THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO VALLEYS HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CST THU MAR 29 2018
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN ARE LOCATED ALONG
THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND INTO LOUISIANA WHILE MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN FALLS IN TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY AS WELL...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES AND FLOOD ADVISORIES
EXTEND FROM EASTERN TEXAS THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI...TENNESSEE...AND OHIO VALLEYS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM 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 WAS
PRESENT ALONG THE TEXAS GULF COAST NORTHEASTWARD INTO CENTRAL
LOUISIANA AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI...WITH AN EFFECTIVE COLD FRONT
LOCATED ALONG THE SQUALL LINE. MODERATE TO HEAVY STRATIFORM RAIN
WAS LOCATED JUST BEHIND THIS LINE. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO
FALLING ACROSS KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE...WITH LIGHTER RAIN IN
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRESENT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200
AM CST MON MAR 26 THROUGH 300 AM CST THU MAR 29...
...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
FREEBURG 2.43
NEWTON 2.39
CARBONDALE 2.33
LITCHFIELD 2.33
WATERLOO 2.30
MASCOUTAH 1.5 SSE 2.28
BUSH 2 ESE 2.27
ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN ARPT 2.07
...INDIANA...
POSEYVILLE 2.8 NW 2.13
HAZLETON 2.03
CAMPBELLSBURG 8.4 NNE 1.88
FRANCISCO 0.1 SE 1.86
SHOALS 4 E 1.79
COXVILLE 1.76
TERRE HAUTE INTL ARPT 1.75
DUBOIS 1.70
...KANSAS...
BAXTER SPRINGS 1.63
OVERLAND PARK 1.57
PITTSBURG COOP 1.52
FRONTENAC 1.45
...KENTUCKY...
HENDERSON CITY 2.50
LIVINGSTON 2.40
GLASGOW 2.23
VISALIA 1.83
FORT CAMPBELL U.S. ARMY AIRFIELD 1.51
MAYFIELD GRAVES COUNTY ARPT 1.50
CINCINNATI NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTL 1.17
...LOUISIANA...
DERIDDER 4 ESE 6.68
FT. POLK - FULLERTON LANDING STRIP 5.91
DOVE FIELD 5.50
VERNON 5.11
BON WEIR 2 ENE 5.00
ALEXANDRIA INTL ARPT 4.63
GEORGETOWN 4.47
CATAHOULA 3.95
MINDEN ARPT 3.72
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT 3.71
...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...
HOLLY SPRINGS 4 N 2.79
VICKSBURG 8 N 2.57
FALCON 7 W 2.45
CORINTH 4 W 2.39
TUPELO 2.13
GREENVILLE/MID DELTA RGNL ARPT 1.99
...OHIO...
TAYLOR CREEK TWP 1.84
MILL CREEK/CINCINNATI 1.48
FAIRFAX 1 SE 1.19
LANCASTER 1.12
...OKLAHOMA...
RED RIVER AT TERRAL 4.77
STIGLER 4.06
TAHLEQUAH 4.04
SAPULPA 3 WNW 4.00
JAY 3.95
INOLA 3.87
TULSA 6.3 S 3.78
COOKSON 3.56
ADA 4 SE 3.52
BROKEN ARROW 3 NNW 3.50
...TENNESSEE...
POCAHONTAS 1 E 2.94
SAVANNAH 2.93
CENTERVILLE 2.72
ERIN 8 ESE 2.59
BELLS 2 SW 2.45
GERMANTOWN 2.31
ARLINGTON 2.22
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 2.13
GILT EDGE 2.07
NASHVILLE INTL ARPT 1.75
...TEXAS...
WOODVILLE 7.29
HUNTSVILLE MUNI ARPT 7.06
BRENHAM 6.48
COLDSPRINGS 6.45
LIVINGSTON 2 W 6.42
MADISONVILLE 6.40
JASPER COUNTY - BELL FIELD ARPT 6.39
KYLE 2 SW 6.39
BUDA 6.32
HENDERSON 6.17
AUSTIN-BERSGSTROM INTL ARPT 6.08
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...THE SQUALL LINE WILL MOVE EASTWARD
THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS...LOUISIANA...AND MISSISSIPPI. PLENTY OF
MOISTURE AND AN IDEAL TRAINING THUNDERSTORM ENVIRONMENT WILL
CONTINUE FOR THOSE AREAS...SO A QUICK 1 TO 3 MORE INCHES OF RAIN
IS POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THUS A MODERATE RISK OF
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL/FLASH FLOODING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...AND A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL/FLASH
FLOODING WILL BE IN EFFECT ON THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL GULF COAST.
AS DRIER AIR COMES IN WITH A SECONDARY COLD FRONT...RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO END IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY THURSDAY EVENING. FARTHER
NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.
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: 500 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2018