THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO VALLEYS HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CST WED MAR 28 2018
...HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WHILE MODERATE RAIN FALLS ACROSS THE
OHIO VALLEY...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING AND WATCHES AS WELL AS FLOOD
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN TEXAS THROUGH MUCH OF THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...SOUTHERN MISSOURI...TENNESSEE
VALLEY...AND OHIO VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM 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 ALONG IT. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS
CENTRAL TEXAS AND INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN WERE
LOCATED ACROSS MUCH OF TEXAS. HEAVY RAIN WAS OCCURRING IN PARTS OF
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND LOWER OHIO VALLEYS WHILE GENERALLY
MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING IN INDIANA AND OHIO. ANOTHER AREA OF
RAIN SHOWERS WAS LOCATED ACROSS WEST TEXAS INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200
AM CST MON MAR 26 THROUGH 300 AM CST WED MAR 28...
...ARKANSAS...
STRICKLER 4.36
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD 4.29
BENTONVILLE/LOUISE THADEN FIELD 4.21
WINFREY 3 SSE 4.03
DECATUR 2.6 ESE 3.63
PONCA 3.57
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE FIELD 3.52
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD 3.51
NORTHWEST AR RGNL ARPT 3.37
EUREKA SPRINGS 3.32
HARRISON 3.22
...ILLINOIS...
CARLYLE 2.90
BELLEVILLE SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA APT 2.50
ALMA 2.44
LITCHFIELD 2.33
WATERLOO 2.30
NEWTON 2.29
MASCOUTAH 1.5 SSE 2.28
MARSHALL 2.19
ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN ARPT 2.03
EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL ARPT 2.01
...INDIANA...
HAZLETON 1.88
COXVILLE 1.68
TERRE HAUTE INTL ARPT 1.65
MONTEZUMA 1.57
OAKLAND CITY 1.55
WASHINGTON 1.51
...KANSAS...
BAXTER SPRINGS 1.63
OVERLAND PARK 1.57
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
GALENA 3.86
CASSVILLE 3.79
NIXA 3.70
PARIS 3.64
PLATO 7 N 3.64
LADDONIA 6.8 N 3.51
...OKLAHOMA...
STIGLER 3.95
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 3.50
GLENPOOL 0.5 NW 3.40
...TEXAS...
SCOTLAND 3.38
GLEN ROSE 4 NE 3.22
THROCKMORTON SW 3.02
GRANBURY 2.92
HENRIETTA 11 SW 2.88
FRISCO 1 WNW 2.84
ALLEN 2.67
SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS 2.40
CHARLIE 3 SE 2.36
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT 1.86
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. A MODERATE RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN TEXAS INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI. THE RAIN WILL END FOR
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON THURSDAY AS ANOTHER
COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND PROVIDES DRIER AIR. AHEAD OF THAT
FRONT...A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEY REGIONS AND MUCH OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ON THURSDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
RAIN IS FORECAST FOR EASTERN TEXAS THROUGH LOUISIANA AND
MISSISSIPPI UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED
FOR TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
TATE
Last Updated: 455 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2018