THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 13 FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TO NORTHEAST
U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2011
...RAIN PUSHING STEADILY EASTWARD THROUGH NEW ENGLAND...
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK
STATE...AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS
REMAIN IN EFFECT ALONG MUCH OF THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM EDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1009
MB...29.79 INCHES...WAS LOCATED NEAR BOSTON. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW WAS MOVING THROUGH THE
COASTAL WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN....WITH A BROAD TROUGH
EXTENDING INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN FROM EASTERN NEW YORK STATE AND THROUGHOUT MOST OF
NEW ENGLAND...AND EXTENDING INTO QUEBEC.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 PM EDT SAT APR
30 THROUGH 200 PM EDT WED MAY 4...
...NEW YORK...
ONCHIOTA 0.3 ENE 2.43
BINGHAMTON/BROOME 2.27
OLD FORGE 0.8 SE 1.85
HARRISVILLE 4.7 SSW 1.75
BOONVILLE 8 E 1.64
WELLSVILLE MUNI ARPT 1.56
DUNKIRK AIRPORT 1.33
ROME 1.30
BUFFALO WFO 1.27
SYRACUSE 1.17
...PENNSYLVANIA...
SELINSGROVE/PENN VALLEY ARPT 2.10
SE STANFORDVILLE 1.73
BRADFORD RGNL ARPT 1.61
LEWISBURG 1.55
BLOOMSBURG 3 ESE 1.42
BOALSBURG 1 NNW 1.36
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 1.26
WILLIAMSPORT 1.23
...VERMONT...
BURLINGTON INTL ARPT 1.71
...WEST VIRGINIA...
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT 1.27
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE 1.8 E 13.41
MAYFLOWER 2.4 ESE 11.20
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE 10.54
SHERWOOD 1.8 NNW 10.40
CABOT 1.3 SW 10.03
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI ARPT 8.60
MOUNT IDA 8.46
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 7.41
BLYTHEVILLE AIRPORT 6.45
LITTLE ROCK AFB 6.30
...ILLINOIS...
ANNA 3.1 NNE 6.90
HARRISBURG 4.6 NNE 5.08
CARBONDALE 1.1 WSW 4.55
ENERGY 0.3 WSW 4.40
CARMI MUNI ARPT 3.21
BUSH 2.0 ESE 3.19
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNESS INTL AP 2.97
MOUNT CARMEL 2.53
MARION RGNL ARPT 2.15
...INDIANA...
HOLLAND 6.3 NW 6.77
ELBERFELD 0.6 S 5.71
HUNTINGBURG 0.4 SSW 5.49
JASPER 5.7 ESE 5.45
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT 4.96
WEST BADEN SPRINGS 5 NE 4.75
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT 3.24
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT 1.62
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 1.58
...KENTUCKY...
STURGIS 5.4 ENE 6.23
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 6.09
CALVERT CITY 2.7 SSW 5.65
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 4.97
HENDERSON CITY 4.85
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 4.27
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT 3.78
FORT CAMPBELL AAF 3.77
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN 3.51
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 3.05
...MISSOURI...
NEW MADRID 0.3 SE 7.34
GIDEON 6.0 SSW 6.55
JACKSON 1.0 SW 6.28
MARBLE HILL 0.4 NE 6.22
ELLSINORE 4.8 WNW 6.12
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 5.84
POPLAR BLUFF 7.4 NW 5.62
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT 2.67
...NORTH CAROLINA...
HICKORY RGNL ARPT 1.77
...OHIO...
BETHEL 4.4 W 3.20
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON 2.85
SPRINGBORO 2.3 ENE 2.65
HAMILTON ARPT 2.62
CENTERVILLE 1.7 WSW 2.55
CINCINNATI 2.54
WILMINGTON 2.17
LANCASTER 2.00
PORT COLUMBUS INTL AIRPORT 1.76
...OKLAHOMA...
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 2.27
BUNCH 0.8 N 2.17
...TENNESSEE...
BARTLETT 3.6 N 8.14
RIPLEY 2.8 SE 7.81
ATOKA 3.2 ESE 7.55
BELLS 2.5 NE 7.48
BROWNSVILLE 1 SE 6.96
TROY 1.5 SW 6.92
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT 5.42
JACKSON/MCKELLAR 5.08
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 4.07
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT 2.61
...TEXAS...
NORTHLAKE 2.5 NNW 4.38
ANNA 3.7 SSW 4.28
SHADY SHORES 3.9 N 3.93
PARIS/COX FIELD 3.80
WHITESBORO 2.8 W 3.80
DENTON MUNI ARPT 3.63
MCKINNEY MUNI ARPT 3.12
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT 2.65
THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING FURTHER OFFSHORE INTO THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN TONIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS
EXPECTED TO THE SOUTH. EVEN THOUGH RAIN HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS
THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS
ONGOING IN THOSE REGIONS...WITH RIVERS FORECAST TO CONTINUE RISING
THROUGH THE WEEK. PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCTS ISSUED BY LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS ON
FLOODING IN YOUR AREA.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
HAMRICK
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Last Updated: 444 PM EDT WED MAY 04 2011