THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHERN PLAINS
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT SAT APR 17 2010
 
...SLOW MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BRINGING HEAVY RAINS TO TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL TEXAS FROM GAINESVILLE SOUTH
ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR TO BROWNSVILLE AND LAREDO.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 PM CDT...A 1012 MB...29.88 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED OVER CENTRAL TEXAS...APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF ABILENE OR 100 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF WACO. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN FALLING TO THE
NORTH OF THE LOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS TO SOUTHWESTERN
OKLAHOMA. MORE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL EXTENDED SOUTH ALONG A COLD FRONT INTO SOUTHERN TEXAS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CDT WED
APR 14 THROUGH 100 PM 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                     
CHILDRESS                             4.13                     
MINERAL WELLS                         3.81                     


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER CENTRAL TEXAS IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY AND REACH THE UPPER TEXAS
COASTAL AREA BY MONDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS AND
ASSOCIATED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO THREATEN AREAS TO THE NORTH
OF THE LOW TRACK...WHILE PRECIPITATION WILL BE MORE
SCATTERED...BUT STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL
AND FLOODING TO THE SOUTH. THE SLOW PROGRESSION OF THE SURFACE LOW
WILL CAUSE RAINFALL TOTALS TO CONTINUE TO ADD UP ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO TEXAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
ISOLATED TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. FINAL STORM TOTALS
COULD EXCEED A FOOT IN A FEW SPOTS IN TEXAS.

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

ECKERT




Last Updated: 443 PM EDT SAT APR 17 2010