THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO VALLEYS HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM 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...
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WERE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES EXTEND FROM EASTERN TEXAS THROUGH THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI LOWER TENNESSEE AND CENTRAL OHIO RIVER VALLEYS
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM CST...A STALLED FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS THE U.S. FROM
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY...ACROSS ARKANSAS TO
A WEAK SURFACE LOW NEAR DALLAS/FORT WORTH TEXAS...WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1010 MB...OR 29.23 INCHES. A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH
FROM THIS SURFACE LOW TO THE MEXICAN BORDER NORTH OF LAREDO.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAIN WITH
FLASH FLOODING LOCATED BETWEEN THE COLD FRONT AND AN OLD OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND INTO
NORTHERN LOUISIANA. FURTHER NORTH A BROAD SHIELD OF MODERATE
RAINFALL COVERED EASTERN KENTUCKY AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200
AM CST MON MAR 26 THROUGH 300 PM CST WED MAR 28...
...ARKANSAS...
STRICKLER 4.36
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD 4.29
BENTONVILLE/LOUISE THADEN FIELD 4.21
WINFREY 3 SSE 4.03
ARKANSAS RIVER LOCK #5 3.88
DECATUR 2.6 ESE 3.63
PONCA 3.57
WAREAGLE 1.4 NNW 3.54
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 AP 2.51
ALMA 2.44
LITCHFIELD 2.33
NEWTON 6.4 NNE 2.31
WATERLOO 2.30
NEWTON 2.29
MASCOUTAH 1.5 SSE 2.28
BUSH 2 ESE 2.27
CARBONDALE 3.8 S 2.23
MARSHALL 2.19
ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN ARPT 2.03
EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL ARPT 2.01
...INDIANA...
POSEYVILLE 2.8 NW 2.13
WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL 2.04
CAMPBELLSBURG 8.4 NNE 1.88
HAZLETON 1.88
FRANCISCO 0.1 SE 1.86
SHOALS 4 E 1.79
COXVILLE 1.68
TERRE HAUTE INTL ARPT 1.66
WILLIAMS 1.61
MONTEZUMA 1.57
BROOKEVILLE/WHITEWATER RIVER 1.56
LEBANON 1.55
...KANSAS...
BAXTER SPRINGS 1.63
OVERLAND PARK 1.57
PITTSBURG COOP 1.52
FRONTENAC 1.45
...KENTUCKY...
HENDERSON CITY 2.44
VISALIA 1.28
GUNPOWDER CREEK NEAR UNION 1.18
CINCINNATI NORTHERN KENTUCKY INT'L 0.91
...MISSOURI...
MOBERLY 0.8 WSW 5.99
GLASGOW 4.96
HUNTSVILLE 5.6 SW 4.93
AVA 6 W 4.57
HARTVILLE 0.5 SSE 4.56
PERRY 4.29
GALLOWAY 1 NE 4.25
CASSVILLE 4 SSE 4.16
MARSHALL 1 NNW 4.15
WASHBURN 5 W 4.10
GALENA 4.04
BLACKBURN 3.7 E 4.00
JAMES RIVER 3.86
NIXA 3.70
...OHIO...
VAN WERT 1.31
FAIRFAX 1 SE 1.19
LANCASTER 1.12
MILL CREEK/CINCINNATI 1.12
...OKLAHOMA...
RED RIVER AT TERRAL 4.77
STIGLER 4.02
SAPULPA 3 WNW 4.00
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
...TENNESSEE...
COVINGTON COOP 2.00
NEW JOHNSON 1.74
ATOKA 1.57
...TEXAS...
BLANCO RIVER 5.72
KYLE 3 WSW 5.16
SAN MARCOS 5.8 N 5.16
MIDDLE VERDE CREEK AT SH 173 5.11
SECO CREEK AT ROWE RANCH 4.98
BERGSTROM 2 SW 4.95
D'HANIS 3.5 WNW 4.95
BUDA 0.7 SW 4.76
ELGIN 2.8 NNE 4.53
ONION CREEK 3.2 ENE 4.47
AUSTIN-BERSGSTROM INT'L 4.37
PLANO 1 W 3.44
DALLAS 4 NE 3.16
CLERBURNE 1 E 3.12
THE FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS THROUGH THE
MID-MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS OVER THE NEXT DAY. PLENTY
OF MOISTURE AND AN IDEAL TRAINING THUNDERSTORM ENVIRONMENT WILL
CONTINUE TO EXIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS...LOUISIANA...AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI AND POSE A FLASH FLOODING RISK. AS SUCH A MODERATE
RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR THIS AREA. THE RAIN WILL END FOR THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY THURSDAY EVENING AS A PUSH OF DRIER AIR
ADVANCES THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREAS AFFECTED. A SLIGHT RISK
OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE
AND OHIO VALLEY REGIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BUT IS LIMITED TO
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5
INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS THROUGH
LOUISIANA INTO MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...WITH 1 TO 2
INCHES EXPECTED FOR TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
GALLINA
Last Updated: 449 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2018