
CDT Tue Apr 09 through 700 AM CDT Wed Apr 10...

...ARKANSAS...
CROSSELT                             6.38                    
SCOTT                                5.48                    
HAMPTON                              5.41                    

...LOUISIANA...
LEESVILLE                           10.92                    
OAK GROVE                            8.10                    
SHREVEPORT                           7.94                    
SWARTZ                               7.79                    
MONROE                               7.38                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
EUPORA                               8.06                    
BRANDON                              5.84                    
FLOWOOD                              5.78                    
JACKSON INTERNATIONAL                5.19                    

...TEXAS...
KIRBYVILLE                          12.73                    
WOODVILLE                           12.45                    
SPURGER                             12.00                    
MARSHALL                             8.78                    
BELTON                               8.77                    


Going through this afternoon and evening, clusters of severe
thunderstorms will continue to march eastward along the Gulf
Coast, including the I-10 corridor, and bring a significant threat
of tornadoes, strong winds, and flash flooding. Meanwhile, a
surface low will deepen over the lower Mississippi Valley and lift
into the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Thursday. This will
gradually spread heavy rainfall through the Southeast, the central
and southern Appalachians, and the Mid-Atlantic region. Areas of
flash flooding will be possible across these areas, and there will
also be a threat of severe weather on Thursday across the
Southeast and the Ohio Valley.

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.

Wilder/Orrison