STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 13 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
 
...SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT ACROSS THE OHIO AND LOWER TO
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR SECTION OF THE LOWER/MID-MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND INTO PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND
THE MIDWEST.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CDT...A 990 MB...29.24 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OVER EASTERN IOWA.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE OHIO VALLEY...ACROSS
TENNESSEE...EASTERN MISSISSIPPI...AND INTO SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
WELL AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.  FARTHER NORTH...A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT
TO MODERATE RAIN WAS OBSERVED IN THE COOL AIR ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST AND THE GREAT LAKES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI APR
22 THROUGH 900 AM CDT TUE APR 26...

...ARKANSAS...
SPRINGDALE 5.8 ENE                   17.09                     
FAYETTEVILLE 1.0 E                   12.51                     
EUREKA SPRINGS 4 NNW                 12.32                     
BELLA VISTA 2 NNE                    11.27                     
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT              10.02                     
BENTONVILLE                           9.71                     
MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER CO. ARPT         7.71                     
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD            7.43                     
FLIPPIN/MARION CO. RGNL ARPT          7.19                     
DE QUEEN                              6.37                     
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD                   5.71                     
RUSSELLVILLE                          5.18                     
LITTLE ROCK AFB                       2.28                     

...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE 1 WSW                      8.64                     
BUSH 2 ESE                            7.97                     
BELKNAP 11 ESE                        6.56                     
CARMI MUNI ARPT                       4.84                     
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL AP       4.09                     
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT          3.62                     
MOUNT_CARMEL                          3.47                     
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE                  3.03                     
MARION RGNL ARPT                      2.96                     
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA                      2.68                     
BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL                    2.33                     
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS                      2.30                     

...INDIANA...
DARMSTADT 4 NNW                       7.38                     
JASPER 6 ESE                          6.43                     
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  5.76                     
HUNTINGBURG                           5.53                     
FREDERICKSBURG 4 NNE                  5.44                     
PAOLI 6 S                             5.13                     
BOONVILLE 1 N                         4.32                     
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT           3.38                     
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT          2.05                     

...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       8.24                     
PROSPECT 1 S                          7.84                     
HENDERSON CITY                        6.74                     
EMINENCE                              6.29                     
TAYLORSVILLE 6 NW                     6.03                     
ELIZABATHTOWN 2 SE                    5.28                     
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           4.96                     
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT             4.62                     
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO                   4.05                     
FORT KNOX AAF                         3.98                     
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD            3.23                     

...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT               12.86                     
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT             12.26                     
WINONA 3 SW                          10.33                     
PROTEM 3 NE                          10.32                     
HOLLISTER 4 SW                        9.95                     
GOLDEN 2 NE                           9.39                     
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT                 9.35                     
BONNE TERRE                           5.50                     
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT                 5.28                     
STEELVILLE 7 S                        4.68                     
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                      3.48                     
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD           2.71                     
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT            2.29                     

...OHIO...
CLEVES 3 NNW                          4.70                     
ROSEMOUNT                             3.06                     
LORAIN/ELYRIA                         2.89                     
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL ARPT           2.41                     
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON           2.38                     
HAMILTON ARPT                         2.30                     
TOLEDO                                2.29                     
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT                2.25                     
ASHTABULA CO. ARPT                    2.23                     
CINCINNATI/LUNKIN FIELD               2.14                     

...OKLAHOMA...
WESTVILLE                            10.29                     
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT          7.61                     
VIAN 5 ENE                            6.54                     
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               4.33                     
TULSA/LLOYD JONES                     4.28                     
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT                2.16                     
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY              2.05                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
ERIE INTL ARPT                        2.51                     
MEADVILLE-PORT MEADVILLE ARPT         2.23                     

...TENNESSEE...
CLARKSVILLE 13.7 SE                   5.31                     
GREENBRIER 1.4 N                      4.06                     
CLARKSVILLE 3.2 NW                    3.96                     
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     2.36                     

...TEXAS...
PARIS/COX FIELD                       4.41                     
DE LEON 5 W                           3.93                     
ABILENE MUNI ARPT                     2.42                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
POINT PLEASANT 6 E                    3.28                     
CLIFTON                               2.76                     
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT             2.41                     


THE SURFACE LOW OVER IOWA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN TODAY.  BY TONIGHT...A WAVE
OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE TRAILING COLD FRONT
IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.  THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRIGGER ANOTHER
ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE LOWER/MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT...MOVING
INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...FOLLOWED BY THE OHIO VALLEY TOMORROW. 
 PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE LOWER/MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SHOULD
FINALLY COME TO AN END BY THURSDAY MORNING.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI...TENNESSEE...AND OHIO VALLEYS....WITH ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS APPROACHING 5 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM EASTERN ARKANSAS
NORTHEASTWARD TO SOUTHERN INDIANA.  GIVEN THE ALREADY SATURATED
GROUND AND SWOLLEN RIVERS...SERIOUS FLOODING ISSUES WILL REMAIN A
CONCERN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

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.

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