STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHERN PLAINS
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010
 
...SLOW MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BRINGING HEAVY RAINS TO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN
IN EFFECT ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF TEXAS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CDT...A 1012 MB...29.88 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED OVER CENTRAL TEXAS...APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
DALLAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
RAIN FALLING TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW...FROM NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS TO
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. PRECIPITATION WAS MORE SCATTERED TO THE
SOUTH OF THIS REGION ACROSS CENTRAL TO SOUTH TEXAS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CDT WED
APR 14 THROUGH 1100 AM CDT SAT APR 17...

...OKLAHOMA...
SEILING                               2.89                     
CHEYENNE 18.1 SW                      2.45                     
SAYRE 5.8 NW                          2.31                     
RANGE                                 2.24                     
MANGUM                                2.15                     

...TEXAS...
ORANGE GROVE 8.1 WNW                 10.80                     
LULING 7.4 NE                         8.02                     
MEDINA 8.8 WSW                        7.95                     
UTOPIA                                7.54                     
CONCEPCION                            7.37                     
TILDEN                                7.37                     
DEL RIO 1.0 WNW                       7.06                     
CROSS                                 7.00 FELL IN 24 HOURS    
CALLIHAM                              6.75                     
LUBBOCK 3.3 S                         6.64                     
VANDERPOOL 1.4 SE                     6.64                     
CHOKE CANYON DAM NORTH SIDE           6.08                     
INGRAM 8.5 NW                         6.08                     
GEORGE WEST 8.0 NE                    6.04                     
SKIDMORE 2 N                          6.00                     


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER CENTRAL TEXAS IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HEAVY RAINS AND
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO THREATEN AREAS TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW
TRACK...WHILE PRECIPITATION WILL BE MORE SCATTERED TO THE SOUTH.
THE SLOW PROGRESSION OF THE SURFACE LOW WILL CAUSE RAINFALL TOTALS
TO CONTINUE TO ADD UP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN
TEXAS AND INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS IN EXCESS
OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT