THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 20 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN
EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011
...SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC
COAST...WHILE FLOODING REMAINS A CONCERN ACROSS PORTIONS OF
OHIO...MISSISSIPPI...AND TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEYS...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND NORTHEASTWARDS INTO NORTHERN
NEW ENGLAND. FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
LOWER TO MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI...OHIO...AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 988 MB...29.18 INCHES...SURFACE
LOW LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...TENNESSEE
VALLEY...AND SOUTHEAST. THE BOUNDARY CONTINUED NORTH OF THE
SURFACE LOW...ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO ONTARIO. AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC COAST. THE LINE OF STORMS...SOME OF WHICH
WERE SEVERE...STRETCHED FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ALL THE WAY
NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN NEW YORK. TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF
THE SURFACE LOW OVER MICHIGAN...AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
WAS OBSERVED ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI APR
22 THROUGH 400 AM CDT WED APR 27...
...ALABAMA...
MUSCLE SHOALS RGNL ARPT 3.31
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT 2.57
...GEORGIA...
PEACHTREE CITY/ATLANTA WFO 2.15
...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 7.20
HUNTINGBURG 6.93
CHARLESTOWN 3 N 6.79
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 4.68
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT 4.43
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT 4.23
COLUMBUS 4.16
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT 2.15
...KENTUCKY...
PROSPECT 1 S 10.03
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 9.95
ELIZABETHTOWN 2 SE 8.71
GREENVILLE 4 SSE 8.43
PEWEE VALLEY 1 WNW 8.13
LA GRANGE 2 NNE 8.01
HENDERSON CITY 7.93
FORT KNOX AAF 7.06
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO 6.82
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 6.48
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 6.32
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN 5.60
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 5.01
...MICHIGAN...
ADRIAN/LENAWEE CO. ARPT 3.06
GAYLORD/OTSEGO CO. ARPT 2.78
GRAND RAPIDS INTL ARPT 2.78
TULIP CITY AIRPORT/HOLLAND 2.76
ALPENA CO. RGNL ARPT 2.70
PELLSTON/EMMET CO. ARPT 2.68
BENTON HARBOR/SW MI RGNL APT 2.43
HOUGHTON LAKE ARPT 2.30
MUSKEGON COUNTY AIRPORT 2.27
MOUNT CLEMENS 2.20
...NEW YORK...
WELLSVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.48
BINGHAMTON/BROOME 3.37
PENN YAN AIRPORT 3.28
SYRACUSE/HANCOCK 3.14
DUNKIRK AIRPORT 2.33
FULTON/OSWEGO CITY ARPT 2.31
SARANAC LAKE/ADIRONDACK ARPT 2.30
ELMIRA/CORNING RGNL ARPT 2.22
ROCHESTER/MONROE CO. ARPT 2.19
BUFFALO WFO 2.18
GLENS FALLS/WARREN CO. ARPT 2.06
...OHIO...
HAMILTON ARPT 3.92
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON 3.57
DEFIANCE MEMORIAL ARPT 3.43
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT 3.36
CINCINNATI (ASOS) 3.27
LORAIN/ELYRIA 3.18
LIMA/ALLEN CO ARPT 2.88
TOLEDO 2.72
ZANESVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.51
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL ARPT 2.47
WILMINGTON/CINCINNATI WFO 2.44
ASHTABULA CO. ARPT 2.24
PORT COLUMBUS INTL AIRPORT 2.19
LANCASTER 2.10
...PENNSYLVANIA...
CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE ARPT 3.24
WILLIAMSPORT 2.57
ERIE INTL ARPT 2.51
MEADVILLE-PORT MEADVILLE ARPT 2.36
BRADFORD RGNL ARPT 2.25
DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY ARPT 2.22
ALTOONA/BLAIR CO. ARPT 2.14
...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 7.78
ATOKA 3 ESE 7.42
TENNESSEE RIDGE 3 S 7.08
BARTLETT 4 N 6.39
JACKSON/MCKELLAR 6.38
KNOXVILLE MUNI ARPT 4.11
OAK RIDGE (ASOS) 3.07
SMYRNA AIRPORT 2.44
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT 2.21
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL ARPT 2.03
...VERMONT...
BURLINGTON INTL ARPT 3.64
MORRISVILLE-STOWE ARPT 2.18
...WISCONSIN...
MILWAUKEE/MITCHELL 2.38
GREEN BAY WFO 2.10
...WEST VIRGINIA...
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT 3.64
ELKINS/RANDOLPH FIELD 2.50
PARKERSBURG/WILSON 2.33
...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
MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER CO. ARPT 9.41
FLIPPIN/MARION CO. RGNL ARPT 8.39
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD 8.28
LITTLE ROCK AFB 3.26
...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE 1 WSW 10.71
BUSH 2 ESE 10.30
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO 10.01
HARRISBURG 5 NNE 9.16
SPARTA 2 SSW 8.07
BELKNAP 11 ESE 7.76
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL AP 7.08
ADDIEVILLE 6 SW 6.70
CARMI MUNI ARPT 6.04
MOUNT_CARMEL 5.35
CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN 2.07
...LOUISIANA...
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT 2.15
...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF 4 NW 15.45
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 14.64
PROTEM 3 NE 14.45
ELLSINORE 5 WNW 13.76
DORA 3 NNW 13.08
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT 10.58
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT 5.52
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 3.53
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD 3.11
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 2.99
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS APT 2.30
...MISSISSIPPI...
TUPELO 3.50
GREENVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.51
...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
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.18
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY 2.07
...TEXAS...
PARIS/COX FIELD 5.63
THE SURFACE LOW OVER MICHIGAN WILL QUICKLY TRACK NORTHEASTWARDS
ACROSS CANADA ON THURSDAY...WHILE THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO RACE TOWARDS THE EASTERN SEABOARD. THE COLD FRONT AND
ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE WELL OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS WILL BE MINIMAL
ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S....WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW ISOLATED
AREAS THAT COULD SEE ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF OVER AN INCH. WHILE
THE PRECIPITATION COMES TO END WITH THIS EVENT...FLOODING WILL
REMAIN A CONCERN ACROSS MUCH OF THE OHIO...TENNESSEE...AND
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS.
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
Last Updated: 450 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011