STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER PARTS OF THE DEEP SOUTH...    
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS
OF THE GULF COAST STATES FROM EASTERN TEXAS TO MISSISSIPPI
NORTHWARD TO MISSOURI.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM CDT...A VERY SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM
MISSISSIPPI TO THE MIDWEST STATES IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN
KANSAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS FALLING IN THE VICINITY OF
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM MISSOURI SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS ALSO FALLING
FARTHER NORTHWEST...IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA.
REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING...INCLUDING NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES AND
EVACUATIONS NEAR LOW WATER CROSSING AREAS...HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED
FROM EASTERN TEXAS TO MISSISSIPPI...WITH LOUISIANA BEARING THE
BRUNT OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL.              

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SUN MAR
18 THROUGH 300 AM CDT THU MAR 22...

...ARKANSAS...
MOUNTAIN HOME 0.7 SE                  5.76                     
WALDO 4.2 S                           5.10                     
LITTLE ROCK                           5.09                     
MAYFLOWER 2.4 ESE                     4.98                     
EL DORADO                             4.87                     
HARRIET 4.3 E                         4.76                     
SHERWOOD 1.8 NNW                      4.76                     
MOUNTAIN HOME 6.3 E                   4.65                     
MAGNOLIA 1.0 SW                       4.64                     
BRYANT 2.6 ENE                        4.63                     
BENTONVILLE                           3.90                     

...KANSAS...
BAXTER SPRINGS                        4.39                     
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 3.82                     
UNIONTOWN 5 WSW                       3.58                     
MCCUNE 2 NW                           3.50                     
CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON ARPT           3.46                     
OLATHE                                2.99                     
GARLAND 3 SW                          2.77                     
DODGE CITY                            2.44                     
WICHITA                               2.44                     

...LOUISIANA...
LEESVILLE 6 SSW                      15.89                     
VINTON 5 W                           11.10                     
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE                   8.91                     
VERNON                                8.03                     
CLARENCE                              7.41                     
FORT POLK                             7.25                     
DE RIDDER                             5.93                     
SIMSBORO 0.3 WNW                      5.74                     
STARKS                                5.50                     
PLAIN DEALING 3.3 ESE                 5.40                     
HOMER 1.2 N                           5.21                     
MINDEN 2.0 NE                         5.08                     
SHREVEPORT 9.1 SE                     5.01                     
MINDEN 2.2 NE                         4.86                     
BOSSIER CITY 7.9 NNW                  4.67                     
BARKSDALE AFB                         4.63                     
BATON ROUGE                           3.41                     
SLIDELL                               2.19                     
NEW ORLEANS                           1.87                     

...MISSOURI...
NEOSHO 4 WNW                          5.18                     
GAINESVILLE 8.2 NE                    5.09                     
CARTHAGE 2 S                          4.95                     
MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE                     4.73                     
WASOLA 3 S                            4.68                     
JOPLIN                                4.61                     
HARTVILLE 0.8 WSW                     4.44                     
NORWOOD 0.2 ENE                       4.32                     
DORA 2.6 NNW                          4.26                     
CARL JUNCTION 2 E                     3.86                     
KAISER/LAKE OZARK                     3.71                     
AVA 10.5 SSW                          3.52                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
WORTHAM                               5.19                     
VIDALIA                               4.72                     
CAESAR                                4.67                     
GULFPORT-BILOXI                       4.08                     
HATTIESBURG                           3.42                     
JACKSON                               3.16                     
MCCOMB                                1.89                     
GREENVILLE                            1.56                     
NATCHEZ                               1.54                     
VICKSBURG                             1.23                     

...OKLAHOMA...
LANGLEY                               7.16                     
PRYOR                                 6.51                     
MONKEY ISLAND 3 SSE                   6.35                     
JAY                                   6.07                     
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT          5.55                     
NORMAN 2 W                            5.55                     
EUCHA                                 5.32                     
BROKEN ARROW 7 ENE                    5.17                     
LOCUST GROVE                          5.04                     
TULSA                                 4.74                     
ADA 4 SE                              4.45                     
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               4.29                     
BARTLESVILLE                          4.21                     
OKLAHOMA CITY                         3.68                     

...TEXAS...
ORANGE                                9.85                     
BURKEVILLE                            7.26                     
MONKSTOWN                             7.03                     
WACO                                  6.17                     
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD              5.86                     
BEAUMONT 0.3 E                        5.50                     
TRINIDAD                              5.49                     
FORT HOOD AAF/KILLEEN                 5.43                     
MALONE                                5.19                     
SILSBEE 4 N                           5.14                     
MCGREGOR                              5.06                     
PORT NECHES 1.0 W                     4.88                     
DALLAS LOVE FIELD                     4.49                     


THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE SLOW
MOVEMENT AND UNSEASONABLY DEEP MOISTURE FEEDING NORTHWARD INTO THE
SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WIDESPREAD
HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING...ALBEIT SLIGHTLY LESS THAN
WHAT WAS OBSERVED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. FLASH FLOODING ON SMALLER
STREAMS AND CREEKS...INCLUDING LOW WATER CROSSINGS...MAY TURN INTO
LARGE SCALE RIVER FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE
DEEP SOUTH.    

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.

RYAN