THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND GULF COAST HEAVY
RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016
...SLOW-MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL INTO LOUISIANA...
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES AS WELL AS FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF LOUISIANA INTO PARTS OF EASTERN TEXAS AND
SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAS
BROUGHT PROLIFIC AMOUNTS OF RAIN INTO SOUTHERN LOUISIANA HAS
BECOME MORE DIFFUSED AS IT HAS BEGUN TO MERGE WITH A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY
INDICATE THAT THE LOW TO MID-LEVEL CENTER HAS BEGUN DRIFTING
NORTHWESTWARD INTO NORTHERN LOUISIANA WHILE A 1007 MB...29.74
INCHES...LOW PRESSURE CENTER HAS FORMED ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
IN EASTERN TEXAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND
SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATE THAT THE HEAVY RAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE
LOW CENTER HAS BECOME LESS INTENSE DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS OVER
SOUTHERN TO SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. MEANWHILE...SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOW PRESSURE
AREA IN EASTERN TEXAS AND ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY FURTHER TO
THE NORTHEAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT TUE AUG
09 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SAT AUG 13...
...LOUISIANA...
WATSON 1.1 S 31.39
BROWNFIELDS 4.0 E 27.47
MONTICELLO 3.0 ENE 26.26
LIVINGSTON 24.11
JACKSON 10.1 SSW 21.56
NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA 20.54
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT 18.89
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT 18.39
WHITE BAYOU/ZACHARY 17.50
LA LAFAYETTE 13 SE 17.39
DENHAM SPRINGS 4.1 NE 16.89
ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT 15.39
TICKFAW 2.0 SSW 15.21
PRAIRIEVILLE 2.0 S 14.65
CENTRAL 2.2 SE 12.24
MADISONVILLE 3.2 NNW 10.23
FRANKLINTON 10.21
KENTWOOD 9.38
DONALDSONVILLE 8.76
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT 6.51
CLINTON 5 SE 6.25
...MISSISSIPPI...
GLOSTER 1.9 SSW 22.84
LIBERTY 1.0 WNW 10.97
WILKINSON 10.25
CENTERVILLE 1 S 10.20
WAVELAND 1.0 NW 9.90
DIAMONDHEAD 0.4 E 9.65
PASS CHRISTIAN 3.5 NE 9.62
LONG BEACH 0.8 SSE 9.31
OCEAN SPRINGS 3.6 ESE 9.00
GULFPORT-BILOXI 7.06
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI 4.99
MCCOMB/LEWIS FIELD 4.86
JACKSON WFO 2.71
PASCAGOULA 2.42
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ALABAMA...
GLOSTER 9.94
FAIRHOPE 1.5 WSW 8.97
SILVERHILL 5.0 SW 8.61
FOLEY 0.5 ESE 7.58
ORANGE BEACH 2.1 NE 6.13
LOXLEY 0.4 SSW 6.09
MOBILE 2.6 WNW 6.09
GULF SHORES 3.1 N 5.98
EVERGREEN 5.55
CAIRNS AAF/OZARK 4.22
MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT 3.21
...FLORIDA...
PANAMA CITY BEACH 5.9 WNW 14.43
HATCH BEND 14.00
BRONSON 3.0 SE 12.80
VERO BEACH 2.4 W 12.16
CROSS CITY ARPT 11.39
TYNDALL AFB 11.03
MIRAMAR BEACH 9.5 ESE 10.17
SPRING HILL 2.4 NW 10.06
MIDWAY 10.00
WEEKI WACHEE 7.1 NNE 9.96
PENSACOLA NAS 9.95
HORSESHOW BEACH 8.90
VERO BEACH MUNI ARPT 8.52
GULFPORT 0.9 NNW 8.38
TALLAHASSEE 9.6 N 6.89
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DRIFT NORTHWESTWARD NEAR
THE NORTHEASTERN TEXAS BORDER ON SUNDAY AS IT MERGES WITH THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND THEN TURN NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS ARKANSAS INTO
THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. MORE HEAVY RAIN OF
2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM WESTERN LOUISIANA INTO
EASTERN TEXAS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO BE NOT AS HEAVY THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS...FLASH FLOODING
REMAINS A SERIOUS CONCERN. THEREAFTER...THE RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL
AND FLASH FLOODING WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD TO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD AND INTERACT WITH THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS
FORECAST TO EXTEND FROM ARKANSAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE LOWER OHIO
VALLEY THROUGH TUESDAY.
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.
KONG
Last Updated: 544 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016