THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 9 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST THU MAR 10 2016

...HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO INUNDATE AREAS FROM
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... 

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...FLOOD WARNINGS...AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS
REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF COAST NORTHWARD
ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND
WESTERN KENTUCKY.

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

AT 800 AM CST...AN ANOMALOUSLY LARGE AND DEEP UPPER-LEVEL LOW
LOCATED IN CENTRAL MEXICO CONTINUED TO SLOWLY MOVE TOWARD TEXAS
AND THE GULF OF MEXICO.  TO THE EAST OF THIS LOW...A BROAD STREAM
OF MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR CONTINUED TO PUSH NORTHWARD FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE DEEP SOUTH. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT MOVED
OFF THE TEXAS COAST WHERE A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OF 1004 MB...29.65
INCHES...WAS LOCATED TO THE NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI...TEXAS. 
THE COLD FRONT WAS ALSO EXTENDING ALONG THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED THAT HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO ORGANIZE ACROSS
EASTERN TEXAS AND INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED TO SPREAD FARTHER INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL
AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS AND CONTINUED UP INTO THE MIDWEST...OHIO
VALLEY...AND THE NORTHEAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST MON MAR
07 THROUGH 800 AM CST THU MAR 10...

...ARKANSAS...
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT                  10.84                    
HAMBURG 0.8 S                         8.25                    
CROSSETT 2.5 NNE                      8.01                    
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD               6.88                    
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   6.85                    
MONTICELLO ARPT                       6.75                    
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               5.01                    
WALDO 4.2 S                           4.82                    
EL DORADO/GOODWIN FIELD               4.71                    
CROSSETT 0.9 S                        4.63                    
MONTICELLO 1.6 WNW                    4.63                    
TEXARKANA RGNL ARPT                   4.60                    
BLYTHEVILLE ARPT                      4.05                    
MOUNT IDA                             3.51                    
HOT SPRINGS/MEMORIAL FIELD            3.21                    
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT                  2.91                    
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE FIELD              2.09                    

...ILLINOIS...
CAIRO                                 2.08                    

...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE 6 W                        1.20                    

...KENTUCKY...
BENTON                                3.25                    
GOLDEN POND                           2.73                    
PADUCAH                               2.41                    
PROVIDENCE                            2.15                    
CANTON                                2.03                    
OWENSBORO 4.9 S                       1.91                    
LEWISPORT 2.8 E                       1.68                    
CORYDON 4.3 NE                        1.59                    
HENDERSON 0.4 SSW                     1.57                    

...LOUISIANA...
MONROE RGNL ARPT                     17.25                    
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY           16.70                    
BOSSIER CITY 7 SE                    14.40                    
MONROE 1.9 WNW                       13.07                    
MINDEN 2.0 NE                        12.16                    
NATTCHITOCHE  REGIONAL AIRPORT       12.14                    
SIMSBORO 1 WNW                       11.20                    
JAMESTOWN                            10.70                    
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT                 10.41                    
SWARTZ 2.0 SSW                       10.17                    
BIENVILLE 0.5 S                       9.62                    
HOMER 1.2 N                           9.42                    
PLEASANT HILL 10.2 SE                 9.41                    
DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE               9.25                    
SWARTZ                                8.89                    
LAKE PROVIDENCE                       7.56                    
ALEXANRIA/ESLER                       5.16                    
BARKSDALE AFB                         5.00                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENVILLE MUNI ARPT                  9.07                    
CLEVELAND                             7.08                    
CLARKESDALE 2.9 W                     6.86                    
SENATOBIA 1.5 S                       5.49                    
BYHALIA 5.0 ENE                       4.85                    
LELAND 3.3 ENE                        4.78                    
BATESVILLE 2.2 SSE                    3.71                    
VICKSBURG 2.2 NE                      3.19                    
GRENADA 7.9 NNW                       2.70                    
INDIANOLA 1.1 N                       2.69                    
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT               2.65                    

...OKLAHOMA...
ADA 0.3 NNW                           2.38                    
SULPHUR 2.5 WSW                       2.36                    
POTEAU/ROBERT S KERR ARPT             2.29                    
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               1.70                    
TULSA INTL ARPT                       1.47                    

...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     6.02                    
COLLIERVILLE 1.2 E                    5.00                    
JACKSON 4.7 NW                        4.44                    
GADSDEN 4.9 SSE                       4.24                    
MEMPHIS 12.0 SE                       4.00                    
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                    

...TEXAS...
KIRBYVILLE 1.5 SE                     9.01                    
LONGVIEW                              8.60                    
NESBITT 4 NW                          7.87                    
LONGVIEW/GREGG CO. ARPT               7.75                    
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              4.65                    
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT                   2.27                    
DALLAS/LOVE FIELD                     2.27                    
SAN ANTONIO INTL ARPT                 2.27                    
BROWNSVILLE INTL ARPT                 2.18                    


THE LARGE AND ANOMALOUS UPPER-LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHERN MEXICO IS
EXPECTED TO DRIFT VERY SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL MEXICO
TOWARD SOUTHERN TEXAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS A WELL-DEFINED
FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE NEAR EAST TEXAS AND INTO THE
MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF WARM AND MOIST
UNSTABLE AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BE LIFTED ALONG THE
FRONT AND RESULT IN HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA FROM
THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL GULF COAST NORTHWARD INTO THE
MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE FOCUS OF HEAVY
RAIN TODAY IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO EASTERN LOUISIANA AND ACROSS
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO WESTERN KENTUCKY WHERE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED.  BY FRIDAY...ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE IS
FORECAST TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS THE LOUISIANA COAST WHERE AN
ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST. TOTAL ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING COULD EXCEED 10 INCHES IN
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA.  FARTHER TO THE NORTH AND
EAST...PROGRESSIVELY LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY AND FURTHER UP INTO NEW ENGLAND.

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

FANNING




Last Updated: 957 AM EST THU MAR 10 2016