THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR CENTRAL U.S. STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE MIDWEST IS FUELING
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINS THROUGHOUT THE LOWER AND
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS A
LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT THAT IS CURRENTLY ORIENTED FROM EASTERN TEXAS NORTHWARD INTO
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN ALSO EXTENDS ACROSS
MUCH OF KENTUCKY...WEST VIRGINIA...AND THEIR NEIGHBORING STATES. 

A TORNADO WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA...NORTHERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN MISSOURI...WESTERN
TENNESSEE...WESTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND SOUTHERN
INDIANA.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF EASTERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...NORTHERN
TENNESSEE...KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN
INDIANA...SOUTHERN OHIO...AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. 

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...NORTHWESTERN
TENNESSEE...AND PARTS OF KENTUCKY. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN
MISSOURI...KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 10 AM
EDT SATURDAY...

...MISSOURI...

MYRTLE                          10.16
THAYER                           4.40 
FISK                             4.16 
POPLAR BLUFF                     4.13 
GAINESVILLE                      2.90 
ANNAPOLIS                        2.59 
ALLEY SPRING                     2.46 
HOLLISTER                        2.36 
WEST PLAINS                      2.29 
CARUTHERSVILLE                   2.28 
CEDAR HILL                       2.25 
CAPE GIRARDEAU                   1.38 
FARMINGTON ARPT                  1.19 

...ARKANSAS...

ST. FRANCIS                      9.15 
CORNING                          6.69 
RAVENDEN SPRINGS                 5.68 
ST. JOE                          3.24 
SILVER HILL                      2.95 
CALICO ROCK                      2.89 
BAXTER CO ARPT                   2.52 
HARRISON                         2.07 
FAYETTEVILLE                     2.06 
NORTHEAST AK ARPT                1.35 

...ILLINOIS...

SHAWNEETOWN                      2.99 
ST. CHARLES                      2.29 
BARTLETT                         2.17 
VALLEY VIEW                      1.94 
CARBONDALE                       1.18 
SCOTT AFB                        1.06 

...KENTUCKY...

CADIZ                            7.67 
BOSTON                           7.34
FARMERS                          6.48 
LEXINGTON                        6.46 
BLUEGRASS ARPT                   6.16
LOUISVILLE                       5.92 
CADENTOWN                        5.69 
PROSPECT                         5.66
FRANKFORT SP                     5.50
MONTROSE                         5.49 
GLENNSBORO                       5.20
MCALPINE LOCK                    5.00
LOUISVILLE ARPT                  4.81
PADUCAH                          4.45 

...TENNESSEE...

UNION CITY                       2.62
CLARKSVILLE                      1.61  

...INDIANA...

LEAVENWORTH                      6.58
CORYDON                          5.40
LEXINGTON                        4.87
TELL CITY                        4.40
ELIZABETH                        3.86 
EVANSVILLE                       3.10 

...OHIO...

CINCINNATI                       2.56
SHARONVILLE                      1.56 
AIRBORNE ARPT                    1.35 
NEWBURGH DAM                     1.32 
COLUMBUS                         1.27 
DAYTON                           1.01 

...WEST VIRGINIA...

HUNTINGTON                       2.09 
CHARLESTON                       1.27 


THIS STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ON SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST
INTENSE STORMS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY FOR THIS SYSTEM THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORCAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION REGARDING THIS STORM. 

TRIMARCO






Last Updated: 1057 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006