THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 15 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...A MULTI-DAY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD EVENT CONTINUES TO
PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS EAST TEXAS AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY... 

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE GULF COAST FROM EXTREME EAST TEXAS TO
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS INLAND LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

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

AT 900 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1001
MB...29.56 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE
CHARLES...LOUISIANA. AN OCCLUDED FRONT WAS DRAPED OVER THE SURFACE
LOW...WITH A WARM FRONT THAT WAS MOVING INLAND ACROSS COASTAL
LOUISIANA. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ALOFT WAS STREAMING INTO THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT WAS
MOVING TOWARD THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WAS CONTRIBUTING TO AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTING
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN BEGAN TO MOVE INTO WESTERN ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT WED OCT
21 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SUN OCT 25...

...ARKANSAS...
WALDO 4.2 S                           6.18                    
CAMDEN 6.3 N                          4.55                    
TEXARKANA RGNL ARPT                   4.50                    
HOPE 0.9 SSW                          4.42                    
HOPE 12.2 S                           3.62                    
FOUKE 5.3 ENE                         3.14                    
MOUNT IDA                             2.99                    
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD               1.58                    
LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS FIELD               1.22                    

...LOUISIANA...
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY            6.37                    
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT                   6.17                    
SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ARPT              3.78                    
BATON ROUGE 3.5 E                     3.60                    
SICILY ISLAND 3.3 WNW                 3.55                    
BIENVILLE 0.5 S                       3.52                    
FERRIDAY 1.1 NNW                      3.48                    
SHREVEPORT 6.7 S                      3.14                    
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT            3.11                    
WAKEFIELD 0.9 WNW                     3.05                    
NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFRONT                 2.83                    
NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA                   2.77                    
ENGLAND AFB/ALEXANDRIA                2.69                    
FORT POLK                             2.48                    
WHITE BAYOU NEAR ZACHARY              2.28                    
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT                   2.19                    
LAKE CHARLES MUNI ARPT                1.93                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
MCCOMB/LEWIS FIELD                    4.21                    
NATCHEZ/HARDY                         2.93                    
GLOSTER 1.9 SSW                       2.37                    
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT               2.09                    

...TEXAS...
POWELL 1.0 SW                        20.15                    
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD             20.07                    
COOLIDGE 5 N                         20.00                    
RICHLAND CHAMBERS RESERVOIR          19.72                    
GRAPEVINE                            18.67                    
ASH CREEK NEAR MALONE                18.53                    
CAYUGA                               18.30                    
TRINITY RIVER AT TRINIDAD            17.43                    
KERENS 3 NW                          16.11                    
SOUTHLAKE 2 W                        15.52                    
BRANDON                              14.02                    
CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR                13.17                    
FAYETTEVILLE 5 W                     12.79                    
RICHLAND CREEK NEAR MERTENS          12.28                    
MIDDLE SULPHUR R                     11.67                    
WACO 1.4 S                           11.39                    
ANDERSON MILL 2 SSE                  11.00                    
CADDO MILLS 4 ESE                    10.86                    
HOUSTON 1 NNE                         9.38                    
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT                   8.93                    
DALLAS/REDBIRD ARPT                   8.45                    
DALLAS/LOVE FIELD                     8.37                    
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT           7.67                    
COLLEGE STATION 2.1 NNE               7.60                    
WACO-MADISON COOPER                   7.53                    
FORT HOOD/GRAY AAF                    6.99                    
FORT WORTH NAS                        6.71                    
AUSTIN 10.7 N                         6.66                    
HOUSTON/INTERCONTINENTAL              6.37                    
GALVESTON/SCHOLES                     6.07                    
AUSTIN CITY                           5.77                    
SAN ANTONIO 3 SSE                     5.71                    
SAN ANTONIO INTL ARPT                 4.46                    
BROWNSVILLE INTL ARPT                 4.42                    
CORPUS CHRISTI 6.5 WSW                4.29                    
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR                  3.34                    

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

...COLORADO...
TYRONE 6 SE                           2.51                    
TRINIDAD 2 ENE                        2.29                    
THATCHER 7 SSE                        2.22                    
STONINGTON 9 SE                       2.13                    
TIMPAS 13 S                           1.82                    
TWO BUTTES 12 NE                      1.70                    
HOEHNE 3 ESE                          1.53                    
DENVER INTL ARPT                      1.46                    
CAMPO 4 SW                            1.45                    
THATCHER 11 SSE                       1.23                    
RYE 2 W                               1.14                    
COLORADO CITY 7 E                     1.08                    
SWISSVALE 3 SW                        1.05                    
WESTON 6 ESE                          1.04                    

...KANSAS...
GARDEN CITY REG ARPT                  2.28                    
DODGE CITY WFO                        1.92                    
LIBERAL MUNI ARPT                     1.78                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ARTESIA 4 NNE                         2.84                    
PORTALES 1 SW                         2.75                    
GASCON 1 WNW                          2.62                    
CLOVIS 3 ENE                          2.35                    
ROSWELL 4 WNW                         2.25                    
SEDILLO 2 WNW                         1.78                    
GILA 3 NE                             1.72                    
CHAMA                                 1.65                    
MAYHILL 1 NNE                         1.60                    
SANTA FE CO. MUNI ARPT                1.58                    
LAS VEGAS MUNI ARPT                   1.52                    
CLINES CORNER                         1.48                    
ALBUQUERQUE 6 E                       1.38                    
CLIFF 6 NE                            1.34                    

...OKLAHOMA...
COLEMAN 4.6 WNW                       4.86                    
COLBERT 2.2 SSW                       4.80                    
PENNINGTON CREEK NEAR REAGAN          4.47                    
MARIETTA 2.8 SW                       4.42                    
MCGEE CREEK RESERVOIR NEAR FARRIS     3.63                    
BLUE RIVER                            3.48                    
GUYMON MUNI ARPT                      3.27                    
FORGAN 10 NW                          2.80                    
LITTLE BEAVER CREEK NEAR DUNCAN       2.29                    
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               2.21                    
JIMMY CREEK NEAR MEERS                2.19                    
FOURCHE MALINE NEAR RED OAK           2.09                    
OKLAHOMA CITY                         1.35                    


FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
TRANSPORTS DEEP MOISTURE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
THE DEEP SOUTH. THROUGH MONDAY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 TO 5
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE DEEP SOUTH.
DUE TO ALL THE HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE
A CONCERN FROM EAST TEXAS TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING




Last Updated: 1021 PM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015