STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO VALLEYS HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CST TUE MAR 27 2018

...HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF
THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS WHILE MODERATE RAIN FALLS
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN TEXAS THROUGH MUCH OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...SOUTHERN MISSOURI...AND PORTIONS OF THE OHIO
VALLEY.

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

AT 900 PM CST...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS THE U.S.
FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY...LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND INTO SOUTHERN TEXAS WITH A COUPLE OF LOW
PRESSURE WAVES LOCATED ALONG IT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING
HEAVY RAIN STRETCHED ACROSS ARKANASAS AND INTO EASTERN TEXAS ALONG
THE FRONT. MODERATE TO HEAVY STRATIFORM RAIN WAS LOCATED BEHIND
THE FRONT ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH NORTHERN
ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA...AND
PORTIONS OF OHIO. ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED ACROSS
WEST TEXAS.

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

...ARKANSAS...
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD                   4.27                    
BENTONVILLE/LOUISE THADEN FIELD       4.19                    
STRICKLER                             4.18                    
WINFREY 3 SSE                         3.78                    
DECATUR 2.6 ESE                       3.63                    
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD            3.51                    
NORTHWEST AR RGNL ARPT                3.35                    
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE FIELD              3.30                    
EUREKA SPRINGS                        3.29                    
HARRISON                              2.94                    

...ILLINOIS...
CARLYLE                               2.90                    
BELLEVILLE SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA APT   2.50                    
ALMA                                  2.43                    
WATERLOO                              2.30                    
MASCOUTAH 1.5 SSE                     2.28                    
SCOTT AFB                             2.20                    
ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN ARPT               2.03                    
EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL ARPT        2.01                    
BELLEVILLE 2.2 SSE                    1.90                    
BARTELSO 0.2 NW                       1.83                    

...INDIANA...
COXVILLE                              1.59                    
MONTEZUMA                             1.56                    
TERRE HAUTE INTL ARPT                 1.52                    
RILEY 0.3 NNW                         1.00                    

...KANSAS...
PITTSBURG COOP                        1.52                    

...MISSOURI...
MOBERLY 0.8 WSW                       5.99                    
GLASGOW                               4.96                    
HUNTSVILLE 5.6 SW                     4.93                    
PERRY                                 4.29                    
MARSHALL 1.0 NNW                      4.15                    
BLACKBURN 3.7 E                       4.00                    
CASSVILLE                             3.79                    
JAMES RIVER AT GALENA                 3.78                    
NIXA                                  3.68                    
PLATO 7 N                             3.57                    
LADDONIA 6.8 N                        3.51                    

...OKLAHOMA...
STIGLER                               3.89                    
JAY                                   3.80                    
TULSA 6.3 S                           3.78                    
INOLA                                 3.76                    
PRYOR                                 3.70                    
TAHLEQUAH                             3.64                    
ADA 4 SE                              3.52                    
BROKEN ARROW 3 NNW                    3.50                    
COOKSON                               3.49                    
GLENPOOL 0.5 NW                       3.40                    

...TEXAS...
SCOTLAND                              3.38                    
HENRIETTA 11 SW                       2.88                    
THROCKMORTON                          2.85                    
FRISCO 1 WNW                          2.84                    
CHARLIE 3 SE                          2.36                    
ALLEN                                 2.29                    
MERKEL 5.8 SW                         2.25                    
PLANO                                 2.23                    
SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS            2.23                    
ABILENE 13 NNE                        1.89                    


THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THE
TENNESSEE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE STALLED FRONT AND PLENTY
OF MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IN THOSE AREAS
THROUGH THURSDAY. MODERATE RISKS OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ARE IN
EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN TEXAS INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP
THROUGH ON THURSDAY...DRYING OUT THE ATMOSPHERE AND ENDING THE
RAIN FOR THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AHEAD OF THAT
FRONT...A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEY REGIONS ON THURSDAY. AN
ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST FOR EASTERN TEXAS
THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO WESTERN TENNESSEE
THROUGH THURSDAY.           

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

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