THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 16 FOR SOUTHERN U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012
 
...THREAT OF EXCESSIVE HEAVY RAIN DIMINISHES IN THE DEEP SOUTH...
 
SCATTERED AREAS OF FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY NORTHWARD INTO MISSOURI.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

WARM AND MOIST AIR FEEDING NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AHEAD
OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUED TO SUPPORT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST.
 AT 300 PM CDT... A 1008 MB...29.76 INCHES LOW PRESSURE AREA
CENTERED NEAR THE MISSOURI-ILLINOIS BORDER WAS MOVING SLOWLY
EASTWARD.  LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS...LOCALLY HEAVY...WERE
OBSERVED AHEAD OF THE LOW FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY NORTHWARD INTO
THE GREAT LAKES AND THE UPPER MIDWEST.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SUN MAR
18 THROUGH 300 PM 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 SLOW-MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS A WEAK
UPPER-LEVEL IMPULSE BEGINS TO PUSH THE ENTIRE SYSTEM A BIT FASTER
TOWARDS THE EAST. WHILE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE... THE THREAT OF EXCESSIVELY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS
DIMINISHED ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

KONG




Last Updated: 506 PM EDT FRI MAR 23 2012