The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 5 for Ohio Valley to Mid-Atlantic States
Heavy Rainfall
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
500 AM EDT Sun Sep 09 2018
...Moderate to heavy rainfall continues to impact the Ohio Valley
and Mid-Atlantic states...
Widespread Flash Flood and Flood Watches are in effect for parts
of the Ohio Valley, Lower Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast
regions.
Flood Warnings and Flood Advisories are scattered throughout the
Ohio Valley and northern Mid-Atlantic.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 400 AM EDT...The low pressure system that was once Gordon was
located about 50 miles east of Louisville, Kentucky and had a
central pressure of 1008 mb or 29.77 inches of mercury. From this
low, a quasi-stationary front extended eastward through the Ohio
Valley and the southern Mid-Atlantic states. A slow-moving cold
front stretched southwest from the low through the Lower
Mississippi Valley and into south-central Texas. National Weather
Service radars and surface observations showed widespread moderate
to heavy rain across the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic region to
the north of the quasi-stationary front. Scattered showers were
occurring along the cold front as well.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 800 AM
EDT Wed Sep 05 through 400 AM EDT Sun Sep 09...
...ILLINOIS...
CASEYVILLE 1 SE 8.01
OLNEY-NOBLE ARPT 7.30
ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN ARPT 7.19
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 7.02
ST. FRANCISVILLE 6.81
CENTREVILLE 2 SE 6.50
RIVERTON 6.50
ST. JOSEPH 6.50
BELLEVILLE 1 SW 6.40
LATHAM 2 SW 6.25
SPAULDING 6.25
ZEIGLER 6.12
WEST UNION 6.10
SPRINGFIELD 3 N 5.90
...INDIANA...
SELLERSBURG 2 E 7.72
CHARLESTOWN 3 SSW 6.79
CRANDALL 6.43
BLOOMINGTON - MONROE CO ARPT 6.38
HUNTINGBURG 6.36
FORT BRANCH 6.30
MARENGO 5.94
TELL CITY 4 NW 5.76
MUNCIE/DELAWARE CO ARPT 5.24
SPRINGVILLE 4 NW 5.22
INDIANAPOLIS 3 S 5.10
...KENTUCKY...
HANCOCK CO ARPT 5.29
SHIVELY 1 SE 4.93
LEWISPORT 1 SE 4.86
LOUISVILLE - STANDIFORD FIELD 4.54
CINCINNATI/N KY INTL ARPT 4.42
LYNDON 2 SE 3.99
MOUNT STERLING - MONTGOMERY CO ARPT 3.53
PADUCAH/BARKLEY RGNL ARPT 3.28
HENDERSON CITY 3.14
LEXINGTON 6 SSW 2.42
...MARYLAND...
GAITHERSBURG - MONTGOMERY CO ARPT 2.53
CAMP DAVID 2.24
...NEW JERSEY...
WOODBURY 1 NNW 4.53
MANTUA TWP 3.50
WEST DEPTFORD 3.03
WOODBINE 2.64
DENNISVILLE 1 NNW 2.48
MOUNT EPHRAIM 0.2 NNE 2.28
SEA ISLE CITY 3 WNW 2.11
WASHINGTON TWP 2 NNW 2.01
ELDORA 2.00
...OHIO...
BROOKVILLE 1 ESE 4.86
DAYTON INTL ARPT 4.59
BATAVIA CLERMONT CO ARPT 4.26
CINCINNATI MUNI ARPT LUNKEN FIELD 4.24
BUTLER CO RGNL ARPT 4.20
GREATER PORTSMOUTH RGNL ARPT 3.99
HOOK FIELD MUNI ARPT 3.63
ARCANUM 3 SSW 3.19
UNION 1 WSW 2.87
DONNELSVILLE 0.3 E 2.71
KETTERING 3 WNW 2.62
JOHN GLENN COLUMBUS INTL AIRPORT 2.60
...PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT 5.29
FAIRFIELD 1 NNE 3.87
HANOVER 3.39
GETTSBURG 3 ESE 3.11
PITTSBURGH/ALLEGHENY CO. ARPT 2.77
HARRISBURG/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 2.61
READING RGNL ARPT 2.57
POTTSTOWN LIMERICK ARPT 2.26
...WEST VIRGINIA...
WHEELING OHIO CO ARPT 3.18
PETERSBURG/GRANT CO ARPT 2.53
LEWISBURG/GREENBRIAR 2.28
BECKLEY/RALEIGH CO MEMORIAL ARPT 2.13
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...IOWA...
PELLA MUNI ARPT 3.75
BURLINGTON RGNL ARPT 3.74
CENTERVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.55
DAVENPORT MUNI ARPT 3.04
IOWA CITY MUNI ARPT 2.99
OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL ARPT 2.90
FAIRFIELD MUNI ARPT 2.83
LAMONI MUNI ARPT 2.78
DES MOINES INTL ARPT 1.92
CEDAR RAPIDS MUNI ARPT 1.18
...MISSOURI...
CENTERVILLE 6.28
RICHWOODS 2 NE 6.00
ST. JAMES 8 SE 5.56
HERCULANEUM 1 WNW 5.33
OAKVILLE 5.00
SEDALIA MEMORIAL ARPT 4.55
HANNIBAL RGNL ARPT 4.39
SPRINGFIELD RGNL ARPT 3.20
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 3.05
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS AIRPORT 2.35
The low pressure system is forecast to move slowly northeastward
across the Ohio Valley on Sunday and will move into the Lower
Great Lakes region by Monday. The low combined with tropical
moisture will continue to cause heavy rain across the Ohio Valley
and northern Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday, and heavy rain is
expected to spread into the Lower Great Lakes region by Sunday
night. The heaviest additional rainfall totals are forecast for
the Allegheny Plateau and into the Central Appalachians, where
widespread totals over 5 inches are expected, with locally higher
amounts. Flooding and flash flooding are likely, and Moderate Risk
of excessive rainfall is in effect there on Sunday and Sunday
night.
The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1100 AM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Tate
Last Updated: 459 AM EDT SUN SEP 09 2018