STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 18 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2016

...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST... 

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES AND INTO THE WESTERN
TENNESSEE VALLEY.

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

AT 200 PM CST...AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW WAS DRIFTING TOWARD THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WHILE WEAKENING...WHICH WAS STILL STREAMING
WARM AND UNSTABLE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE DEEP SOUTH. AT
THE SURFACE...A WARM FRONT WAS SURGING NORTH ACROSS THE OHIO AND
TENNESSEE VALLEYS...AND INTO THE CAROLINAS. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SOME LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN...AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...FALLING ACROSS
LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...AND ALABAMA. THERE WERE ALSO SCATTERED
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH AND EAST TEXAS. FARTHER
INLAND...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST MON MAR
07 THROUGH 200 PM CST SAT MAR 12...

...ALABAMA...
THEODORE 8.0 SSE                      5.47                    
TILLMANS CORNER 4.3 WNW               4.69                    
MOBILE 5.1 S                          4.68                    
MOBILE/BATES FIELD                    4.42                    
DAPHNE 0.4 SW                         4.28                    
FAIRHOPE 3.7 NNW                      4.22                    
MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT               4.20                    
WILMER 7.9 SE                         3.99                    
GRAND BAY                             2.98                    
TUSCALOOSA MUNI AIRPORT               1.61                    

...ARKANSAS...
HAMBURG S                            13.50                    
EUDORA S                             12.80                    
CROSSETT 2 SE                        12.30                    
DERMOTT 4 NE                         10.90                    
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT                  10.86                    
MONTICELLO AIRPORT                    8.79                    
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD               8.28                    
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   7.66                    
BRADLEY 7.8 W                         6.36                    
MARVELL 4.1 W                         5.72                    
MARIANNA 3.1 WNW                      5.65                    
MCNEIL 1.4 E                          5.60                    
LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS FIELD               5.46                    
TEXARKANA REGIONAL AIRPORT            5.42                    
BLYTHEVILLE ARPT                      5.21                    

...FLORIDA...
GONZALEZ 2.5 NNW                      2.02                    
PENSACOLA NAS                         1.78                    
PACE 2.4 N                            1.37                    
MILTON/WHITING FIELD NAS              1.00                    

...LOUISIANA...
MONROE 2 NNW                         20.90                    
SWARTZ                               19.00                    
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY           18.11                    
MOUNT HERMAN                         16.00                    
RAYVILLE 2 NNE                       14.90                    
BOSSIER CITY 7 SE                    14.40                    
PONCHATOULA                          13.30                    
NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL AIRPORT        12.23                    
MINDEN 2.0 NE                        12.16                    
SIMSBORO 1 WNW                       11.20                    
JAMESTOWN                            10.70                    
SHREVEPORT RGNL AIRPORT              10.41                    
BIENVILLE 0.5 S                       9.62                    
HOMER 1.2 N                           9.42                    
PLEASANT HILL 10.2 SE                 9.41                    
ALEXANRIA/ESLER                       8.60                    
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI AIRPORT         7.53                    
BARKSDALE AFB                         5.00                    
SLIDELL                               2.75                    
NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFRONT                 2.46                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENVILLE MUNI ARPT                 11.05                    
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL                    9.42                    
SOUTHAVEN 2 SSE                       9.07                    
JAYESS 5.6 SW                         8.25                    
MCCOMB/LEWIS FIELD                    7.71                    
LELAND 3 ENE                          7.52                    
WAYNESBORO 5.4 WNW                    7.48                    
JACKSON WFO                           7.45                    
CLEVELAND                             7.08                    
EASTABUCHIE 4 NW                      6.89                    
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT               5.61                    
COLUMBUS AFB                          4.11                    
STARKVILLE 5.3 S                      4.10                    
BILOXI 13.1 NNW                       3.69                    
PASCAGOULA                            3.11                    
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI                    2.85                    

...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     8.40                    
CORDOVA                               8.06                    
WILLISTON 1 E                         7.64                    
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                      6.58                    
UNION CITY                            6.40                    
JACKSON 3.6 S                         5.46                    
COLLIERVILLE 1.2 E                    5.00                    
GADSDEN 4.9 SSE                       4.24                    
ATWOOD 0.8 WSW                        3.97                    
STANTON 8.8 E                         3.90                    
BARTLETT 0.9 NE                       3.86                    
SOMERVILLE 1.7 N                      3.85                    
ATOKA 3.2 ESE                         3.57                    
BRUCETON                              3.00                    
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   2.73                    

...TEXAS...
LONGVIEW                             11.60                    
TOLEDO BEND DAM                       9.79                    
KIRBYVILLE 1.5 SE                     9.01                    
NESBITT 4 NW                          7.87                    
MAGNOLIA 2.8 S                        7.68                    
PARADISE 6.6 SW                       7.35                    
ZAVALLA 8.4 W                         7.18                    
MINERAL WELLS                         7.03                    
PINELAND 5 E                          6.70                    
MARSHALL 9.7 SE                       6.43                    
MURCHINSON 4 S                        6.34                    
BIG SANDY                             6.24                    
MINERAL WELLS 1 SSW                   6.03                    
BEN WHEELER 3.9 ESE                   6.00                    
DECATUR 4 W                           5.81                    
GALVESTON 6.4 NE                      5.09                    
CORPUS CHRISTI INTL ARPT              4.75                    
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT                   2.27                    
DALLAS/LOVE FIELD                     2.27                    
SAN ANTONIO INTL ARPT                 2.27                    
BROWNSVILLE INTL ARPT                 2.18                    

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

...ILLINOIS...
CAIRO                                 2.19                    

...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE 6 W                        1.20                    

...KENTUCKY...
MURRAY                                4.47                    
GRACEY                                4.20                    
BENTON                                3.25                    
GOLDEN POND                           2.73                    
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       2.63                    
PROVIDENCE                            2.15                    
CANTON                                2.03                    
SEDALIA                               2.00                    
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. ARPT            1.98                    
HENDERSON CITY                        1.95                    
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     1.70                    
LEWISPORT 2.8 E                       1.68                    
CORYDON 4.3 NE                        1.59                    

...OKLAHOMA...
POTEAU/ROBERT S KERR ARPT             2.54                    
ADA 0.3 NNW                           2.38                    
SULPHUR 2.5 WSW                       2.36                    
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               1.70                    
TULSA INTL ARPT                       1.47                    


RAINFALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW DRIFTS SLOWLY
NORTHWARD OVER TEXAS. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND
INTO PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. GIVEN THE ALREADY VERY
WATER-LOGGED SOILS FROM SEVERAL DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN...FLASH
FLOODING WILL REMAIN A THREAT. RAIN WILL ALSO SPREAD INTO PARTS OF
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...OHIO VALLEY...AND MID-ATLANTIC
WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING