THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO SOUTHEAST
HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE DEEP
SOUTH THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY..
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES...ARE IN
EFFECT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND PARTS OF
THE LOWER/MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...THE
SOUTHEAST...AND THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MID-ATLANTIC.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WAS DRAPED FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A WIDESPREAD
AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH EMBEDDED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG THE BOUNDARY FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
AND MID-ATLANTIC...MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST WED DEC
23 THROUGH 300 PM EST FRI DEC 25...
...ALABAMA...
GADSDEN MUNI ARPT 20.01
NEW BROCKTON 5 NW 13.70
ARITON 4 W 12.60
PRATTVILLE 2.7 WNW 5.25
EXCEL 2.5 ESE 5.20
MONTGOMERY/DANNELLY 4.60
AUBURN-OPELIKA AIRPORT 4.58
MILLBROOK 1.7 NW 4.58
WETUMPKA 4.7 SSE 4.15
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT 3.86
VINCENT 7.0 NE 3.26
DEATSVILLE 3.4 NW 3.04
CAMDEN 1.0 NNE 2.15
PISGAH 1.8 W 2.14
LANGSTON 1.3 NE 1.86
TALLADEGA 8.8 NW 1.81
...ARKANSAS...
HAMPTON 3.7 S 4.38
MONTICELLO 3.0 NNW 4.23
EL DORADO/GOODWIN FIELD 1.82
...GEORGIA...
LA GRANGE 1.2 NNE 8.51
SENOIA 3.0 SW 6.70
PEACHTREE CITY/ATLANTA WFO 5.86
FAYETTEVILLE 6.9 SSW 5.78
PEACHTREE CITY 4.2 SE 5.71
WOOLSEY 2.5 SSW 4.95
WARM SPRINGS 2.5 SSW 4.87
ATLANTA INTL ARPT 4.77
COLUMBUS METRO ARPT 4.72
SUNNY SIDE 1.6 SW 3.96
ELLENWOOD 2.5 NE 3.91
NORTH DECATUR 3.0 NNE 3.87
SNELLVILLE 4.7 SSW 3.53
...KENTUCKY...
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 2.79
ARTEMUS 2.75
FORT CAMPBELL AAF 1.83
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 1.67
HARLAN 3 N 1.49
...LOUISIANA...
SLIDELL 1.26
...MISSISSIPPI...
CALRKSDALE 2.9 SW 5.51
BYHALIA 6.3 N 2.34
BATESVILLE 2.2 SSE 2.27
SENATOBIA 1.5 S 2.13
SOUTHAVEN 4.8 SE 2.08
ABBEVILLE 8.2 SSE 1.96
PASS CHRISTIAN 5.0 N 1.95
LONG BEACH 0.7 S 1.92
HATTIESBURG 8.0 WSW 1.83
WAVELAND 1.0 NW 1.75
GULFPORT 4.3 NNW 1.61
...NORTH CAROLINA...
FRANKLIN 4.33
ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.05
...TENNESSEE...
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD 2.77
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL ARPT 2.40
KNOXVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.36
CLARKSVILLE 3.2 NW 2.00
STANTON 8.8 E 1.86
BARTLETT 3.6 N 1.82
ATOKA 1.9 S 1.76
CENTERVILLE 10.4 SE 1.69
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 1.61
CHATTANOOGA 5.1 ENE 1.52
JACKSON 4.3 N 1.38
BELL BUCKLE 2.0 SE 1.35
EAST RIDGE 1.8 WSW 1.35
MURFREESBORO 3.2 WSW 1.23
...VIRGINIA...
MARTINSVILLE 1.59
RICHMOND/BYRD FIELD 1.52
...WEST VIRGINIA...
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT 1.95
THE FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY...AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO STALL BY
THIS EVENING...AND EVENTUALLY MOVE NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT BY
SATURDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR RIPE CONDITIONS FOR WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THESE
PLACES COULD SEE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS
EXCEEDING 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY
FROM FAR EAST OKLAHOMA TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. IN ADDITION TO THE
HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE DEEP SOUTH TO SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH SATURDAY...AND
SHIFTING NORTH AND WESTWARD TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND OHIO VALLEY BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
SANTORELLI
Last Updated: 404 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015