THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS HEAVY RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015

...PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ARE BEING AFFECTED BY HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH FLOODING ALREADY OCCURRING...

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN
TEXAS...LOUISIANA...AND FAR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL TEXAS

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

AT 900 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW OF 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES...WAS
LOCATED 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABILENE TEXAS. FROM THE LOW...A
STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED THROUGH WEST CENTRAL TEXAS AND INTO
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. A COLD FRONT WAS
FORMING AT THE LOW CENTER AND STRETCHED INTO THE BIG BEND OF
TEXAS. PRESSURE TROUGHS/CONVERGENCE LINES EXTENDED NORTHWEST AND
NORTHEAST OF THE LOW. RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS ALONG A SQUALL LINE IN NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS...AND IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST TEXAS. LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING FROM MINNESOTA THROUGH MOST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND FURTHER WEST INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT THU OCT
29 THROUGH 900 PM CDT FRI OCT 30...

...KANSAS...
LIBERAL MUNI ARPT                     1.03                    

...OKLAHOMA...
ARDMORE                               3.59                    
FORT SILL AFB                         1.89                    
OKLAHOMA CITY/WILEY                   1.88                    
LAWTON MUNI ARPT                      1.67                    
PAULS VALLEY MUNI ARPT                1.66                    

...TEXAS...
KYLE 5 SW                            16.00                    
AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL ARPT           14.78 ESTIMATED          
CANYON LAKE 2.8 N                    13.93                    
KILLEEN MUNI ARPT                    11.45                    
SAN MARCOS 2.9 WNW                   11.10                    
NEW BRAUNFELS 9.7 NNW                 9.30                    
TIMBERWOOD PARK 2.5 NW                9.25                    
WIMBERLY 3.5 NW                       9.05                    
SAN LEANNA 1 NNE                      8.80                    
SPRING BRANCH 5.7 SE                  8.80                    
DRIPPING SPRINGS 4.1 SSW              8.38                    
SUNSET VALLEY 1 SE                    7.09                    
BROWNSVILLE INTL ARPT                 6.55                    
BLANCO 2 ESE                          5.24                    
TEMPLE/MILLER                         3.98                    
SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS            2.89                    
DECATUR                               2.78                    
RANDOLPH AFB/UNIVERSAL CITY           2.60                    
ABILENE MUNI ARPT                     2.51                    
BURNET                                2.26                    
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD              2.14                    
KELLY AFB/SAN ANTONIO                 2.04                    


THE SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK
EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET
AND PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS LIKELY OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS FROM TEXAS INTO THE DEEP SOUTH. FLOODING AND FLASH
FLOODING ARE BOTH POSSIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS REGION WAS
DOUSED WITH RAIN LAST WEEK.

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.

TATE




Last Updated: 1035 PM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015