THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 16 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015
...A MULTI-DAY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD EVENT CONTINUES TO
PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF
THE DEEP SOUTH...
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ALONG THE GULF
COAST REGION FROM FAR EAST TEXAS TO THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA. THEY
ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 997
MB...29.44 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF LAKE
CHARLES...LOUISIANA. AN OCCLUDED FRONT WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE LOW
CENTER WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING OUT INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO AND A WARM FRONT DRAPED ALONG THE COAST FROM MISSISSIPPI TO
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WAS STREAMING INTO
THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
MOVING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WAS CONTRIBUTING TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI AND
PORTIONS OF ALABAMA OVERRUNNING THE WARM FRONT. MOST OF THE HEAVY
RAIN HAD COME TO AN END FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...MUCH OF
LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...WITH ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN BEING REPORTED. SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS ALSO FALLING
ACROSS NORTHERN GEORGIA NEAR A SECOND FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED
THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT WED OCT
21 THROUGH 300 AM CDT MON OCT 26...
...ARKANSAS...
WALDO 4.2 S 6.18
TEXARKANA RGNL ARPT 4.82
CAMDEN 6.3 N 4.55
HOPE 0.9 SSW 4.42
MOUNT IDA 3.27
FOUKE 5.3 ENE 3.14
MONTICELLO AIRPORT 2.33
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD 1.58
LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS FIELD 1.22
...LOUISIANA...
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY 9.30
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT 8.67
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT 6.93
FORT POLK 6.49
ENGLAND AFB/ALEXANDRIA 5.97
SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ARPT 5.62
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
SLIDELL 3.12
WAKEFIELD 0.9 WNW 3.05
NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFRONT 2.83
NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA 2.77
LAKE CHARLES MUNI ARPT 2.50
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT 2.19
...MISSISSIPPI...
MCCOMB/LEWIS FIELD 8.83
NATCHEZ/HARDY 6.91
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT 5.51
JACKSON/HAWKINS FIELD 2.57
GLOSTER 1.9 SSW 2.37
HATTIESBURG/CHAIN MUNI ARPT 1.81
...TEXAS...
HOUSTON 1 NNE 9.38
MOUNT PLEASANT AIRPORT 9.21
GALVESTON/SCHOLES 8.22
HOUSTON/INTERCONTINENTAL 6.37
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR 4.92
...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
...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
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT 8.93
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
SAN ANTONIO 3 SSE 5.71
SAN ANTONIO INTL ARPT 4.46
BROWNSVILLE INTL ARPT 4.42
CORPUS CHRISTI 6.5 WSW 4.29
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM PUSHES
EASTWARD AND TRANSPORTS AMPLE MOISTURE INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND THE DEEP SOUTH. BEFORE THE EVENT BEGINS TO WIND DOWN ON
TUESDAY...ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHERN ALABAMA...AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FLASH
FLOODING WILL STILL BE A CONCERN ON MONDAY ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
SANTORELLI
Last Updated: 457 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2015