THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS
OF THE GULF COAST FROM EAST TEXAS TO MISSISSIPPI 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 FROM
LOUISIANA TO THE MIDWEST IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1004 MB...29.65 INCHES...WAS MOVING NORTHWARD ALONG THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ACROSS LOUISIANA. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS FALLING
JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM SOUTH CENTRAL TO SOUTH
EASTERN LOUISIANA NORTHWARD INTO EXTREME WESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND
CENTRAL ARKANSAS. REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING...INCLUDING NUMEROUS
ROAD CLOSURES AND EVACUATIONS NEAR LOW WATER CROSSING AREAS...WERE
OCCURRING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...PARTICULARLY
ACROSS LOUISIANA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SUN MAR
18 THROUGH 900 AM CDT WED MAR 21...
...ARKANSAS...
MOUNTAIN HOME 0.7 SE 5.76
WALDO 4.2 S 5.10
MAYFLOWER 2.4 ESE 4.98
LITTLE ROCK 2.0 SE 4.92
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
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 0.6 WSW 4.56
...KANSAS...
UNIONTOWN 5 WSW 3.58
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.51
MCCUNE 2 NW 3.50
CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON ARPT 2.95
GARLAND 3 SW 2.77
OLATHE 2.42
WICHITA 1.78
WINFIELD 1.63
...LOUISIANA...
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE 8.91
FORT POLK 7.12
DERIDDER 5.95
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
VINTON 4.30
SHREVEPORT 4.06
...MISSOURI...
GAINESVILLE 8.2 NE 5.09
NORWOOD 0.2 ENE 4.32
HARTVILLE 0.8 WSW 4.30
MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE 4.28
DORA 2.6 NNW 4.26
JOPLIN 4.11
WASOLA 3 S 4.10
NEOSHO 4 WNW 3.96
CARL JUNCTION 2 E 3.86
CARTHAGE 2 S 3.78
AVA 10.5 SSW 3.52
...OKLAHOMA...
LANGLEY 7.16
PRYOR 6.51
MONKEY ISLAND 3 SSE 6.35
JAY 6.07
EUCHA 5.32
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT 5.24
BROKEN ARROW 7 ENE 5.17
LOCUST GROVE 5.04
TULSA 5 SSE 4.52
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 4.02
...TEXAS...
ORANGE 9.68
BURKEVILLE 7.26
BEAUMONT 0.3 E 5.50
PORT NECHES 1.0 W 4.88
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...OKLAHOMA...
NORMAN 2 W 5.55
ADA 4 SE 4.45
OKLAHOMA CITY 3.18
...TEXAS...
MONKSTOWN 7.03
WACO 6.17
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD 5.86
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
THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE 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 TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING. FLASH
FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS...INCLUDING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...WILL TURN INTO LARGE SCALE RIVER FLOODING. RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE
COMMON ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES.
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.
MONARSKI
Last Updated: 1059 AM EDT WED MAR 21 2012