THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN
AND NORTHERN PLAINS HEAVY SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 AM EDT WED APR 30 2014
...A LARGE SPRING STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING HEAVY RAIN AND
SEVERE WEATHER TO MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND UP INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY/MID-ATLANTIC REGION...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S...UPPER TENNESSEE
VALLEY...APPALACHIANS...MID-ATLANTIC...AND NORTHEAST...AS WELL AS
SECTIONS OF THE MIDWEST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 400 AM EDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1002
MB...29.59 INCHES...WAS CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES WEST OF
MADISON...WISCONSIN. AN OCCLUDED FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM
THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING
SOUTHWARD TO THE GULF COAST REGION. A WARM FRONT WAS ALSO
EXTENDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE LOWER
MID-ATLANTIC. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE
CENTRAL TO EASTERN GULF COAST. TO THE NORTH...WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS WERE ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC...NEW ENGLAND...ALONG WITH THE TENNESSEE/OHIO
VALLEYS. UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LOW ITSELF WRAP-AROUND LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS WERE BEING REPORTED WITH A FEW OBSERVATIONS DEPICTING
LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EDT SAT APR
26 THROUGH 400 AM EDT TUE APR 30...
...WYOMING...
FOUR CORNERS 6.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EDT SAT APR
26 THROUGH 400 AM EDT TUE APR 30...
...ALABAMA...
SILVERHILL 3W 14.01
JACK EDWARDS AIRPORT 13.25
SONNY CALLAHAN AIRPORT 11.01
GULF SHORES 9.12
LAURENDINE 1 W (NEAR FOWL RIVER) 8.93
MOBILE 7.18
FLORALA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 4.98
GRAND BAY 3.1 NNE 4.70
VALLEY HEAD SSW 4.69
MUSCLE SHOALS RGNL ARPT 2.74
TUSCALOOSA MUNI ARPT 2.15
...FLORIDA...
MILTON 7 ESE 15.10
PENSACOLA 3 NW 13.80
NAVAL LIVE OAKS 12.29
WHITING FIELD SOUTH 11.71
PENSACOLA REGIONAL AIRPORT 11.13
GULF BREEZE 9.75
MOLINO 6 SE 7.05
CRESTVIEW 6.95
VALPARAISO/EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE 6.92
...GEORGIA...
LA FAYETTE 2.9 NE 2.95
...IOWA...
AMES MUNI ARPT 3.57
BONDURANT 3.46
CLARION 2.64
KEOKUK 0.6 NE 2.61
HARTFORD 1.0 ENE 2.51
GILBERT 0.2 W 2.42
NORTH LIBERTY 1.0 ENE 2.07
OSAGE 2.04
DAVENPORT/QUAD CITIES WFO 1.90
IOWA CITY MUNI ARPT 1.90
...ILLINOIS...
ANNA 3.1 NNE 3.71
EFFINGHAM 1.2 E 3.31
WATSON 3.25
GRAND CHAIN 2.90
FLORA 2.65
GALESBURG 2.65
ALTAMONT 0.6 ENE 2.59
QUINCY 2.53
HARRISBURG 2.52
ALTONA 2.23
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 2.10
METROPOLIS MUNICIPAL ARPT 2.09
EFFINGHAM 2.04
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO 2.02
...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE 3.40
TELL CITY (POWER PLANT) 3.00
MILLTOWN 3.7 WSW 2.98
NEWBURGH 2.6 N 2.89
DARMSTADT 4.4 SSW 2.66
CANNELTON 6.8 NE 2.48
MELODY HILL 2.9 WNW 2.42
PATOKA 1.3 SSW 2.35
BICKNELL 0.5 W 2.34
...KANSAS...
WESTMORELAND 5.50
WOODBINE 7 N 5.00
MANHATTAN 0.5 NE 3.20
CANTON 2.75
JUNCTION CITY 1.1 SW 2.74
CHAPMAN 4 S 2.40
OKETO 3 W 2.00
...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 3.39
WINGO 2.2 SE 3.35
SCOTTSVILLE 9.2 ESE 3.21
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT 3.11
OWENSBORO/DAVIES CO ARPT 3.02
HENDERSON CITY 2.90
CALVERT CITY 2.7 SSE 2.65
LEWISPORT 2.8 E 2.56
CORYDON 4.3 NE 2.36
GRACEY 0.3 NW 2.18
LOUISVILLE 1.87
...LOUISIANA...
LAKE PROVIDENCE 0.8 ESE 2.05
...MICHIGAN...
ALGER 1 NNW 2.99
...MINNESOTA...
EAST BETHEL 3.1 NE 3.55
BUFFALO MUNI ARPT 3.52
NORTH SAINT PAUL 1 NW 3.08
MINNETONKA 1 WSW 2.85
MINNEAPOLIS/FLYING CLOUD ARPT 2.81
LINO LAKES 2.5 SW 2.70
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1 S 2.62
MAPLE LAKE 0.5 SE 2.60
MAHTOMEDI 1 SSW 2.55
CHANHASSEN NWS 2.51
STACY 2.45
MANKATO 2 SW 2.40
WELLS 2.34
WILD RIVER STATE PARK 2.08
...MISSOURI...
NEW MADRID 0.3 SE 8.48
PARMA 7.90
DONIPHAN 2.7 NE 6.00
POPLAR BLUFF 5.48
DEXTER 2.3 W 5.12
QUILIN 5.01
POPLAR BLUFF 7 NW 4.65
BLOOMFIELD 2.9 S 4.50
MARBLE HILL 0.4 NE 4.17
JACKSON 1 SW 3.97
ANNISTON 1.9 WNW 3.95
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 3.63
ELLSINORE 4.8 WNW 3.00
WHITEMAN AFB/SEDALIA 1.77
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 1.74
KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT 1.73
...MISSISSIPPI...
WAYNESBORO 5.4 WNW 4.36
MERIDIAN/KEY FIELD 4.11
GULFPORT 4.3 NNW 3.40
SOUTHAVEN 4.8 SE 3.07
ROBINSONVILLE 5.4 E 2.91
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL 2.54
...NORTH CAROLINA...
ASHEVILLE 5.7 NNW 5.33
WEAVERVILLE 1.4 SE 4.79
MILLERS CREEK 2 NNW 2.75
SEABOARD 2.00
...NEBRASKA...
CHERRY 2.81
VALENTINE/MILLER FIELD 2.53
KILGORE 1 NE 2.40
VALENTINE ARPT 2.28
...OHIO...
HILLSBORO 2.38
WAVERLY 1 SSE 2.24
NELLIE 2.14
HILLSBORO 0.8 SSW 2.02
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
GETTYSBURG 2.58
WINNER 2.24
PINE RIDGE 1.97
CHAMBERLAIN MUNICIPAL 1.89
PIERRE MUNI ARPT 1.78
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS 1.75
ABERDEEN REG ARPT 1.29
...TENNESSEE...
KINGSTON SPRINGS 4.8 SW 5.39
NASHVILLE 6 SW 4.97
HUNTLAND 0.9 NNW 3.54
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT 3.51
SCOTTS HILL 2.8 NNW 3.05
ROSSVILLE 2.9 N 2.91
LAFAYETTE 3.7 NNW 2.62
DICKSON 6.7 SSW 2.59
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 2.57
CENTERVILLE 9.5 N 2.43
KINGSTON SPRINGS 1.4 SW 2.33
SMYRNA AIRPORT 2.24
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT 2.06
...VIRGINIA...
RICHMOND 1.94
LYNCHBURG 1.4 SSW 1.67
CAVE SPRING 2.4 SSW 1.41
VIRGINIA BEACH 3.8 SSE 1.20
...WISCONSIN...
OSCEOLA 2.06
BOSCOBEL 1.45
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNI ARPT 1.28
...WEST VIRGINIA...
HUNTINGTON 1.0 S 1.29
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
YUMA 1 W 63
KIT CARSON 61
FLAGLER 59
YUMA 58
CHEYENNE 54
SEIBERT 51
...KANSAS...
WAKEENEY 1 SSW 67
PIERCEVILLE 4 NW 64
COLBY 61
GARDEN CITY 1 ENE 60
HUDSON 10 ENE 60
JETMORE 12 N 60
DODGE CITY 58
ULYSSES 2 NNW 58
GOVE 54
LOGAN 54
COLBY 2 ENE 53
THOMAS 53
ATWOOD 4 N 52
OAKLEY 2 ESE 49
GRINNELL 46
...MICHIGAN...
FENTON 4 E 58
YPSILANTI 5 ESE 54
OLD MISSION 2 SSW 53
MACATAWA 50
ANN ARBOR 4 SSW 39
...MINNESOTA...
MANKATO 69
MANKATO MUNI ARPT 69
KNIFE RIVER 1 N 50
DULUTH INTL ARPT 48
DULUTH 46
...MISSOURI...
KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT 50
...NEBRASKA...
OGALLALA 59
SIDNEY 54
SCOTTSBLUFF 51
...OKLAHOMA...
GUYMON 2 W 61
...PENNSYLVANIA...
ERIE 58
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY 60
RAPID CITY ARPT 57
...TEXAS...
FLOYDADA 2 NNE 63
SUNDOWN 8 WSW 63
AMHERST 1 NE 62
DIMMITT 2 NE 62
HART 3 N 60
FRIONA 2 NE 59
MULESHOE 2 SSW 59
ABERNATHY 5 ENE 58
LUBBOCK 6 NE 58
MORTON 1 ENE 58
...WYOMING...
SIDNEY 57
PUMPKIN VINE 56
CHEYENNE 10 SW 55
PINE BLUFFS 54
GLENDO 13 S 53
DOUGLAS 52
ESTERBROOK 52
BORDEAUX 51
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...MINNESOTA...
ROCHESTER 1 SW 1.5
SIMPSON 4 W 1.2
...MONTANA...
SIDNEY 3.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
WATFORD CITY 7.0
GRASSY BUTTE 6.8
RHAME 1.9 E 5.5
REEDER 5.0
STANLEY NW 4.8
BEACH 4.0
BOWMAN 4.0
KILLDEER 4.0
MANDAREE 4.0
WILLISTON 4.0
SCRANTON 3.0
...NEBRASKA...
GORDON 6 N 3.0
HAY SPRINGS 3.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 10.0
LEAD 7 SSE 10.0
ROCHFORD 7 NW 10.0
DEERFIELD 10 NW 7.0
LEAD 7.0
PENNINGTON 7.0
PORCUPINE 5 E 7.0
MARTIN 15 W 5.5
FAITH 4 ESE 5.0
RALPH 8 SSE 4.0
SAINT ONCE 2 NNW 4.0
SPEARFISH 4.0
DEADWOOD 15 SSE 3.5
LEMMON 3.0
...WISCONSIN...
GILE 2.0
SEELEY 1.5
HAYWARD 1.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
BATESVILLE 7.60
SMITHVILLE 4.4 SSE 6.50
CORNING 2.1 W 6.37
POCAHONTAS 8.6 SSW 5.75
RAVENDEN SPRINGS 5.22
EVENING SHADE 1.2 S 5.20
CALICO ROCK 1.6 E 5.00
HARDY 11.0 S 4.38
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT 4.08
IMBODEN 4.03
SADDLE 3.94
DOVER 3.0 SW 3.11
HEBER SPRINGS 0.8 WSW 3.05
SCOTTSVILLE 2.99
WILBURN 2.83
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT 2.52
THE SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD AND
REACH THE UPPER GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE COLD FRONT
WILL BEGIN TO MOVE MORE QUICKLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO AND
TENNESSEE VALLEYS EARLY THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY ACROSS MANY AREAS FROM THE
CENTRAL/EASTERN GULF COAST UP ALONG THE
APPALACHIANS...MID-ATLANTIC...AND NEW ENGLAND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE
EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION...WITH
1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE FOR AREAS OF THE NORTHEASTERN
U.S. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS FROM
THE CENTRAL/EASTERN GULF COAST NORTHWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE
EASTERN U.S. GIVEN THE PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE EVENT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RUBIN-OSTER
Last Updated: 502 AM EDT WED APR 30 2014