THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015
...SNOW IS WINDING DOWN OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS...HEAVY RAIN AND
SEVERE WEATHER MOVING INTO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS AND
SOUTHEAST...
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS WELL AS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH AN ESTIMATED SEA LEVEL
PRESSURE OF 990 MB...29.23 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES
NORTH OF TOPEKA...KANSAS. COLD AIR CONTINUED TO WRAP AROUND THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN FLANK OF THE LOW WITH THE COLD FRONT DRAPED
SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI...WESTERN
ARKANSAS...AND NORTHERN TEXAS. THE PRIMARY LOW IS LOCATED ABOUT 70
MILES WEST OF MINNEAPOLIS...WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING
EASTWARD THROUGH WISCONSIN AND SOUTHWARD THROUGH ILLINOIS AND THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY. FROM THERE...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA BORDER...AND THERE IS A WARM FRONT
THAT STRETCHES FROM THE TRIPLE POINT SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH ALABAMA
AND GEORGIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND RAIN FALLING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. HEAVY RAIN WAS OBSERVED
FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTHEAST...TENNESSEE
VALLEY...AND OHIO VALLEY ALONG THE OCCLUDED AND COLD FRONT. LIGHT
TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING FURTHER NORTH ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAKES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST MON NOV
16 THROUGH 800 AM CST WED NOV 18...
...KANSAS...
COLBY 20.0
ATWOOD 19.5
SHARON SPRINGS 12.0
BIRD CITY 16 SSE 9.0
EDSON 13 N 7.0
GOODLAND 7.0
...NEBRASKA...
LEXINGTON 6 SSE 5.7
WILSONVILLE 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST MON NOV
16 THROUGH 800 AM CST WED NOV 18...
...ALABAMA...
VERNON 4.1 SSE 2.16
CLOVERDALE 6.6 WSW 2.06
...ARKANSAS...
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT 5.27
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 4.56
LITTLE ROCK AFB 3.73
BENTONVILLE 3.16
TEXARKANA RGNL ARPT 2.29
...IOWA...
DAVENPORT 1 SSE 3.10
...ILLINOIS...
ST. JAMES 10 S 6.50
QUINCY 3.68
BETTENDORF 1 W 2.45
HENRY 2.43
ASTORIA 2.23
PEORIA INTL ARPT 1.99
BLOOMINGTON 1.89
...KANSAS...
NORTON 1.3 SSW 2.82
ST. PAUL 2.58
INDEPENDENCE 0.3 NW 2.10
GRANTVILLE 1.6 NE 2.08
TOPEKA/BILLARD MUNI ARPT 2.03
IOLA 2.7 SSE 1.97
MANHATTAN 2.7 NW 1.80
LENEXA 2.8 E 1.79
BURLINGAME 3.5 NNE 1.75
BERRYTON 0.1 NNE 1.67
...KENTUCKY...
RUSSELLVILLE 1.3 NNE 1.60
...LOUISIANA...
LAKE PROVIDENCE 0.8 ESE 5.20
PLAIN DEALING 3.3 ESE 4.50
DENHAM SPRINGS 4.1 NE 4.15
BATON ROUGE 4.3 S 4.03
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT 3.63
MONROE RGNL ARPT 3.61
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT 2.62
...MISSOURI...
UNION 3 N 6.50
JEFFERSON CITY 6.00
PERSHING 5.90
AVA 5.70
CUBA 5.56
POPLAR BLUFF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 5.18
NEW HAVEN 5.00
COLUMBIA 4.68
ASHLAND 4.00
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 3.52
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT 3.42
KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT 1.31
...MISSISSIPPI...
BATESVILLE 2.2 SSE 4.92
LIBERTY 6.4 ENE 4.59
CHARLESTON 3.5 SW 4.55
STARKVILLE 2.7 WSW 4.52
HATTIESBURG 8.2 WSW 4.21
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT 3.62
...NEBRASKA...
BEAVER CITY 6.0 S 1.87
BURWELL 0.4 E 1.61
WESTERN 1.2 SE 1.50
ELYRIA 6.3 W 1.49
BURWELL 2.1 SSW 1.46
DAYKIN 1.2 SW 1.39
MILLER 0.5 SE 1.36
WILCOX 0.3 SW 1.36
ORD 6.8 SSE 1.30
LOUP CITY 7.1 NNE 1.28
...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 4.53
ROSSVILLE 2.0 N 4.20
COLLIERVILLE 1.2 E 4.00
OAKLAND 1.3 NE 3.95
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...COLORADO...
OURAY 4 N 25.0
TRINIDAD 2 SSW 21.0
MONUMENT 6 E 19.8
ELIZABETH 4 NW 19.0
COLORADO SPRINGS 18.7 N 16.0
EVERGREEN 3 S 16.0
GENESEE 16.0
PONDEROSA PARK 1 WNW 15.0
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1.9 E 15.0
THE PINERY 1.2 ESE 14.2
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE 14.0
BERGEN PARK 1 SSE 13.0
BRECKENRIDGE 3.3 SE 12.0
BROOKVALE 4 SSE 12.0
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N 12.0
PERRY PARK 3 ESE 12.0
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 12.0
WOODLAND PARK 1.1 NNW 12.0
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 5 NE 10.0
SILVERTON 9.0
GLENWOOD SPRINGS 8.7
BLACK HAWK 3 N 8.2
CASTLE ROCK 4 NW 8.2
DENVER 6.3 SSE 7.0
...NEW MEXICO...
CHUPADERO 7 ESE 29.0
TRES RITOS 3 NW 23.0
TERERRO 6 WNW 22.0
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE 19.0
CUBA 9 E 18.0
RED RIVER 15.0
EAGLE NEST 13.5
ARROYO SECO 8 NE 11.0
TOADLENA 5 SSE 10.0
ALBUQUERQUE 9 NE 7.0
...OKLAHOMA...
BOISE CITY 5.0
...TEXAS...
TEXLINE 4.0
...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 5 NE 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...OKLAHOMA...
JAY 3.3 NNE 2.90
VINITA 8.6 ESE 2.83
SALLISAW 0.3 SE 2.80
BROKEN ARROW 7.3 ENE 2.32
CLAREMORE 6.6 W 1.95
OCHELATA 5.6 N 1.82
WESTVILLE 0.2 ENE 1.76
TULSA 5.4 SSE 1.60
GLENPOOL 0.6 S 1.59
NORMAN 1.9 N 0.90
...TEXAS...
NACOGDOCHES 7.73
HUNTSVILLE 5.06
HORSESHOE BAY 1.5 WNW 3.00
RIVERSIDE 1 NE 3.00
ANNA 3.7 SSW 2.42
LA GRANGE 7.8 NNE 2.37
VAN ALSTYNE 6.2 ENE 2.26
MCKINNEY 4.0 SE 2.12
NEW ULM 0.1 ENE 2.12
THORNDALE 8.8 N 2.05
BURTON 6.9 SSW 1.89
DUNCANVILLE 0.9 SE 1.81
RICHARDSON 2.2 NW 1.79
COLLEGE STATION 6.4 ENE 1.67
GONZALES 0.6 S 1.66
RAVENNA 1.7 SE 1.65
PLANO 2.4 N 1.49
AUSTIN 2.8 N 1.32
A STRONG OCCLUDED/COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LOW IN THE
UPPER MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD...REACHING THE EAST
COAST ON THURSDAY EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM THE GULF COAST NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BULK OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON
THURSDAY...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH FOR
THAT REGION. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A CONCERN FROM THE SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
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Last Updated: 958 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015