THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 16 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT ACROSS THE OHIO AND LOWER TO
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE LOWER TO MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI...TENNESSEE...AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...A 999 MB...29.5 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OVER THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. A COLD/STATIONARY FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW...ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES...OHIO VALLEY...AND SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE/LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. TWO WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE
WERE LOCATED ALONG THE TRAILING FRONT...A 995 MB LOW OVER SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS AND A 993 MB LOW OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A LARGE AND
WELL ORGANIZED AREA OF SHOWERS...WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS...TRACKING EASTWARD ACROSS THE
OHIO...TENNESSEE...AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS...AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT. FARTHER NORTH...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS REPORTED
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST...TO THE NORTH OF A WARM FROM STRETCHED FROM
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TO THE NEW ENGLAND COAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI APR
22 THROUGH 400 AM CDT TUE APR 26...
...ARKANSAS...
SPRINGDALE 5.8 ENE 19.70
FAYETTEVILLE 1.0 E 13.85
EUREKA SPRINGS 4 NNW 13.75
BELLA VISTA 2 NNE 12.66
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT 10.46
BENTONVILLE 9.81
DE QUEEN 4 NW - DAM 9.62
MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER CO. ARPT 8.67
FLIPPIN/MARION CO. RGNL ARPT 7.85
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD 7.43
MOUNT IDA 6.87
LITTLE ROCK AFB 3.25
...ILLINOIS...
CHESTER 2 SSE 9.33
CARBONDALE 1 WSW 9.08
BUSH 2 ESE 8.35
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO 8.02
CARMI MUNI ARPT 5.61
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL AP 4.66
MARION RGNL ARPT 4.40
MOUNT_CARMEL 3.96
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 3.75
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE 3.41
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA 2.91
...INDIANA...
STENDAL 8.11
HOLLAND 6 NW 7.99
DARMSTADT 4 NNW 7.90
JASPER 6 ESE 7.68
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT 6.48
HUNTINGBURG 6.09
FREDERICKSBURG 4 NNE 6.07
PAOLI 6 S 6.04
...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 9.51
PROSPECT 1 S 7.84
HENDERSON CITY 7.42
TAYLORSVILLE 6 NW 6.68
EMINENCE 6.43
ELIZABATHTOWN 2 SE 5.54
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 5.38
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 5.25
FORT KNOX AAF 4.31
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO 4.11
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 3.54
...LOUISIANA...
CARENCRO 3.59
IOWA 10 NNW 3.00
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT 2.15
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT 2.04
...MISSOURI...
ALLEY SPRINGS (RANGER STN) 14.73
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT 14.68
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 14.18
THEODOSIA 6 SW 13.75
BRANSON 4 E 12.74
GOLDEN 2 NE 11.96
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT 9.99
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT 5.41
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 3.53
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD 3.01
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 2.45
...MISSISSIPPI...
SENATOBIA 2 S 3.91
SLEDGE 2 N 3.85
POTTS CAMP 2 SSW 2.70
...OHIO...
CLEVES 3 NNW 5.16
CINCINNATI 9 NW 4.35
ROSEMOUNT 3.06
LORAIN/ELYRIA 2.96
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON 2.46
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL ARPT 2.43
HAMILTON ARPT 2.38
TOLEDO 2.35
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT 2.29
TOLEDO/METCALF FIELD 2.27
...OKLAHOMA...
WESTVILLE 14.96
BUNCH 1 N 11.42
VIAN 5 ENE 10.05
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT 7.61
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 4.52
TULSA/LLOYD JONES 4.28
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.17
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY 2.05
...TENNESSEE...
SAMBURG 6.32
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 6.30
CLARKSVILLE 13.7 SE 5.31
TIPTONVILLE 4 SW 4.35
JACKSON/MCKELLAR 4.17
GREENBRIER 1.4 N 4.08
SPRINGFIELD 3 ESE 3.82
SMYRNA AIRPORT 1.14
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT 1.00
...TEXAS...
GORDON 2 ESE 5.72
PARIS/COX FIELD 5.63
DE LEON 5 W 3.93
MOUNT PLEASANT 10 NNW 3.60
TYLER/POUNDS FIELD 2.60
NACOGDOCHES 2.44
ABILENE MUNI ARPT 2.42
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD 2.40
LONGVIEW/GREGG CO. ARPT 2.25
...WEST VIRGINIA...
POINT PLEASANT 6 E 3.38
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT 2.82
CLIFTON 2.76
ELKINS/RANDOLPH FIELD 1.96
PARKERSBURG/WILSON 1.75
MORGANTOWN/HART FIELD 1.30
CLARKSBURG/BENEDUM ARPT 1.17
CHARLESTON/YEAGER ARPT 1.01
THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE
TO WEAKEN ON WEDNESDAY...WHILE THE TWO SURFACE WAVES ALONG THE
TRAILING COLD/STATIONARY FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN AND TRACK
NORTHEASTWARDS THROUGH THE MIDWEST AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES.
HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...AS IT SLOWLY TRACKS EASTWARDS
THROUGH THE OHIO...TENNESSEE...AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS ON
WEDNESDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THESE AREAS...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS APPROACHING
5 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ALTHOUGH
THE PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE MOVED INTO THE EASTERN U.S. BY
THURSDAY MORNING...FLOODING WILL REMAIN A CONCERN FOR THESE RAIN
SOAKED REGIONS.
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.
GERHARDT
QI
Last Updated: 451 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011