THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 18 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO OHIO VALLEY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FREEZING RAIN EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2018
...A STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TO
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES AS WELL AS FLOOD
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...TENNESSEE
VALLEY...OHIO VALLEY...AND PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 993 MB...29.32 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN NORTHERN
WISCONSIN. FROM THIS LOW...AN OCCLUDED FRONT TRANSITIONED TO A
COLD FRONT IN THE OHIO VALLEY AND EXTENDED THROUGH THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY...LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN TEXAS. A WARM
FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING
HEAVY RAINFALL WAS ADVANCING EASTWARD AHEAD OF THE FRONT FROM OHIO
AND WEST VIRGINIA TO SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS. GENERALLY MODERATE RAIN
WAS ALSO OBSERVED SPREADING NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW YORK.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 AM
CST TUE FEB 20 THROUGH 200 AM CST SUN FEB 25...
...ARKANSAS...
CADDO GAP 1 SE 12.66
MOUNT IDA 12 E 10.52
HOT SPRINGS 3 SW 10.19
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE 9.90
HOUSTON 5 S 9.84
MAUMELLE 1 SE 9.84
BIGELOW 6 SSW 9.81
ANTOINE 9.20
BRYANT 1 NE 9.18
NASHVILLE 1 NE 9.17
...INDIANA...
SOUTH BEND 1 NW 7.60
NORTH JUDSON 7.18
DUNLAP 7.00
VALPARAISO 1 NE 6.89
NEW CARLISLE 7 WNW 6.69
WHEATFIELD 2 SSE 6.50
DE MOTTE 1 NNW 6.41
WINFIELD 1 NE 6.31
NORTH JUDSON 1 SSW 6.27
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT 5.99
INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL ARPT 3.05
...KENTUCKY...
HUNTERS HOLLOW 1 ENE 9.55
GREEN RIVER AT CALHOUN 7.46
CALVERT CITY 7.25
LOUISVILLE - STANDIFORD FIELD 6.90
EDDYVILLE 6.07
HICKORY 5 ENE 6.00
FULTON 5 W 5.98
MAYFIELD GRAVES COUNTY AIRPORT 5.85
CADIZ 3 NNW 5.80
PADUCAH - BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT 5.63
...LOUISIANA...
NOBLE 2 ESE 9.57
GEORGETOWN 8.80
PLAIN DEALING 3 ESE 6.69
RUSTON 6 NNW 6.66
BIENVILLE 6.50
COUSHATTA 1 NE 6.35
BOSSIER CITY 2 W 6.06
WINNSBORO 8 WSW 6.00
SHREVEPORT - BARKSDALE AFB 5.92
RUSTON 5 ENE 5.74
...MISSISSIPPI...
LELAND 3 ENE 8.77
YALLABUSHA 8.32
GREENVILLE - BLACK BAYOU 7.61
DODDSVILLE 4 W 6.72
LAKE VILLAGE 6 SE 6.69
SENATOBIA 2 S 6.51
INDIANOLA 1 N 6.44
WATER VALLEY 6.32
QUIVER RIVER AT DODSVILLE 6.30
OLIVE BRANCH 6.02
...OHIO...
ASSUMPTION 5.04
CINCINNATI MUNI ARPT 4.48
GEORGETOWN - BROWN CO ARPT 4.08
BUTLER CO RGNL ARPT 3.55
DAYTON INTL ARPT 3.52
STEWART 5 NNE 3.31
ATHENS 5 ESE 3.22
AMESVILLE 3 SE 3.07
WILMINGTON ARPT 3.06
...PENNSYLVANIA...
PERRYOPOLIS 2.85
LEECHBURG 1 SW 2.83
HOMER CITY 2.75
BELLE VERNON 2.73
GREENSBURG 2.65
PITTSBURGH - ALLEGHENY CO ARPT 2.12
...TENNESSEE...
TIPTONVILLE - REELFOOT LAKE 7.10
ARLINGTON 5.97
UNION CITY 5.87
GERMANTOWN 5.60
JACKSON 5.08
CLARKSVILLE 3 NNW 5.00
COVINGTON MUNI ARPT 4.99
MILAN 4.87
OAKLAND 1 NE 4.84
DOVER 8 NNE 4.82
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 4.34
...TEXAS...
COLMESNEIL 12 ESE 9.40
PARIS/COX FIELD 9.24
UNIVERSITY PARK 3 WNW 9.16
EDGECLIFF 4 WSW 8.66
DALLAS LOVE FIELD 8.37
TEXARKANA 8.35
GARLAND 4 S 8.15
LUMBERTON 1 WNW 8.15
ROWLETT 2 NW 8.12
CELESTE 2 SSE 8.10
CUMBY 2 N 8.08
MCKINNEY 2 ESE 7.86
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
DRAKE FIELD AIRPORT 0.05
HIGHFILL 0.01
HARRISON 0.00
...IOWA...
GRAFTON 0.38
DES MOINES 1 WNW 0.20
MURRAY 1 W 0.20
IOWA FALLS 1 NE 0.19
ALBIA 0.13
FAYETTE 2 NNW 0.10
MONTEZUMA 1 W 0.10
NEW HAMPTON 0.10
OTTUMWA 1 NE 0.10
WAUKEE 1 N 0.10
...ILLINOIS...
HENNEPIN 0.12
MAEYSTOWN 2 SSW 0.10
PEORIA 0.10
MOUNT STERLING 0.01
QUINCY 0.01
...KANSAS...
ALTOONA 5 N 0.25
HUMBOLDT 5 ESE 0.25
LAWRENCE 2 SW 0.25
OLPE 5 NNW 0.25
BERRYTON 1 W 0.22
BLAINE 0.20
CONCORDIA 2 SSE 0.20
MARION 0.20
TECUMSEH 3 NW 0.18
LAWRENCE 4 NE 0.16
BURR OAK 0.10
...MASSACHUSETTS...
HINSDALE 4 E 0.20
...MICHIGAN...
ALOHA 1 SSE 0.25
HARVEY 3 SE 0.20
LEVERING 0.19
ALPENA 0.13
IRON MOUNTAIN 4 NNE 0.10
NEGAUNEE 4 NE 0.10
NORWAY 1 SSE 0.10
SAINT IGNACE 0.10
THREE LAKES 2 ESE 0.10
WATERS 1 NW 0.10
...MINNESOTA...
AUSTIN 0.20
FILLMORE 3 WSW 0.10
ROCHESTER 1 SW 0.10
...MISSOURI...
BETHANY 0.25
PLEASANT HILL 2 N 0.19
VICHY 1 NNW 0.16
LAKE LOTAWANA 1 NW 0.13
STRASBURG 3 NNE 0.13
DESLOGE 0.12
PRINCETON 0.12
ATLANTA 0.10
COLE CAMP 0.10
LAKE MYKEE 1 SSW 0.10
...NEBRASKA...
FRANKLIN 0.00
...NEW JERSEY...
HIGH POINT 0.10
...OKLAHOMA...
STRATFORD 3 N 0.40
COGAR 3 N 0.38
SHAWNEE 1 E 0.35
FILLMORE 0.25
PINE 1 E 0.25
WAYNE 0.25
BARTLESVILLE 0.24
MCALESTER REGIONAL AIRP 0.21
LAKE THUNDERBIRD 5 SW 0.20
ENID 0.15
KEYSTONE STATE PARK 0.15
TULSA 5 W 0.10
...PENNSYLVANIA...
DUSHORE 0.20
CYCLONE 0.10
OIL CITY 0.10
POCONO MOUNTAINS AIRPOR 0.07
...TEXAS...
WHEELER 0.20
CANADIAN 0.15
HIGGINS 0.15
WELLINGTON 0.15
HOWARDWICK 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
ASHWAUBENON 0.20
LA VALLE 0.20
RIPLINGER 7 SSE 0.20
SHAWANO 1 SSE 0.18
OCONTO 0.15
OSHKOSH 0.15
STODDARD 5 NNE 0.15
OMRO 0.12
THREE LAKES 0.12
ALMOND 0.10
IOLA 4 W 0.10
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE
EVENT HAS ENDED...
...ILLINOIS...
MORRIS 5 NNW 6.66
SAVOY 1 SSE 6.11
CHAMPAIGN 4 W 6.07
SIDNEY 1 N 6.01
ST. ANNE 3 NNE 5.95
HENNING 3 SSE 5.90
DANVILLE 4 NW 5.88
URBANA 1 SSE 5.85
FULTS 4 ENE 5.83
HOMER 2 N 5.73
...MICHIGAN...
CONSTANTINE 2 E 6.16
BARRON LAKE 5.09
NILES 2.7 W 4.73
BELLEVUE 4.54
PINCKNEY 4 NE 3.36
KENTWOOD 3 ENE 3.26
EAST GRAND RAPIDS 1 SSW 3.19
FLINT 1 ESE 2.88
ANN ARBOR 3 SE 2.54
...MISSOURI...
NIXA 9.60
SELIGMAN 3 N 7.50
CAPE GIRARDEAU RGL ARPT 7.42
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT 7.00
KENNETT 1 N 6.72
SALEM 15 E 6.48
RAYMONDVILLE 4 SE 6.12
AVA 6 NW 6.09
POTOSI 3 W 6.09
SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL AIRPORT 5.93
...OKLAHOMA...
HAWORTH NNW 11.65
BROKEN BOW 11.30
VALLIANT 10.58
IDABEL 10.34
EUFAULA 5 ENE 9.58
WESTVILLE ENE 6.75
ADA NNW 5.61
MORRIS 2 SW 4.98
...WISCONSIN...
WEST ALLIS 2 NE 2.12
JACKSON 2 E 1.60
LAKE CATHERINE 1 NNE 1.60
ARLINGTON 1.32
SULLIVAN 4 SSE 1.30
OREGON 1.17
SAINT FRANCIS 1 WSW 1.11
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...KANSAS...
NEWTON 1.00
GODDARD 0.40
MAYETTA 5 WNW 0.30
NWS WICHITA 0.30
BUHLER NE 0.25
CLEVELAND 3 ENE 0.25
HALSTEAD NNE 0.20
...OKLAHOMA...
DUNCAN 1.00
OKLAHOMA CITY 3 SW 0.50
...TEXAS...
ANSON 1.00
BAIRD 1.00
BLACKWELL 1.00
HASKELL 1.00
ABILENE 0.80
WHEELER 0.20
CANADIAN 0.10
HIGGINS 0.10
WELLINGTON 0.10
THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES ON SUNDAY MORNING AND WILL BE IN SOUTHEASTERN
CANADA BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS ON SUNDAY MORNING
AND THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC BY SUNDAY EVENING. THOUGH HEAVY RAIN
AND FLASH FLOODING ARE LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THE COLD
FRONT WILL SWEEP OUT THE MOISTURE AND END THE THREAT OF HEAVY
RAINFALL FOR THE OHIO VALLEY ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...RIVER FLOODING
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN MANY AREAS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI...TENNESSEE...AND OHIO VALLEYS. FARTHER
SOUTH...THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE MORE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST U.S. AND LINGER
THROUGH MONDAY. THIS FRONT WILL CAUSE CONTINUED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY FROM SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS THROUGH
LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
TATE
Last Updated: 359 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2018