THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 19 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN
EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
 
...SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT ACROSS THE OHIO AND LOWER TO
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS NOW SHIFTING INTO THE EASTERN
U.S...   
 
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.
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
THE NORTHEAST U.S.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 992
MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA...AND
MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THIS
SURFACE LOW THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND DEEP
SOUTH. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUED NORTH OF THE SURFACE LOW
THROUGH THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES. ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY....SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN U.S. STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO BE A
THREAT ACROSS MANY AREAS FROM THE DEEP SOUTH AS FAR NORTHWARD AS
THE NORTHEAST U.S.                      

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI APR
22 THROUGH 900 PM CDT WED APR 27...

...ALABAMA...
MUSCLE SHOALS RGNL ARPT               3.31                     

...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE 1 WSW                     10.71                     
BUSH 2 ESE                           10.30                     
HARRISBURG 5 NNE                      9.16                     
SPARTA 2 SSW                          8.07                     
BELKNAP 11 ESE                        7.76                     
ADDIEVILLE 6 SW                       6.70                     
CARMI MUNI ARPT                       6.00                     
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL AP       5.67                     
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE                  4.78                     
MOUNTCARMEL                           4.67                     
MARION RGNL ARPT                      4.40                     
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT          3.67                     
MATTOON/CHARLESTON                    2.59                     
DECATUR ARPT                          2.54                     
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS                      2.36                     

...INDIANA...
NEW ALBANY 5 NNE                      9.40                     
JEFFERSONVILLE 2 ENE                  9.24                     
DARMSTADT 4 NNW                       8.75                     
MILLTOWN 4 WSW                        8.23                     
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  6.96                     
HUNTINGBURG                           6.86                     
CHARLESTOWN 3 N                       6.79                     
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT           4.22                     
COLUMBUS                              4.16                     
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT          3.74                     
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT            3.32                     

...KANSAS...
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 4.09                     

...KENTUCKY...
PROSPECT 1 S                         10.03                     
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       9.94                     
ELIZABETHTOWN 2 SE                    8.71                     
GREENVILLE 4 SSE                      8.43                     
PEWEE VALLEY 1 WNW                    8.13                     
LA GRANGE 2 NNE                       8.01                     
HENDERSON CITY                        7.90                     
FORT KNOX AAF                         7.04                     
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO                   6.82                     
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT             6.43                     
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           6.29                     
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     5.77                     
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN                     5.60                     
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD            5.01                     
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT         4.34                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
TUPELO                                3.50                     

...NEW YORK...
WELLSVILLE MUNI ARPT                  3.44                     
BINGHAMTON/BROOME                     2.92                     
SYRACUSE/HANCOCK                      2.60                     

...OHIO...
HAMILTON ARPT                         3.87                     
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON           3.53                     
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT                3.28                     
CINCINATTI                            3.16                     
LORAIN/ELYRIA                         3.15                     
LIMA/ALLEN CO ARPT                    2.88                     
DAYTON/JAMES M COX AIRPORT            2.56                     
WILMINGTON/CINCINNATI WFO             2.17                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE ARPT              2.87                     
WILLIAMSPORT                          2.57                     

...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     7.70                     
ATOKA 3 ESE                           7.42                     
TENNESSEE RIDGE 3 S                   7.08                     
BARTLETT 4 N                          6.39                     
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                      6.38                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...ARKANSAS...
SPRINGDALE 6 ENE                     19.73                     
EUREKA SPRINGS 4 NNW                 13.96                     
GARFIELD 5 ESE                       13.52                     
ROGERS 2 SSW                         12.97                     
BELLA VISTA 2 E                      12.31                     
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE FIELD             12.08                     
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT              11.04                     
BENTONVILLE                          10.19                     
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE               9.49                     
MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER CO. ARPT         9.41                     
FLIPPIN/MARION CO. RGNL ARPT          8.39                     
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD            8.28                     
DE QUEEN                              7.06                     
MOUNT IDA                             6.88                     
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   6.00                     

...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF 4 NW                    15.45                     
PROTEM 3 NE                          14.45                     
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT             14.23                     
ELLSINORE 5 WNW                      13.76                     
DORA 3 NNW                           13.08                     
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT                10.36                     
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT                 5.49                     
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                      3.53                     
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD           2.91                     
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT            2.37                     

...OKLAHOMA...
WESTVILLE                            14.96                     
BUNCH 1 N                            11.42                     
VIAN 5 ENE                           10.09                     
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT          7.61                     
MEEKER 1 N                            5.60                     
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               4.52                     
TULSA/LLOYD JONES                     4.28                     
TULSA INTL ARPT                       3.65                     
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT                2.18                     
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY              2.07                     

...TEXAS...
PARIS/COX FIELD                       5.63                     


THE SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY
THURSDAY MORNING AS IT CONTINUES TO DEEPEN. THE ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD...SPREADING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN U.S.  AS THE FRONT MOVES
EASTWARD...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH THE THREAT FOR
HEAVY RAIN...WILL COME TO AN END. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
COME TO AN END ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT BUT
WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. AN ADDITIONAL
1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS
AREAS FROM THE DEEP SOUTH NORTHWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND
INTO THE NORTHEAST U.S.   

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

RYAN




Last Updated: 1042 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011