THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 15 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2016

...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST... 

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES AND INTO THE WESTERN
TENNESSEE VALLEY.

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

AT 800 PM CST...AN ANOMALOUSLY LARGE AND DEEP UPPER-LEVEL LOW
LOCATED OVER SOUTH TEXAS WAS MOVING SLOWLY TOWARDS THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST ALLOWING FOR WARM AND UNSTABLE GULF OF MEXICO
MOISTURE TO STREAM INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. AT THE
SURFACE...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1013 MB...29.91 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CORPUS CHRISTI...TEXAS. AN OCCLUSION EXTENDED FROM THIS LOW ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS WITH A STATIONARY FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND A COLD FRONT WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY THROUGH
THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN FALLING
ALONG THE GULF COAST FROM MISSISSIPPI TO THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND INTO ALABAMA. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SURFACE LOW...A
BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS
AND INTO PARTS OF OKLAHOMA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST MON MAR
07 THROUGH 800 PM CST FRI MAR 11...

...ALABAMA...
MOBILE/BATES FIELD                    4.34                    
MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT               4.10                    
GRAND BAY                             2.98                    
TUSCALOOSA MUNI AIRPORT               1.59                    

...ARKANSAS...
HAMBURG S                            13.50                    
EUDORA S                             12.80                    
CROSSETT 2 SE                        12.30                    
DERMOTT 4 NE                         10.90                    
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT                  10.86                    
MONTICELLO AIRPORT                    8.74                    
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD               8.28                    
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   7.66                    
BRADLEY 7.8 W                         6.36                    
MARVELL 4.1 W                         5.72                    
MARIANNA 3.1 WNW                      5.65                    
MCNEIL 1.4 E                          5.60                    
LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS FIELD               5.46                    
TEXARKANA REGIONAL AIRPORT            5.33                    
BLYTHEVILLE ARPT                      5.13                    

...FLORIDA...
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT                   1.44                    
MILTON/WHITING FIELD NAS              1.00                    

...LOUISIANA...
MONROE 2 NNW                         20.90                    
SWARTZ                               19.00                    
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY           18.11                    
MOUNT HERMAN                         16.00                    
RAYVILLE 2 NNE                       14.90                    
BOSSIER CITY 7 SE                    14.40                    
PONCHATOULA                          13.30                    
NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL AIRPORT        12.23                    
MINDEN 2.0 NE                        12.16                    
SIMSBORO 1 WNW                       11.20                    
JAMESTOWN                            10.70                    
SHREVEPORT RGNL AIRPORT              10.41                    
BIENVILLE 0.5 S                       9.62                    
HOMER 1.2 N                           9.42                    
PLEASANT HILL 10.2 SE                 9.41                    
DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE               9.25                    
ALEXANRIA/ESLER                       8.60                    
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI AIRPORT         7.44                    
BARKSDALE AFB                         5.00                    
SLIDELL                               2.75                    
NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFRONT                 2.46                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENVILLE MUNI ARPT                 11.05                    
HATTIESBURG 8 WSW                     9.35                    
SOUTHAVEN 2 SSE                       9.07                    
JAYESS 5.6 SW                         8.25                    
LELAND 3 ENE                          7.52                    
WAYNESBORO 5.4 WNW                    7.48                    
JACKSON WFO                           7.36                    
CLEVELAND                             7.08                    
EASTABUCHIE 4 NW                      6.89                    
CLARKESDALE 2.9 W                     6.86                    
ELLISVILLE 5 NNE                      6.77                    
TAYLORSVILLE 6 E                      6.50                    
TERRY 5.7 NW                          6.45                    
MCCOMB/LEWIS FIELD                    6.29                    
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT               5.44                    
NATCHEZ/HARDY                         4.70                    
STARKVILLE 5.3 S                      4.10                    
COLUMBUS AFB                          4.07                    
PASCAGOULA                            2.72                    

...OKLAHOMA...
POTEAU/ROBERT S KERR ARPT             2.54                    
ADA 0.3 NNW                           2.38                    
SULPHUR 2.5 WSW                       2.36                    
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               1.70                    
TULSA INTL ARPT                       1.47                    

...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     8.33                    
CORDOVA                               8.06                    
WILLISTON 1 E                         7.64                    
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                      6.58                    
UNION CITY                            6.40                    
JACKSON 3.6 S                         5.46                    
COLLIERVILLE 1.2 E                    5.00                    
GADSDEN 4.9 SSE                       4.24                    
ATWOOD 0.8 WSW                        3.97                    
STANTON 8.8 E                         3.90                    
BARTLETT 0.9 NE                       3.86                    
SOMERVILLE 1.7 N                      3.85                    
ATOKA 3.2 ESE                         3.57                    
BRUCETON                              3.00                    
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   2.73                    

...TEXAS...
LONGVIEW                             11.60                    
TOLEDO BEND DAM                       9.79                    
KIRBYVILLE 1.5 SE                     9.01                    
NESBITT 4 NW                          7.87                    
MAGNOLIA 2.8 S                        7.68                    
PARADISE 6.6 SW                       7.35                    
ZAVALLA 8.4 W                         7.18                    
MINERAL WELLS                         7.03                    
PINELAND 5 E                          6.70                    
MARSHALL 9.7 SE                       6.43                    
MURCHINSON 4 S                        6.34                    
BIG SANDY                             6.24                    
MINERAL WELLS 1 SSW                   6.03                    
BEN WHEELER 3.9 ESE                   6.00                    
DECATUR 4 W                           5.81                    
GALVESTON 6.4 NE                      5.09                    
CORPUS CHRISTI INTL ARPT              4.75                    
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT                   2.27                    
DALLAS/LOVE FIELD                     2.27                    
SAN ANTONIO INTL ARPT                 2.27                    
BROWNSVILLE INTL ARPT                 2.18                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...ILLINOIS...
CAIRO                                 2.19                    

...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE 6 W                        1.20                    

...KENTUCKY...
MURRAY                                4.47                    
GRACEY                                4.20                    
BENTON                                3.25                    
GOLDEN POND                           2.73                    
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       2.63                    
PROVIDENCE                            2.15                    
CANTON                                2.03                    
SEDALIA                               2.00                    
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. ARPT            1.98                    
HENDERSON CITY                        1.95                    
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     1.70                    
LEWISPORT 2.8 E                       1.68                    
CORYDON 4.3 NE                        1.59                    


RAINFALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW DRIFTS SLOWLY
NORTHWARD OVER TEXAS. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND
INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BEFORE MOISTURE INFLOW BEGINS TO
WEAKEN DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. GIVEN THE ALREADY VERY
WATER-LOGGED SOILS FROM SEVERAL DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN...FLASH
FLOODING WILL REMAIN A VIABLE THREAT. RAIN WILL ALSO SPREAD INTO
PARTS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE OHIO VALLEY BY
SATURDAY WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 1005 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2016