THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 9 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO VALLEYS HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CST THU MAR 29 2018
...HEAVY RAIN THREAT DIMINISHES AS STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
BEGIN TO MOVE FASTER TOWARD THE EAST ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...AS WELL AS AREAS OF FLOOD 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 900 AM CST...A STALLED FRONT THAT HAD BEEN BRINGING HEAVY RAIN
AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH HAD BEGUN TO MOVE FASTER
TOWARD THE EAST AS A LARGE DOME OF COOL AIR MASS WAS PUSHING IN
FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A SQUALL LINE CONTAINING
TORRENTIAL RAIN WAS MOVING STEADILY EASTWARD ACROSS LOUISIANA INTO
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE STRATIFORM RAIN WAS LOCATED JUST BEHIND THIS SQUALL LINE
FROM ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF LOUISIANA UP INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. MEANWHILE...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS
EXPANDING FARTHER TO THE NORTH ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TOWARD
THE OHIO VALLEY AS A LOW PRESSURE CENTER BEGAN TO FORM ALONG THE
BOUNDARY OF THE COOL AIR MASS OVER NORTHERN ARKANSAS.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200
AM CST MON MAR 26 THROUGH 900 AM CST THU MAR 29...
...ARKANSAS...
DECATUR 2.6 ESE 5.88
PEA RIDGE 0.2 WSW 5.58
GEORGETOWN 12.1 W 5.35
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
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...
BUNDICK CREEK NEAR DERIDDER 4 ESE 10.12
FORT POLK 9.26
DOVE FIELD 9.25
SWARTZ 2 SW 7.92
DERIDDER 4 ESE 6.68
KURTHWOOD 10 N 6.44
PEASON RIDGE 6.43
ALEXANDRIA 2.8 SW 6.01
CALHOUN 4.3 SSE 5.92
FT. POLK - FULLERTON LANDING STRIP 5.91
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 6.04
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...
WESTVILLE 3.0 SSW 5.18
MUSKOGEE 4.0 NE 5.01
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...
COLMESNEIL 11.6 ESE 11.38
KEEGANS BAYOU AT ROARK ROAD 9.70
LAKE LIVINGSTON 9.48
SIMS BAYOU 9.27
HUNTSVILLE 10.4 NNE 8.55
BUFFALO BAYOU 8.13
LIVINGSTON 13.4 E 8.10
SPRING 6 WSW 8.08
WOODVILLE 7.2 S 7.76
IOLA 10.4 SSW 7.69
LUFKIN 7.40
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
COLUMBUS 9 NNE 5.50
AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND ACCELERATE
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND INTO NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF STATES WILL BEGIN TO MOVE
FASTER TOWARD THE EAST AND WEAKEN...ENDING THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT
ACROSS THE REGION. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
BEFORE A COLD FRONT PUSHES THE RAIN INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. ON
FRIDAY.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
KONG
Last Updated: 1114 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2018