THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS HEAVY
RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT MON APR 18 2016

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN TEXAS...

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND FLOOD ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AS WELL AS
FAR WESTERN LOUISIANA.

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

AT 900 PM CDT...A LARGE CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...ALLOWING FOR AN AMPLE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE TO
STREAM INTO THE PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 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 SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TEXAS AND INTO
LOUISIANA. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS ALSO MOVING THROUGH MUCH OF
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND BACK INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 PM CDT FRI APR
15 THROUGH 900 PM CDT MON APR 18...

...ARKANSAS...
TEXARKANA RGNL ARPT                   2.57                    
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT                  1.92                    

...LOUISIANA...
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY            5.12                    
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT                  3.20                    
LAKE CHARLES MUNI ARPT                1.19                    

...OKLAHOMA...
FREDERICK MUNI ARPT                   7.08                    
TIPTON                                6.13                    
RINGLING                              5.36                    
MEDICINE PARK                         5.22                    
PAULS VALLEY                          4.95                    
BYARS                                 4.78                    
HOBART MUNI ARPT                      4.55                    
ALTUS                                 4.27                    
MT HERMAN                             4.22                    
IDABEL                                3.89                    
OKLAHOMA CITY                         3.44                    
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT                     3.37                    
FORT SILL AFB                         2.93                    
GUYMON MUNI ARPT                      2.14                    
STILLWATER MUNI ARPT                  1.85                    

...TEXAS...
LITTLE MOUND CREEK AT MATHIS         17.60                    
LANGHAM CREEK AT LONGENBAUGH RD      16.32                    
CYPRESS CREEK AT SHARP RD            16.28                    
MONAVILLE                            16.22                    
CYPRESS CREEK AT KATY-HAWKIN         15.64                    
TRAILSIDE                            15.44                    
FAYETTEVILLE 8 ENE                   15.38                    
BEAR CREEK AT CLAY ROAD              15.08                    
SOUTH MAYDE CREEK AT GREENHOUSE RD   14.96                    
CYPRESS CREEK AT HUFFMEISTER RD      13.88                    
LA GRANGE 4 NE                       13.44                    
MILL CREEK NEAR BELLVILLE            13.20                    
SAN FELIPE 1.0 WNW                   12.25                    
ELLINGER 7 E                         12.04                    
MISSION BEND 5 NNW                   12.00                    
RICHMOND 3.4 NE                      11.25                    
JERSEY VILLAGE 4.6 NW                11.20                    
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT        11.16                    
HOUSTON 6.2 W                         6.51                    
AUSTIN 9.6 WNW                        5.48                    
DALLAS 7.2 SW                         5.04                    

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

...KANSAS...
ELKHART 1 N                           6.52                    
ROLLA                                 5.38                    
PLAINVILLE 4 WNW                      5.31                    
ATWOOD                                5.10                    
HILL CITY MUNI ARPT                   5.06                    
DODGE CITY WFO                        4.98                    
WOODRUFF 3 WSW                        4.93                    
WOODSTON 1 S                          4.90                    
DAMAR 4 N                             4.75                    
SMITH CENTER                          4.25                    
PHILLIPSBURG AIRPORT                  3.94                    
GOODLAND WFO                          2.47                    
GARDEN CITY REG ARPT                  2.27                    
RUSSELL MUNI ARPT                     2.10                    

...NEBRASKA...
RIVERDALE 6 N                         6.25                    
KEARNEY                               5.50                    
MCCOOK MUNI ARPT                      5.37                    
CAMBRIDGE                             4.91                    
MILLER                                4.88                    
LOUP CITY                             4.48                    
HOLDREGE AIRPORT                      4.41                    
FRANKLIN                              4.38                    
LEXINGTON 6 SSE                       4.24                    
WILSONVILLE                           4.23                    
ORD AIRPORT                           3.91                    
GRAND ISLAND                          3.64                    
HASTINGS AIRPORT                      3.39                    

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


THE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. IS EXPECTED TO PUSH VERY
SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH TUESDAY. 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 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS FORECAST ACROSS EASTERN
TEXAS AND INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. FARTHER
NORTH...GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SOME SCATTERED CONVECTION IS
ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA WHICH COULD BRING MORE HEAVY RAINFALL TO SOME LOCATIONS.
GIVEN TRAINING OF STORMS OVER THE SAME AREAS...FLASH FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE TO BE AT THREAT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN TEXAS.
THE FLASH FLOODING THREAT WILL MOVE INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE MISSOURI VALLEY BY TUESDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 1102 PM EDT MON APR 18 2016