STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY CONTINUES...   
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS
FROM SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA NORTHWARD TO MISSOURI AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
 
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 EXTENDED FROM
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TO WESTERN ILLINOIS IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND WEST OF IT.  MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WERE BEING REPORTED IN THESE AREAS. FARTHER
NORTHWEST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1003 MB...29.62 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. A
COLD FRONT EXTENDS NORTH FROM THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE INTO
CANADA AND SOUTH INTO WEST CENTRAL TEXAS AND IS BEGINNING TO
STALL. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING...INCLUDING NUMEROUS
ROAD CLOSURES AND EVACUATIONS NEAR LOW WATER CROSSING AREAS...WERE
OCCURRING ACROSS TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA.      

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SUN MAR
18 THROUGH 900 AM CDT TUE MAR 20...

...ARKANSAS...
ALMA 2 NNW                            2.97                     
DECATUR 3 ESE                         2.65                     
FORT SMITH MUNI APRT                  1.32                     

...KANSAS...
UNIONTOWN 5 WSW                       3.58                     
MCCUNE 2 NW                           3.50                     
GARLAND 3 SW                          2.77                     
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 2.21                     
CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON ARPT           2.16                     
OLATHE                                1.76                     
WINFIELD                              1.46                     
WICHITA                               1.31                     

...MISSOURI...
JOPLIN 4 SW                           4.10                     
NEOSHO 4 WNW                          3.96                     
CARL JUNCTION 2 E                     3.86                     
CARTHAGE 2 S                          3.78                     
KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT                 1.21                     

...OKLAHOMA...
MONKEY ISLAND 3 SSE                   6.35                     
NORMAN 2 W                            5.55                     
EUCHA                                 5.32                     
BROKEN ARROW 7 ENE                    5.17                     
LOCUST GROVE                          5.04                     
PRYOR                                 4.81                     
JAY                                   4.69                     
TULSA 5 SSE                           4.52                     
ADA 4 SE                              4.45                     
INOLA                                 3.97                     
SHAWNEE                               3.43                     
TINKER AFB                            3.42                     
BRISTOW                               3.17                     
OKLAHOMA CITY                         3.02                     
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT                3.00                     

...TEXAS...
WACO 1 S                              6.57                     
INGRAM 3 NW                           4.41                     
FORT HOOD AAF/KILLEEN                 4.28                     
MEDINA                                3.83                     
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD              3.55                     
MCGREGOR                              3.17                     
DALLAS LOVE FIELD                     3.00                     
NEW BRAUNFELS 7 NNE                   2.97                     
BURNET                                2.95                     
MCKINNEY                              2.92                     
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY                     2.85                     
NWS FORT WORTH                        2.72                     
MCKINNEY MUNI ARPT                    2.17                     
LACKLAND AFB 8 WNW                    2.00                     


THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE SLOW
MOVEMENT AND UNSEASONABLY DEEP MOISTURE FEEDING INTO THE REGION
WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WIDESPREAD HEAVY TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
AND ASSOCIATED WIDESPREAD FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING ON SMALLER
STREAMS AND CREEKS...INCLUDING LOW WATER CROSSINGS...WILL TURN
INTO LARGE SCALE RIVER FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
WILL BE COMMON...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS AROUND 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.   

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