STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND GULF COAST HEAVY
RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD    
1000 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016

...SLOW-MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES... 

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS AS WELL AS FLOOD
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF LOUISIANA AND EASTWARD ALONG
THE GULF COAST TO WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

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

AT 900 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WITH A
SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF ABOUT 1009 MB...WAS DRIFTING WESTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE HAS BEEN
FEEDING INTO THE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO FOR THE PAST WEEK
OR SO AND THIS HAS LED TO WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
GULF STATES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SATELLITE
IMAGERY INDICATE THAT THE BULK OF THE HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING TO
THE SOUTH OF THE LOW CENTER OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...AND INTO PARTS OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHERN
ALABAMA. THE HEAVY RAIN WAS SPREADING SLOWLY TOWARDS WESTERN
LOUISIANA AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE WEST. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT THU AUG
04 THROUGH 900 AM CDT FRI AUG 12...

...ALABAMA...
FOLEY 0.5 ESE                         7.58                    
FAIRHOPE 1.5 WSW                      7.45                    
SUMMERDALE 4.3 WSW                    7.03                    
EVERGREEN                             5.55                    
CAIRNS AAF/OZARK                      4.22                    
MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT               3.21                    

...FLORIDA...
PANAMA CITY BEACH 5.9 WNW            14.43                    
BRONSON 3.0 SE                       12.80                    
HATCH BEND 9 WNW                     12.40                    
VERO BEACH 2.4 W                     12.16                    
CROSS CITY ARPT                      10.98                    
TYNDALL AFB                          10.88                    
MIRAMAR BEACH 9.5 ESE                10.17                    
SPRING HILL 2.4 NW                   10.06                    
MIDWAY                               10.00                    
WEEKI WACHEE 7.1 NNE                  9.96                    
PENSACOLA NAS                         9.72                    
HORSESHOW BEACH                       8.90                    
VERO BEACH MUNI ARPT                  8.52                    
GULFPORT 0.9 NNW                      8.10                    
TALLAHASSEE 9.6 N                     6.88                    

...LOUISIANA...
DENHAM SPRINGS 4.1 NE                15.17                    
CENTRAL 2.2 SE                       13.68                    
BROWNFIELDS 4.0 E                    13.13                    
TICKFAW 2.0 SSW                      12.75                    
MONTICELLO 3.0 ENE                   12.72                    
BATON ROUGE 2.5 E                    10.29                    
MADISONVILLE 3.2 NNW                 10.23                    
FRANKLINTON                           9.25                    
KENTWOOD                              8.84                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
WAVELAND 1.0 NW                      11.00                    
PASS CHRISTIAN 3.5 NE                10.56                    
OCEAN SPRINGS 3.6 ESE                10.48                    
GLOSTER 1.9 SSW                      10.20                    
DIAMONDHEAD 0.4 E                     9.84                    
GULFPORT-BILOXI                       7.87                    
JACKSON WFO                           5.63                    
PASCAGOULA                            3.87                    


AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DRIFT SLOWLY
WESTWARD...TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE
TO FEED INTO THE SYSTEM...RESULTING IN VERY HEAVY RAIN TO FALL TO
THE SOUTH OF THE LOW TRACK. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE FORECAST FOR CENTRAL
LOUISIANA OVER NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A
SERIOUS CONCERN. MEANWHILE...A COLD FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS
IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH AND THEN MERGE WITH THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AS IT MOVES FARTHER INLAND LATER IN THE WEEKEND. THE THREAT
OF HEAVY RAINFALL COULD SPREAD FARTHER NORTHWARD INTO THE
MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON SUNDAY. 

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

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