THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 18 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT ACROSS THE OHIO AND LOWER TO
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS CONTINUES TODAY...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE LOWER TO MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI...TENNESSEE...AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
THE NORTHEAST U.S.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 992
MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...AND
MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THIS
SURFACE LOW THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUED NORTH OF THE SURFACE LOW THROUGH THE
OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES...WHERE ANOTHER 992
MB...29.29 INCH SURFACE LOW WAS CENTERED ACROSS NORTHEASTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN. ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY....SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
U.S. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN
CONTINUED TO BE A THREAT ACROSS MANY AREAS FROM THE DEEP SOUTH AS
FAR NORTHWARD AS THE NORTHEAST U.S.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI APR
22 THROUGH 300 PM CDT WED APR 27...
...ALABAMA...
MUSCLE SHOALS RGNL ARPT 3.31
...ARKANSAS...
SPRINGDALE 6 ENE 19.73
EUREKA SPRINGS 4 NNW 13.96
GARFIELD 5 ESE 13.52
ROGERS 2 SSW 12.97
BELLA VISTA 2 E 12.31
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE FIELD 12.08
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT 11.04
BENTONVILLE 10.19
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE 9.49
MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER CO. ARPT 9.41
FLIPPIN/MARION CO. RGNL ARPT 8.39
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD 8.28
DE QUEEN 7.06
MOUNT IDA 6.88
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 6.00
...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE 1 WSW 10.71
BUSH 2 ESE 10.30
HARRISBURG 5 NNE 9.16
SPARTA 2 SSW 8.07
BELKNAP 11 ESE 7.76
ADDIEVILLE 6 SW 6.70
CARMI MUNI ARPT 5.94
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL AP 5.13
MARION RGNL ARPT 4.40
MOUNT_CARMEL 4.29
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 3.67
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE 3.49
MATTOON/CHARLESTON 2.59
DECATUR ARPT 2.54
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS 2.36
...INDIANA...
NEW ALBANY 5 NNE 9.40
JEFFERSONVILLE 2 ENE 9.24
DARMSTADT 4 NNW 8.75
MILLTOWN 4 WSW 8.23
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT 6.91
HUNTINGBURG 6.80
CHARLESTOWN 3 N 6.79
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT 4.18
COLUMBUS 4.16
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 3.24
...KANSAS...
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT 4.09
...KENTUCKY...
PROSPECT 1 S 10.03
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 9.94
ELIZABETHTOWN 2 SE 8.71
GREENVILLE 4 SSE 8.43
PEWEE VALLEY 1 WNW 8.13
LA GRANGE 2 NNE 8.01
HENDERSON CITY 7.86
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO 6.82
FORT KNOX AAF 6.67
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 6.18
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 5.68
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN 5.60
FORT CAMPBELL AAF 5.25
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT 4.34
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 3.91
...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF 4 NW 15.45
PROTEM 3 NE 14.45
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 14.23
ELLSINORE 5 WNW 13.76
DORA 3 NNW 13.08
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT 10.36
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT 5.49
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 3.53
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD 2.91
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 2.37
...MISSISSIPPI...
TUPELO 3.40
...OHIO...
HAMILTON ARPT 3.78
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON 3.50
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT 3.18
DAYTON/JAMES M COX AIRPORT 2.56
CINCINNATI/LUNKIN FIELD 2.53
WILMINGTON/CINCINNATI WFO 2.17
...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 7.67
ATOKA 3 ESE 7.42
TENNESSEE RIDGE 3 S 7.08
BARTLETT 4 N 6.39
JACKSON/MCKELLAR 6.38
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...OKLAHOMA...
WESTVILLE 14.96
BUNCH 1 N 11.42
VIAN 5 ENE 10.09
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT 7.61
MEEKER 1 N 5.60
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 4.52
TULSA/LLOYD JONES 4.28
TULSA INTL ARPT 3.65
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.18
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY 2.07
...TEXAS...
PARIS/COX FIELD 5.63
THE SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY
THURSDAY MORNING AS IT CONTINUES TO DEEPEN. THE ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD...SPREADING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN U.S. AS THE FRONT MOVES
EASTWARD...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH THE THREAT FOR
HEAVY RAIN...WILL COME TO AN END. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
COME TO AN END ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT BUT
WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. AN ADDITIONAL
1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS
AREAS FROM THE DEEP SOUTH NORTHWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND
INTO THE NORTHEAST U.S.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 444 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011