THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 14 FOR OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY HEAVY
RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD    
400 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2016

...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FROM
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS NORTHEAST TO THE OHIO VALLEY... 

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IN ADDITION
TO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...AND
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN OHIO VALLEY.

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.

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

AT 300 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAS
BROUGHT PROLIFIC AMOUNTS OF RAIN TO SOUTHERN LOUISIANA WAS LOCATED
ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD...ILLINOIS...WITH A SEA LEVEL
PRESSURE OF 1012 MB...29.88 INCHES. THIS LOW WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A
QUASI-STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH ARKANSAS AND ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WAS BEING OBSERVED ACROSS
SOUTH AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...IN ADDITION TO THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WERE ALSO
OBSERVED ACROSS ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGAN STREAMING INLAND FROM THE GULF COAST
ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF COAST...INCLUDING AREAS ACROSS
SOUTH AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WHICH HAVE
ALREADY RECEIVED COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT TUE AUG
09 THROUGH 300 PM CDT MON AUG 15...

...ARKANSAS...
BENTON 11 WSW                         6.14                    
POCAHONTAS 8.6 SSW                    5.44                    
BISMARK 2 SE                          4.95                    
SALEM 8.9 NNW                         4.79                    
HOT SPRINGS 7.9 ESE                   4.78                    
ARKADELPHIA 7.8 NNE                   4.10                    
MOUNTAIN VIEW 4.7 SSW                 4.08                    
HARDY 8.0 SSW                         3.90                    
CALICO ROCK 0.8 NNE                   3.72                    
LITTLE ROCK 15.1 W                    3.67                    
CONWAY 2.8 SSE                        3.45                    

...ILLINOIS...
MAKANDA 5 ENE                         8.05                    
COBDEN                                7.90                    
PINCKNEYVILLE 2 N                     6.57                    
CARTERVILLE                           6.50                    
MOUNT VERNON                          6.23                    
CURRAN 4 NNE                          5.87                    
SPRINGFIELD 5 NNW                     5.59                    
CAPITAL AIRPORT                       5.56                    
FLORA                                 5.26                    
AVA 5 NW                              5.25                    
FANCY PRAIRIE                         5.19                    
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENES INTL ARPT      5.15                    
MARION                                5.15                    
CENTRALIA MUNI ARPT                   5.07                    
PONTOON BEACH                         4.57                    
EDWARDSVILLE 1.4 E                    4.51                    
CHICAGO/MIDWAY ARPT                   2.25                    

...INDIANA...
VINCENNES 4 E                         5.52                    
HAZLETON                              5.00                    
NEWBERRY 0.6 E                        4.68                    
BICKNELL 0.5 W                        4.52                    
BLOOMINGTON 4 SW                      4.50                    
WASHINGTON 1.5 NW                     4.43                    
ELLETTSVILLE                          4.00                    
MUNCIE/JOHNSON FIELD                  3.94                    
GREENCASTLE 1 NW                      3.75                    
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT                3.44                    
SHELBYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 3.42                    
STINESVILLE 2 W                       3.40                    
VALPARAISO/PORTER CO. MUNI ARPT       2.70                    
TAYLORSVILLE 0.8 SSW                  2.63                    
SOUTH BEND/ST. JOE                    2.41                    

...LOUISIANA...
WATSON 1.1 S                         31.39                    
BROWNFIELDS 4.0 E                    27.47                    
MONTICELLO 3.0 ENE                   26.26                    
WHITE BAYOU/ZACHARY                  26.14                    
LIVINGSTON                           25.52                    
DENHAM SPRINGS 4.1 NE                24.75                    
NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA                  23.70                    
NORWOOD                              22.02                    
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT                  21.60                    
JACKSON 10.1 SSW                     21.56                    
CADE 2 E                             20.70                    
FORKED ISLAND 6 ENE                  20.30                    
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT           19.14                    
LAKE CHARLES 1 N                     18.10                    
LA LAFAYETTE 13 SE                   17.39                    
ABBEVILLE 1 E                        16.25                    
ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT            15.39                    
PRAIRIEVILLE 2.0 S                   14.65                    
CARENCRO 4 ENE                       12.40                    
PECAN ISLAND 2 E                     12.30                    
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT                   6.51                    

...MISSOURI...
ELLSINORE 2 S                        12.10                    
DONIPHAN                             10.84                    
POPLAR BLUFF 7 N                     10.00                    
WILLIAMSVILLE                         8.11                    
CAPE GIRARDEAU                        7.91                    
PIEDMONT                              7.20                    
MAPAVILLE                             6.30                    
JACKSON                               6.11                    
BELLEVIEW                             6.00                    
PERRYVILLE 2 W                        5.99                    
EMINENCE 0.1 SSE                      5.55                    
LESTERVILLE                           5.20                    
ARNOLD 0.5 E                          4.75                    
MOUNT VERNON 1 NE                     4.75                    
WAPPAPELLO                            4.62                    
ST. LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT           3.50                    

...OHIO...
DAYTON GENERAL ARPT                   4.01                    
DEFIANCE MEMORIAL ARPT                3.51                    
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON           3.07                    
LIMA/ALLEN CO. ARPT                   2.58                    
COLUMBUS/OHIO STATE UNIV              2.53                    
FINDLAY ARPT                          2.51                    
HAMILTON ARPT                         2.35                    
MANSFIELD/LAHM MUNI ARPT              2.25                    
LANCASTER                             2.23                    
WILMINGTON/CINCINATTI WFO             2.21                    
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL ARPT           2.19                    
YOUNGSTOWN MUNI ARPT                  2.18                    
CINCINNATI/LUNKIN FIELD               2.15                    
NEW PHILADELPHIA/CLEVER FIELD         2.05                    
LORAIN/ELYRIA                         2.00                    

...TEXAS...
TOMBALL 5 S                           8.82                    
JERSEY VILLAGE 4.6 NW                 8.56                    
CYPRESS                               7.84                    
HOUSTON/D.W. HOOKS                    7.21                    
TRAILSIDE                             7.12                    
KATY 9 NE                             6.76                    
DANEVANG 1 W                          6.52                    
TIMBERWOOD PARK 7.7 ENE               6.37                    
HALLETTSVILLE 17 SE                   6.17                    
LIVINGSTON 2 SSW                      5.81                    
HUNTSVILLE 8.7 WNW                    5.69                    
THREE RIVERS 8.6 NNE                  5.33                    
THE WOODLANDS 5.8 NW                  4.61                    
GANADO 1 W                            4.54                    
SMITHVILLE 5 NNW                      4.48                    
POTEET 4.1 ENE                        4.35                    
NEW BRAUNFELS 0.1 ENE                 4.32                    
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR                  2.90                    
GALVESTON 8 NE                        1.96                    

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

...ALABAMA...
GLOSTER                               9.94                    
FAIRHOPE 1.5 WSW                      8.97                    
SILVERHILL 5.0 SW                     8.61                    
FOLEY 0.5 ESE                         7.58                    
ORANGE BEACH 2.1 NE                   6.13                    
LOXLEY 0.4 SSW                        6.09                    
MOBILE 2.6 WNW                        6.09                    
GULF SHORES 3.1 N                     5.98                    
EVERGREEN                             5.55                    
CAIRNS AAF/OZARK                      4.22                    
MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT               3.21                    

...FLORIDA...
PANAMA CITY BEACH 5.9 WNW            14.43                    
HATCH BEND                           14.00                    
BRONSON 3.0 SE                       12.80                    
VERO BEACH 2.4 W                     12.16                    
CROSS CITY ARPT                      11.39                    
TYNDALL AFB                          11.03                    
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                         9.95                    
HORSESHOW BEACH                       8.90                    
VERO BEACH MUNI ARPT                  8.52                    
GULFPORT 0.9 NNW                      8.38                    
TALLAHASSEE 9.6 N                     6.89                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
GLOSTER 1.9 SSW                      22.84                    
LIBERTY 1.0 WNW                      10.97                    
WILKINSON                            10.25                    
CENTREVILLE 1 S                      10.20                    
WAVELAND 1.0 NW                       9.90                    
DIAMONDHEAD 0.4 E                     9.65                    
PASS CHRISTIAN 3.5 NE                 9.62                    
LONG BEACH 0.8 SSE                    9.31                    
OCEAN SPRINGS 3.6 ESE                 9.00                    
GULFPORT-BILOXI                       7.06                    
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI                    4.99                    
MCCOMB/LEWIS FIELD                    4.86                    
JACKSON WFO                           2.71                    
PASCAGOULA                            2.42                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES BY
TUESDAY. AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE QUASI-STATIONARY
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...THE MAIN RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SHIFT TO
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES. THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THERE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN
TEXAS AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WHICH COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER SOME LOCATIONS WHERE SOILS ARE
SATURATED OR FLOODING HAS OCCURRED. DUE TO THE ALREADY RAIN SOAKED
SOILS...EVEN WITH THE LIGHTER RAINFALL AMOUNTS...FLASH FLOODING
STILL REMAINS A CONCERN. 

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

FANNING




Last Updated: 452 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2016