THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO VALLEYS HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CST WED MAR 28 2018
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN STRETCH FROM WESTERN
TENNESSEE SOUTHWEST THROUGH MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, AND SOUTHEAST
TEXAS WHILE RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE FOR THE OHIO VALLEY....
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES AND FLOOD ADVISORIES
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 900 PM CST...A STALLED FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS THE U.S. FROM THE
MID-ATLANTIC THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY...LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...AND TEXAS WITH LOW PRESSURE WAVES LOCATED ALONG THE
FRONT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A SQUALL LINE CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN
STRETCHED FROM TENNESSEE THROUGH MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA...AND
INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY STRATIFORM RAIN WAS
LOCATED JUST BEHIND THIS LINE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE
PRESENT IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...AND SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WERE
OCCURRING IN THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200
AM CST MON MAR 26 THROUGH 900 PM CST WED MAR 28...
...ARKANSAS...
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD 4.44
STRICKLER 4.42
BENTONVILLE/LOUISE THADEN FIELD 4.32
WINFREY 3 SSE 4.07
MAYSVILLE 4 SE 4.03
ARKANSAS RIVER LOCK #5 3.88
DECATUR 2.6 ESE 3.63
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE FIELD 3.62
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD 3.60
PONCA 3.57
WAREAGLE 1.4 NNW 3.54
NORTHWEST AR RGNL ARPT 3.37
SOUTH ARKANSAS RGNL ARPT 3.34
...ILLINOIS...
CARLYLE 2.90
BELLEVILLE SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA AP 2.54
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
ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN ARPT 2.06
...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 INTL 1.16
...LOUISIANA...
CANEY 3.66
TORO 3.52
MOORINGSPORT 3 ENE 3.49
MINDEN ARPT 3.45
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT 3.33
SPRINGHILL 4 SE 2.98
GEORGETOWN 2.74
NATCHITOCHES 2.42
BON WEIR 2 ENE 2.40
...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
...MISSISSIPPI...
VICKSBURG 8 N 2.04
GREENVILLE/MID DELTA RGNL ARPT 1.93
COMO 1.90
OLIVE BRANCH 1.58
...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 4.06
SAPULPA 3 WNW 4.00
JAY 3.93
TAHLEQUAH 3.80
INOLA 3.78
TULSA 6.3 S 3.78
COOKSON 3.56
ADA 4 SE 3.52
BROKEN ARROW 3 NNW 3.50
...TENNESSEE...
ARLINGTON 2.00
COVINGTON COOP 2.00
GERMANTOWN 1.99
BELLS 2 SW 1.96
HUMBOLDT 1.90
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 1.88
ATOKA 1.79
...TEXAS...
MADISONVILLE 6.40
BLANCO RIVER 5.72
AUSTIN-BERSGSTROM INTL ARPT 5.64
HUNTSVILLE 5 WNW 5.54
ELLINGER 7 E 5.30
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
D'HANIS 3.5 WNW 4.95
WEIMAR 6 S 4.92
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI ARPT 4.10
THE FRONT WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS
THROUGH THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 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. THUS A MODERATE RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THIS AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO
5 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE FROM SOUTHEAST TEXAS INTO PORTIONS OF
LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. 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 THOSE AREAS. ON
THURSDAY...A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN
IS POSSIBLE. FARTHER NORTH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...AN ADDITIONAL 1
TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED 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.
TATE
Last Updated: 1101 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2018