STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS
HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
400 AM CDT TUE MAY 03 2011
 
...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO
RIVER VALLEYS...INCREASING CONCERNS OF MORE FLOODING IN THE
REGION. HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST U.S. LATE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...       
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR A
BROAD AREA EXTENDING FROM EXTREME NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...ACROSS THE
LOWER/MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. FLOOD
WARNINGS ALSO CONTINUE ELSEWHERE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUED
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 300 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1016
MB...30.01 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ACROSS EASTERN QUEBEC. A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW SOUTHWESTWARD
THROUGH THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...LOCALLY HEAVY...ACROSS A BROAD AREA EXTENDING FROM
LOUISIANA NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SAT APR
30 THROUGH 300 AM CDT TUE MAY 03...

...ARKANSAS...
MAYFLOWER 2.4 ESE                    10.50                     
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE                       10.16                     
SHERWOOD 1.8 NNW                      9.50                     
CABOT 1.3 SW                          9.15                     
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE 1.2 E             8.70                     
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI ARPT                8.47                     
MOUNT IDA                             8.46                     
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   7.37                     
LITTLE ROCK AFB                       6.30                     
BLYTHEVILLE AIRPORT                   6.27                     

...ILLINOIS...
ANNA 3.1 NNE                          5.81                     
HARRISBURG 4.6 NNE                    3.76                     
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO                3.68                     
BUSH 2.0 ESE                          3.19                     
CARMI MUNI ARPT                       3.05                     
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNESS INTL AP      2.85                     
MOUNT CARMEL                          2.44                     
MARION RGNL ARPT                      2.15                     

...INDIANA...
HOLLAND 6.3 NW                        5.32                     
STENDAL 0.1 SW                        4.78                     
WEST BADEN SPRINGS 5 NE               4.75                     
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  4.71                     
HUNTINGBURG 0.4 SSW                   3.89                     
JASPER 5.7 ESE                        3.78                     
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT           2.95                     
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT          1.51                     
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT                1.38                     

...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       5.90                     
STURGIS 5.4 ENE                       4.81                     
HENDERSON CITY                        4.45                     
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT             3.72                     
CALVERT CITY 2.7 SSW                  3.30                     
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN                     2.80                     
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     2.55                     
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT         2.44                     
FORT KNOX AAF                         2.22                     
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           2.18                     

...MISSOURI...
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT              5.78                     
NEW MADRID 0.3 SE                     5.68                     
POPLAR BLUFF 7.4 NW                   5.62                     
MARBLE HILL 0.4 NE                    5.60                     
GIDEON 6.0 SSW                        5.57                     
JACKSON 1.0 SW                        5.50                     
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT                 2.67                     

...OHIO...
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT                1.92                     
CINCINNATI                            1.87                     

...OKLAHOMA...
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               2.27                     

...TENNESSEE...
BARTLETT 3.6 N                        5.34                     
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   5.23                     
BRADFORD                              5.00                     
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                      4.61                     
TROY 1.5 SW                           4.47                     
ATOKA 3.2 ESE                         4.24                     
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     3.90                     
BROWNSVILLE 1 SE                      3.44                     

...TEXAS...
PARIS/COX FIELD                       3.80                     
WHITESBORO 2.8 W                      3.80                     
DENTON MUNI ARPT                      3.62                     
NORTHLAKE 2.5 NNW                     3.62                     
SHADY SHORES 3.9 N                    3.24                     
MCKINNEY MUNI ARPT                    3.12                     
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT           2.65                     


THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. IS FORECAST TO MOVE
SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES BY LATE TUESDAY. DUE
TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY
RAIN THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS
ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. MANY STREAMS AND RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION
ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING MAJOR FLOODING...AND RECORD FLOODING IS
FORECAST TO OCCUR AT SOME LOCATIONS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST U.S.
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCTS FROM NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES FOR SPECIFIC
DETAILS ON FLOODING IN YOUR AREA.        

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.

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