STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR GULF COAST AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 
300 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013

...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND
MISSISSIPPI.      

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND
PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH
OF LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF
ARKANSAS AND EASTERN TEXAS.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 PM CST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1008
MB...29.76 INCHES WAS CENTERED ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF OKLAHOMA
CITY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED EAST AND SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE
SURFACE LOW TO THE LOUISIANA GULF COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL COVERING MOST OF MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE
OCCURRING IN THIS THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX.                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST TUE JAN
08 THROUGH 200 PM CST THU JAN 10...

...ARKANSAS...
PARAGOULD 4.4 N                       4.40                    
MCGEEHEE 0.6 N                        2.66                    
EUDORA                                2.52                    
WINCHESTER 0.2 SSW                    2.34                    
MONTICELLO AIRPORT                    2.29                    
CROSSETT 2.5 NNE                      2.07                    
LITTLE ROCK AFB                       1.54                    

...LOUISIANA...
EUNICE                               12.25                    
CROWLEY 2 NE                         10.73                    
JENNINGS                              9.41                    
BUNKIE                                8.83                    
ROCKEFELLER NWR                       8.75                    
BUNKIE 0.3 WSW                        8.68                    
KAPLAN 1.6 SSE                        8.13                    
CLEARWATER                            7.67                    
ALEXANDRIA/ESLER                      7.66                    
GONZALES 1.9 NE                       7.45                    
FERRIDAY 1.1 NNW                      7.30                    
WELSH 0.7 W                           7.26                    
CLAYTON                               7.20                    
DENHAM SPRINGS 4.1 NE                 7.03                    
BATON ROUGE 4.3 S                     6.72                    
DRY CREEK                             6.68                    
ELMER 2 SW                            6.43                    
INNISWOLD 2.8 S                       6.34                    
FRANKLIN 3 NW                         6.27                    
ALEX PWR PLNT                         6.20                    
SHREVEPORT                            5.74                    
LAKE CHARLES MUNI ARPT                5.01                    
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT                   4.55                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
NATCHEZ 8.8 S                         6.07                    
VICKSBURG 17.0 NW                     5.62                    
LELAND 3.3 ENE                        3.68                    
INDIANOLA 1.1 N                       3.35                    
BATESVILLE 2.2 SSE                    3.05                    
MCCOMB/LEWIS FIELD                    2.99                    
JAYESS 5.6 SW                         2.63                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...TEXAS...
UTOPIA                                5.70                    
NURSERY 0.4 NNW                       5.61                    
MART 7.5 NNW                          5.50                    
LEXINGTON 9.4 W                       5.15                    
MCGREGOR                              4.90                    
WACO-MADISON COOPER                   4.70                    
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR                  4.57                    
JARRELL 0.3 S                         4.51                    
MOUNTAIN HOME                         4.50                    
AQUILLA 1.3 NNE                       4.32                    
ORANGE                                4.16                    
COLLEGE STATION/EASTERWOOD FLD        4.11                    
SUN CITY                              4.10                    
VICTORIA 9.5 WSW                      4.10                    
WACO 6.8 NW                           4.07                    
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD              3.86                    
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT           3.51                    
HOUSTON/D.W. HOOKS                    3.32                    


THE SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...WHILE THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD TO NEAR NEW ORLEANS BY FRIDAY MORNING. DUE
TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH FLASH FLOODING
CONTINUING TO POSE A THREAT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THIS
REGION SHOULD BECOME SCATTERED IN NATURE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY BEGINS TO WEAKEN.       

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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