STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY CONTINUES...   
 
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WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM CDT...A VERY SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TO THE UPPER MIDWEST IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS
FALLING ALONG AND JUST TO THE EAST OF A STATIONARY BOUNDARY
THROUGH WESTERN LOUISIANA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA...AND EASTERN KANSAS.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1008 MB...29.77
INCHES...WAS CENTERED ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
FLASH FLOODING...INCLUDING NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES AND EVACUATIONS
NEAR LOW WATER CROSSING AREAS...WERE OCCURRING ACROSS
TEXAS...OKLAHOMA...LOUISIANA AND MISSOURI.       

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

...ARKANSAS...
FORT SMITH MUNI APRT                  3.11                     
ALMA 2 NNW                            2.97                     
BENTONVILLE                           2.78                     
DECATUR 3 ESE                         2.65                     
ROGERS                                2.32                     
FAYETTEVILLE                          2.08                     

...KANSAS...
UNIONTOWN 5 WSW                       3.58                     
MCCUNE 2 NW                           3.50                     
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 3.43                     
CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON ARPT           2.86                     
GARLAND 3 SW                          2.77                     
OLATHE                                2.27                     
WINFIELD                              1.46                     
WICHITA                               1.31                     

...LOUISIANA...
STARKS                                5.50                     
VINTON                                4.30                     
FORT POLK                             3.92                     
SINGER                                3.50                     
SHREVEPORT                            2.55                     

...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                 1.64                     

...OKLAHOMA...
LANGLEY                               7.16                     
PRYOR                                 6.51                     
MONKEY ISLAND 3 SSE                   6.35                     
JAY                                   6.07                     
NORMAN 2 W                            5.55                     
EUCHA                                 5.32                     
BROKEN ARROW 7 ENE                    5.17                     
LOCUST GROVE                          5.04                     
MUSKOGEE                              5.04                     
TULSA 5 SSE                           4.52                     
ADA 4 SE                              4.45                     
INOLA                                 3.97                     
SHAWNEE                               3.78                     
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT                3.77                     
TINKER AFB                            3.53                     
BRISTOW                               3.17                     
OKLAHOMA CITY                         3.02                     

...TEXAS...
MONKSTOWN                             7.03                     
WACO LAKE                             6.95                     
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD              5.86                     
ORANGE                                5.64                     
TRINIDAD                              5.49                     
FORT HOOD AAF/KILLEEN                 5.43                     
MALONE                                5.19                     
MCGREGOR                              5.06                     
MCKINNEY MUNI ARPT                    4.66                     
DALLAS LOVE FIELD                     4.49                     
INGRAM 3 NW                           4.41                     
NWS FORT WORTH                        4.13                     


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 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KREKELER