THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 15 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES FROM SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
NORTHEASTWARD INTO ALABAMA...
 
FLOOD WARNINGS... AS WELL AS FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA NORTHEASTWARD INTO WESTERN
ALABAMA. SCATTERED AREAS OF FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS NORTHWARD INTO MISSOURI.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CDT...A VERY SLOW-MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING
NORTHWARD FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST INTO THE MIDWEST CONTINUED
TO SUPPORT HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA NORTHEASTWARD INTO ALABAMA.  A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1010
MB...29.83 INCHES...IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM AND IS LOCATED
IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI.  THE MAJORITY OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL IS
FALLING IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND INTO
THE SOUTHEAST. AS THIS SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES EAST...LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN...WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL...WAS OBSERVED
FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SUN MAR
18 THROUGH 900 AM CDT THU MAR 22...

...ALABAMA...
FAIRHOPE 1 WSW                        5.61                     
CAMDEN 1 NNE                          5.35                     
BAY MINETTE 11 N                      3.17                     
WILMER 8 SE                           3.12                     
PRATTVILLE 6 WSW                      2.95                     
CLANTON 3 NNW                         2.65                     
GROVE HILL 6 SW                       2.62                     
MOBILE/BATES FIELD                    2.61                     
TUSCALOOSA MUNI ARPT                  2.10                     

...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                             4.88                     
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                     

...INDIANA...
NEW CHICAGO                           1.30                     
COLUMBUS 3 ENE                        0.85                     
NEW SALEM 1 SSE                       0.73                     
INDIANAPOLIS 6 SE                     0.59                     

...KANSAS...
BAXTER SPRINGS                        4.39                     
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 4.04                     
CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON ARPT           3.71                     
UNIONTOWN 5 WSW                       3.58                     
MCCUNE 2 NW                           3.50                     
WICHITA                               2.91                     
GARLAND 3 SW                          2.77                     
STAFFORD                              2.66                     
DODGE CITY                            2.45                     

...KENTUCKY...
WINGO 2 SE                            1.11                     
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       0.90                     
BOWLING GREEN 6 ESE                   0.83                     
ROCKFIELD 1 WSW                       0.78                     

...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                             7.29                     
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT                   6.79                     
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                     

...MICHIGAN...
ORTONVILLE 3 ESE                      1.16                     
NORTHVILLE 2 SW                       1.01                     
LANSING 3 NE                          0.98                     
LINDEN 1 NNW                          0.96                     

...MISSOURI...
NEOSHO 4 WNW                          5.18                     
GAINESVILLE 8.2 NE                    5.09                     
CARTHAGE 2 S                          4.95                     
JOPLIN                                4.77                     
MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE                     4.73                     
WASOLA 3 S                            4.68                     
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                     3.74                     
AVA 10.5 SSW                          3.52                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
LONG BEACH 0.7 S                      9.57                     
SAUCIER 6 ESE                         7.80                     
PASS CHRISTIAN 4 NE                   7.35                     
KILN 3 N                              6.86                     
GULFPORT-BILOXI                       6.78                     
DIAMONDHEAD 1 NNW                     6.16                     
HATTIESBURG/CHAIN MUNI ARPT           5.85                     
CARRIERE 6 N                          5.76                     
JACKSON 6 NE                          5.25                     
WORTHAM                               5.19                     
VIDALIA                               4.72                     
CAESAR                                4.67                     
JACKSON WFO                           4.00                     

...OKLAHOMA...
BEGGS                                10.55                     
LANGLEY                               7.16                     
PRYOR                                 6.51                     
MONKEY ISLAND 3 SSE                   6.35                     
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT          6.34                     
JAY                                   6.07                     
NORMAN 2 W                            5.55                     
EUCHA                                 5.32                     
BROKEN ARROW 7 ENE                    5.17                     
LOCUST GROVE                          5.04                     
TULSA                                 4.83                     
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               4.53                     
OKLAHOMA CITY                         3.68                     

...TENNESSEE...
DUNLAP                                1.14                     
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                      1.02                     
GADSDEN 5 SSE                         1.00                     
JACKSON 4 N                           0.94                     
DYERSBURG 5 W                         0.83                     
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     0.72                     

...TEXAS...
ORANGE                                9.85                     
BRIDGE CITY 1 NW                      8.10                     
BURKEVILLE                            7.26                     
MONKSTOWN                             7.03                     
WACO 1 S                              6.91                     
BERTRAM 9 NNE                         6.70                     
KERENS 3 NW                           6.44                     
DALLAS 1 WNW                          6.26                     
WEST 6 SW                             6.17                     
KEMPNER 7 ENE                         6.12                     
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD              5.87                     
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                     


THE FRONTAL SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE GENERALLY EASTWARD SLOWLY
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. WARM AND
MOIST AIR FEEDING NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FROM SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
NORTHEASTWARD INTO ALABAMA AND THE EASTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY.
FLASH FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS...INCLUDING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS IS STILL POSSIBLE. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE
AFOREMENTIONED REGIONS.   

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

FANNING




Last Updated: 1045 AM EDT FRI MAR 23 2012