STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TO NORTHEAST
U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
500 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011
 
...HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND
ARE MOVING INTO THE EASTERN U.S...    
 
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 400 PM EDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1011
MB...29.85 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW THROUGH
THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE DEEP SOUTH. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE
AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...EXTENDING FROM THE LOUISIANA GULF COAST NORTHEASTWARD
TO NEW ENGLAND.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EDT SAT APR
30 THROUGH 400 PM EDT TUE MAY 03...

...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       6.09                     
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           4.97                     
HENDERSON CITY                        4.85                     
STURGIS 5.4 ENE                       4.81                     
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT             4.27                     
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT         3.78                     
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     3.77                     
CALVERT CITY 2.7 SSW                  3.30                     
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN                     2.92                     
FORT KNOX AAF                         2.88                     

...OHIO...
BETHEL 4.4 W                          3.20                     
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON           2.85                     
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT                2.67                     
SPRINGBORO 2.3 ENE                    2.65                     
HAMILTON ARPT                         2.58                     
CENTERVILLE 1.7 WSW                   2.55                     
HAMILTON 4.7 E                        2.54                     
CINCINNATI                            2.43                     
WILMINGTON                            2.17                     

...TENNESSEE...
BARTLETT 3.6 N                        8.13                     
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                      5.07                     
BRADFORD                              5.00                     
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     4.07                     
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT                  2.61                     
SMYRNA ARPT                           2.35                     

...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                          9.15                     
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI ARPT                8.47                     
MOUNT IDA                             8.46                     
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   7.41                     
BLYTHEVILLE AIRPORT                   6.45                     
LITTLE ROCK AFB                       6.30                     

...ILLINOIS...
BELKNAP 11.1 SE                       9.15                     
ANNA 3.1 NNE                          5.92                     
HARRISBURG 4.6 NNE                    5.08                     
CARBONDALE 1.1 WSW                    4.55                     
CHARLESTON 4.7 SSW                    4.43                     
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                     
HUNTINGBURG 0.4 SSW                   5.49                     
JASPER 5.7 ESE                        5.45                     
STENDAL 0.1 SW                        4.78                     
WEST BADEN SPRINGS 5 NE               4.75                     
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  4.71                     
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT           3.24                     
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT                1.62                     
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT          1.58                     

...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                     

...OKLAHOMA...
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               2.27                     

...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 MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES BY TONIGHT. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE
FRONT...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT OVER
ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
AND INTO THE NORTHEAST U.S. HEAVY RAIN WILL COME TO AN END ACROSS
THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...BUT WILL COTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST U.S. THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
UP TO 1 INCH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND DEEP SOUTH THROUGH
TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST U.S. THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 


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.

RYAN