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