STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER OHIO AND
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CST TUE MAR 27 2018

...A SLOW EASTWARD MOVING COLD FRONT WITH MAIN WEAK SURFACE LOW
NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN PROVIDES AN IDEAL CORRIDOR FOR MOISTURE
TRANSPORT AND TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOODING CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO
THE LOWER OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY... 

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MISSOURI

FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTHEAST TX/NORTHERN
LA/EASTERN OK/WESTERN AR/SOUTHERN MO/SOUTH CENTRAL IL AND
SOUTHWEST INDIANA

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

AT 900 AM CST...A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS LOCATED NEAR GREEN BAY WI
WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1011 MB...OR 29.85 INCHES. EXTENDING
FROM THE LOW...A COLD FRONT ANGLES SOUTH ACROSS WI AND NORTHERN IL
BEFORE BENDING SOUTHWEST ACROSS MO AND OK TOWARD THE RED RIVER
NEAR WICHITA FALLS TX WITH WEAKER SURFACE WAVES DOTTED ALONG ITS
LENGTH. LOCAL WEATHER RADARS DEPICT A LARGE MODERATE SHIELD OF
RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED EASTWARD LEADING EDGE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN MO ACROSS
EASTERN OK INTO NORTH CENTRAL TX. A OLDER WEAKENING SHIELD OF
LIGHTER PRECIPITATION WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE SHOWERS IS MOVING
AWAY AND IS CURRENTLY AFFECTING LOWER MI...OH...E IND...ENTERING
PA AND WV AT THIS TIME. 

...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200
AM CST SUN MAR 26 THROUGH 900 AM CST TUE MAR 27...

...ARKANSAS...
DECATUR 2.6 ESE                       3.63                    
BELLA VISTA 2 E                       3.18                    
BENTONVILLE/LOUISE THADEN FIELD       3.06                    
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD                   2.97                    
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD            2.41                    
PEA RIDGE 0.2 WSW                     2.18                    
NORTHWEST AR AIRPORT                  2.12                    
LITTLE FLOCK 2 NNE                    1.96                    
VINEY GROVE 2.4 NW                    1.94                    
ROGERS 6.1 E                          1.92                    
BUSCH 0.4 E                           1.87                    
FAYETTEVILLE 1 E                      1.59                    

...ILLINOIS...
CARLYLE                               2.90                    
WATERLOO                              2.30                    
MASCOUTAH 1.5 SSE                     2.28                    
SCOTT AFB                             2.02                    
EFFINGHAM SE                          1.91                    
BELLEVILLE 2.2 SSE                    1.90                    
BARTELSO 0.2 NW                       1.83                    
EDWARDSVILLE 0.9 WSW                  1.68                    
CASEY                                 1.64                    

...INDIANA...
RILEY 0.3 NNW                         1.00                    

...MISSOURI...
MOBERLY 0.8 WSW                       5.99                    
MOBERLEY COOP                         5.43                    
HUNTSVILLE 5.6 SW                     4.93                    
GLASGOW .4 W                          4.57                    
MARSHALL 1.0 NNW                      4.15                    
BLACKBURN 3.7 E                       4.00                    
LADDONIA 6.8 N                        3.51                    
VANDALIA 7.3 NNW                      3.18                    
HARTVILLE 0.5 SSE                     2.98                    
CLIFTON HILL 1.2 SSE                  2.92                    
SPRINGFIELD 4.9 SE                    2.88                    
MARSHALL MUNI AIRPORT                 2.66                    

...OKLAHOMA...
TULSA 6.3 S                           3.78                    
ADA 4 SE                              3.52                    
BROKEN ARROW 3 NNW                    3.50                    
GLENPOOL 0.5 NW                       3.40                    
JAY 3.3 NNE                           3.04                    
CATOOSA 8.1 E                         2.78                    
BIXBY 3.0 NE                          2.76                    
MUSKOGEE 4.0 NE                       2.76                    
OWASSO 3.7 W                          2.68                    
TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT           2.66                    
GROVE MUNI AIRPORT                    2.64                    
CLAREMORE 6.6 W                       2.60                    
MUSKOGEE-DAVIS AIRPORT                2.51                    
CLAREMORE AIRPORT                     2.39                    
DUNCAN/HALLIBURTON FIELD              2.07                    
MCALESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT            2.06                    

...TEXAS...
HENRIETTA 0.7 WSW                     2.35                    
MERKEL 5.8 SW                         2.25                    
SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS            2.19                    
ABILENE 13 NNE                        1.89                    
TUSCOLA 13.1 WNW                      1.89                    
WICHITA FALLS 4.6 SSW                 1.81                    
BRONTE 5 NNE                          1.65                    
BURKBURNETT 1.2 WSW                   1.59                    
GORDONVILLE 3.6 NNE                   1.48                    
SPRINGTOWN 6 NW                       1.24                    


FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY INTO TOMORROW...WEAK UPPER LEVEL
IMPULSES WILL SUPPORT A WEAK SURFACE WAVE ALONG THE SLOWLY
EASTWARD MARCHING COLD FRONT IN THE VICINITY OF THE RED RIVER TO
SLIDE NORTHEAST UP THE FRONT TOWARD THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES BY
MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT FROM N OHIO AND STALL
ACROSS THE LOW MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY INTO EASTERN TX BY
THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL MAINTAIN FOCUS FOR CONTINUING
THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY RAINFALL CONDITIONS FROM NORTHERN TX/E OK
AND MO AND THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY AFFECTING AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER NIGHT TONIGHT AND BY TOMORROW FOCUS WILL SHIFT
AFFECTING EASTERN TX AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS. 

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

GALLINA