THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO SOUTHEAST
HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

...FOCUS OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SHIFTING WESTWARD
TO EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WESTERN ARKANSAS AND INTO SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES...ARE IN
EFFECT FROM EASTERN PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE
OHIO VALLEY AND THE SOUTHEAST.

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

AT 300 AM CST...THE STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH HAD
BEGUN TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WERE MOVING NORTHWARD FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.  MEANWHILE...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WAS BEGINNING TO FORM OVER NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
INTO SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.  FARTHER EAST...RAIN SHOWERS HAD
TAPERED OFF QUITE A BIT ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS WHERE THE FRONT REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST WED DEC
23 THROUGH 200 AM CST SAT DEC 26...

...ALABAMA...
GADSDEN MUNI ARPT                    21.74                    
NEW BROCKTON 5 NW                    13.70                    
ARITON 4 W                           12.60                    
WEST POINT                           10.70                    
CULLMAN                               7.51                    
HAMILTON                              7.00                    
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD                   5.61                    
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT           5.38                    
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                    
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            6.49                    
ROME/RUSSELL FIELD                    6.11                    
FAYETTEVILLE 6.9 SSW                  5.78                    
ATLANTA INTL ARPT                     5.10                    
WOOLSEY 2.5 SSW                       4.95                    
WARM SPRINGS 2.5 SSW                  4.87                    
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            2.92                    
ARTEMUS                               2.75                    
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     1.83                    
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           1.72                    
WHITESBURG 2 SE                       1.60                    
HARLAN 3 N                            1.49                    

...LOUISIANA...
ENGLAND AFB/ALEXANDRIA                2.40                    
SLIDELL                               1.28                    

...MARYLAND...
BALIMORE SCIENCE CENTER               2.06                    
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL ARPT        1.29                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
CLARKSDALE 2.9 SW                     5.51                    
FRANKLIN                              4.94                    
ANDREWS-MURPHY_AIRPORT                4.25                    
ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT                   3.34                    
BYHALIA 6.3 N                         2.34                    
BATESVILLE 2.2 SSE                    2.27                    
TUPELO/C.D. LEMONS                    2.17                    
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                    
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL                    1.60                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
FRANKLIN                              4.89                    
ANDREWS-MURPHY AIRPORT                4.09                    
ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT                   3.33                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CLEMSON/OCONEE CO. RGNL ARPT          2.18                    
GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG AP             1.86                    

...TENNESSEE...
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD              4.51                    
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL ARPT              3.27                    
OAK RIDGE (ASOS)                      3.15                    
KNOXVILLE MUNI ARPT                   2.59                    
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                    

...VIRGINIA...
MARTINSVILLE                          1.59                    
ABINGTON                              1.57                    
RICHMOND/BYRD FIELD                   1.52                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT             1.99                    
ELKINS/RANDOLPH FIELD                 1.70                    
CHARLESTON/YEAGER ARPT                1.51                    


THE WARM FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY...AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
MOVING NORTHWARD TODAY. MEANWHILE...COLDER AIR FROM CANADA IS
MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND IS FORECAST TO MERGE
WITH AND STRENGTHEN THE NORTHWARD-MOVING WARM FRONT.  IN
ADDITION...AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. IS
FORECAST TO DEEPEN AND INTERACT WITH THE MERGING FRONTAL SYSTEMS. 
THE STAGE IS SET FOR HEAVY RAIN TO FORM OVER EASTERN
OKLAHOMA...WESTERN ARKANSAS AND INTO SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...WHERE
IT WILL EXPAND AND PERSIST IN THE SAME VICINITY OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.  RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH MAXIMA
WELL OVER A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE.  FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A SERIOUS
CONCERN IN THESE AREAS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 554 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015