THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 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 RAINFALL
INTO LOUISIANA AND INTO SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES AS WELL AS FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF LOUISIANA INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN 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
MERGED WITH A QUASI STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING FROM
SOUTH TEXAS TO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE SURFACE LOW CENTER WITH
A SEA LEVEL PRESSURE OF 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES...WAS LOCATED NEAR
SHREVEPORT...LOUISIANA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND
SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATE THAT THE RAIN HAS BECOME LESS INTENSE
OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA...THOUGH HEAVIER RAINFALL WAS
OCCURRING WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS AND INTO PARTS
OF SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOW
CENTER. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD FORMED ALONG THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY FARTHER TO THE NORTHEAST AS WELL.
...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
NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA 22.00
JACKSON 10.1 SSW 21.56
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT 20.48
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT 19.14
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
LAKE CHARLES MUNI ARPT 7.21
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
...TEXAS...
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR 2.22
HUNTSVILLE 2.04
HOUSTON/D.W. HOOKS 1.27
...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 REMAIN NEAR THE ARK-LA-TEX
REGION THROUGH SUNDAY AND THEN MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS ARKANSAS
INTO THE MIDDLE 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...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE SOMEWHAT
LIGHTER THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS...FLASH FLOODING REMAINS A SERIOUS
CONCERN. THEREAFTER...THE RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH
FLOODING WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD TO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS
THE LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE QUASI STATIONARY FRONT.
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.
TATE
Last Updated: 1057 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016