THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO SOUTHEAST
HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015
...HEAVIEST RAINFALL OVER FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AS FOCUS OF
HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SHIFTS WESTWARD TO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI...
FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
NORTHERN ALABAMA AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF
TENNESSEE...MISSISSIPPI...KENTUCKY AND FOR A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE
SOUTHEAST U.S. FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS TO
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY HAS CONTINUED TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTH. THE PORTION
OF THE FRONT EXTENDING EAST THROUGH SOUTHERN VIRGINIA HAS BEEN
SLOW TO MOVE...OR HAS SLOWLY SUNK SOUTH. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT FROM
EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY WHILE MOST OF THE
SHOWERS SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND
SOUTHEAST HAVE COME TO AN END.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST WED DEC
23 THROUGH 800 AM CST SAT DEC 26...
...ALABAMA...
NEW BROCKTON 5 NW 13.70
ARITON 4 W 12.60
WEST POINT 10.70
GUNTERSVILLE 2.2 SW 9.23
CULLMAN 7.51
HAMILTON 7.00
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD 6.02
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT 5.86
PRATTVILLE 2.7 WNW 5.25
EXCEL 2.5 ESE 5.20
BIRMINGHAM MUNI ARPT 4.79
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
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 6.50
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 5.02
ANDREWS-MURPHY AIRPORT 4.40
ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.33
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CLEMSON/OCONEE CO. RGNL ARPT 2.18
GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG AP 1.86
...TENNESSEE...
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD 4.75
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 EXTENDING ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL
CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH TODAY WITH INCREASING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MIDWEST.
HOWEVER...LOCATIONS ACROSS THE THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST
WILL SEE A LULL IN PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MEANWHILE...COLDER AIR MOVING SOUTHWARD FROM CANADA INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MEET WITH AN ADVANCING UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM MOVING EAST FROM THE SOUTHWEST U.S. THIS WILL SET THE
STAGE FOR HEAVY RAIN TO DEVELOP FROM NORTHEAST TEXAS...THROUGH
EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO 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.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
OTTO
Last Updated: 959 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015