THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS HEAVY
RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH
OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS HEADING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN TEXAS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

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

AT 300 AM CDT...A LARGE CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WHICH WAS ALLOWING FOR SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE TO
STREAM NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. AHEAD OF IT. AT THE
SURFACE...A VERY SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WAS DRAPED FROM THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
IMPACTING PORTIONS OF EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA. FARTHER
NORTH...WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS PARTS
OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 PM CDT FRI APR
15 THROUGH 300 AM CDT MON APR 18...

...ARKANSAS...
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT                  1.11                    

...KANSAS...
RUSSELL MUNI ARPT                     2.10                    

...NEBRASKA...
BREWSTER                              3.89                    
LEXINGTON                             3.49                    
KEARNEY MUNI ARPT                     3.32                    
NORTH PLATTE/LEE BIRD                 3.32                    
HASTINGS MUNI ARPT                    2.70                    

...OKLAHOMA...
RINGLING                              5.36                    
PAULS VALLEY                          4.95                    
BYARS                                 4.78                    
MT HERMAN                             4.22                    
IDABEL                                3.89                    
APACHE                                3.59                    
BROKEN BOW                            3.50                    
OKLAHOMA CITY                         3.38                    
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT                     3.19                    
OILTON                                3.13                    
FORT SILL AFB                         2.46                    
STILLWATER MUNI ARPT                  1.85                    

...TEXAS...
JERSEY VILLAGE SW                     9.16                    
WALLER NE                             7.96                    
CIRCLE D-KC ESTATE 3 WSW              5.92                    
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT         4.36                    
BASTROP 6 SW                          4.25                    
MINERAL WELLS MUNI ARPT               4.17                    
ROGERS 6 ENE                          4.09                    
GRANBURY                              3.82                    
BANDERA 3 NW                          3.67                    
MEDINA 3 NW                           3.67                    
PARIS/COX FIELD                       3.63                    
LEANDER 1 ESE                         3.58                    
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD              3.11                    
STEPHENVILLE/CLARK FIELD              2.79                    
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT                   1.83                    
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT           1.60                    
AUSTIN CITY                           1.56                    

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

...KANSAS...
ELKHART 1 N                           6.52                    
ROLLA                                 5.38                    
ATWOOD                                5.10                    
HILL CITY MUNI ARPT                   5.06                    
DODGE CITY WFO                        4.84                    
GOODLAND WFO                          2.47                    
GARDEN CITY REG ARPT                  2.27                    

...NEBRASKA...
MCCOOK MUNI ARPT                      5.37                    
IMPERIAL                              3.76                    

...OKLAHOMA...
FREDERICK MUNI ARPT                   7.06                    
TIPTON                                6.13                    
MEDICINE PARK                         5.22                    
HOBART MUNI ARPT                      4.53                    
ALTUS                                 4.27                    
GUYMON MUNI ARPT                      2.14                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PORCUPINE 5 E                         2.96                    
MARTIN 12 E                           2.53                    
WANBLEE 11 ENE                        2.50                    
KADOKA                                2.09                    

...TEXAS...
ABILENE MUNI ARPT                     2.68                    
SAN ANGELO/MATHIS                     2.68                    


THE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. IS EXPECTED TO PUSH VERY
SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH MONDAY. THIS...COMBINED WITH THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW...WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM PLENTY OF MOISTURE INTO THE
REGION FUELING HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AS MUCH AS 5 TO 8 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS FORECAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST
TEXAS. FARTHER NORTH...2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHEAST TEXAS AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH GENERALLY UP
TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE
A SIGNIFICANT THREAT ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON MONDAY. FLASH
FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST AND
NORTHERN TEXAS...AND THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 458 AM EDT MON APR 18 2016