STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI/TENNESSEE/OHIO VALLEYS
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT SUN MAY 02 2010
 
...ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE
ARKLATEX...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA NORTHWARD INTO MUCH OF THE OHIO RIVER
VALLEY. IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS REGION...FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE STATE OF
TENNESSEE...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND INTO SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS SHOWED
A GENERAL AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
PUSHING ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...WESTERN TENNESSEE...WESTERN
KENTUCKY AND INTO MUCH OF THE OHIO VALLEY AHEAD OF A WEAK LOW
PRESSURE CENTER OVER SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI ALONG A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT TUE APR
30 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SUN MAY 02...

...ARKANSAS...
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI ARPT                6.49                     
DE QUEEN 4NW                          5.65                     
LITTLE ROCK                           4.96                     
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE                        4.52                     
SEARCY 4.1 SE                         3.69                     
LANDMARK 2.1 SW                       3.50                     
SHERWOOD 1.8 NNW                      3.47                     
MARIANNA 3.1 WNW                      3.07                     
TRUMANN 1.2 WNW                       2.78                     
LOCKESBURG 9.6 NNE                    2.75                     
BALD KNOB 4.2 N                       2.53                     
BLYTHEVILLE 1.9 ENE                   2.49                     
RUSSELLVILLE 7.3 ENE                  2.27                     
LONOKE 1.2 SSW                        2.10                     
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT                   2.02                     

...ILLINOIS...
MARION 1.9 W                          2.47                     

...INDIANA...
HOLLAND 6.3 NW                        2.21                     
HUNTINGBURG 6.2 WSW                   2.10                     
NEWBURGH 2.4 NNW                      2.04                     
CHANDLER 1.1 S                        2.02                     

...KENTUCKY...
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     5.14                     
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT         4.37                     
PADUCAH                               3.05                     
GREENSBURG 3.5 W                      2.95                     
HENDERSON 0.4 SSW                     2.17                     
STURGIS 5.4 ENE                       2.14                     

...LOUISIANA...
FARMERVILLE 1SSE                      6.90                     

...MISSOURI...
DORA 2.6 NNW                          2.08                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
BELZONI                               6.13                     
VAIDEN 4.8 WNW                        3.13                     
STEWART 2.4 NE                        2.62                     
JACKSON 1.1 NE                        2.53                     
SHELL KNOB 4.2 SE                     2.50                     
SARDIS 9.5 W                          2.00                     

...TENNESSEE...
WAVERLY                              13.34                     
JACKSON 4 NE                         13.30                     
MEDINA 3 SE                          12.88                     
MUNFORD                              11.60                     
BROWNSVILLE 1.0 SE                   11.40                     
BELLS 2.5 NE                         11.00                     
CLARKSBURG 6 E                       10.64                     
ATOKA 3.2 ESE                         9.46                     
SMYRNA AIRPORT                        7.93                     
PARSONS 1 W                           7.48                     
BARTLETT 3.6 N                        7.20                     
RIPLEY 2.8 SE                         6.75                     
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT                  6.32                     
NEW JOHNSONVILLE 1.0 SSE              4.76                     
CLARKSVILLE/OUTLAW FIELD              4.67                     
CAMDEN 4.5 NE                         4.43                     
GADSDEN 4.9 SSE                       4.20                     
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   3.51                     
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     3.51                     
HURRICANE MILLS 1.5 W                 3.23                     


THE WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE QUICKLY TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHOULD BEGIN TO PUSH SLOWLY EASTWARD. AS GULF
MOISTURE CONTINUES TO BE STEERED UP INTO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO
VALLEYS AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
WILL BE COMMONPLACE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT STORM TOTALS MAY APPROACH 10 TO 15
INCHES OVER LOCALIZED AREAS.

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

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