The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 10 for Southwest to Ohio Valley Heavy Rain
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
400 PM CDT Sun Sep 23 2018
...Heavy rainfall shifting northeastward into the Tennessee and
Ohio Valleys toward the central Appalachians...
Flood warnings and watches, flash flood watches, as well as flood
advisories are in effect for the Arklatex region as well as
central Tenneesse, the southern half of the Ohio Valley and into
much of West Virginia.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 300 PM CDT...A slow-moving low pressure system continues to
feed tropical moisture northward from the Gulf of Mexico into
eastern Texas and Louisiana. At 3 PM CDT, the low pressure system
with a central pressure of 1010 mb, or 29.83 inches of mercury,
was centered in northeastern Texas about 50 miles west of
Shreveport, Louisiana. From this low, a slow-moving cold front
stretched southward through eastern Texas, while a stationary
front extended eastward across the Tennessee Valley and into the
Mid-Atlantic. National Weather Service radars and surface
observations indicated areas of light to moderate rain with
embedded heavy rain continued to spread northeastward across the
lower Mississippi Valley, Tennessee and Ohio Valley, and into the
northern Mid-Atlantic to the north of the stationary front.
Meanwhile, bands of showers and thunderstorms were moving eastward
into Louisiana ahead of the cold front while scattered
thunderstorms were developing in Mississippi.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 AM
CDT Wed Sep 19 through 300 PM CDT Sun Sep 23...
...ARKANSAS...
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE 7.65
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT 7.12
DANVILLE 2.5 NNE 6.68
FORT SMITH RGNL ARPT 5.44
RUSSELLVILLE 5.06
ARKADELPHIA 4.54
SCRANTON 5.4 ENE 4.45
EUREKA SPRINGS 4.0 NNW 4.01
MOUNT IDA 4.00
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD 3.47
CABOT 3.15
LITTLE ROCK 15.1 W2.91 2.91
SHERIDAN 1.2 S 2.30
...KENTUCKY...
WHITLEY CITY 3 N 3.22
RADCLIFF 1.2 SSE 3.03
LOUISVILLE 2.95
SCOTTSVILLE 9.2 ESE 2.83
LEXINGTON/BLUEGRASS ARPT 2.46
...LOUISIANA...
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT 4.33
VIVIAN 1.5 N 3.47
IOWA 9.7 NNW 3.42
BOSSIER CITY 2.4 WNW 3.28
...MISSISSIPPI...
PHILADELPHIA 9.6 W 3.00
...MISSOURI...
HOLLISTER 3.8 SW 3.93
...OKLAHOMA...
FITTSTOWN 15.78
STONEWALL 6 S 15.50
ADA 4.1 S 13.62
CENTRAHOMA 12.40
TALIHINA 10.25
TISHOMINGO 9.24
MCALESTER 7.67
SULPHUR 7.58
KREBS 0.3 WNW 7.08
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 7.01
WISTER 6.80
RINGLING 6.53
BROKEN ARROW 4 W 6.38
DUNCAN/HALLIBURTON FIELD ARPT 6.12
WAURIKA 6.03
CHANDLER 5.51
WICHITA 5.48
OKLAHOMA CITY-WILEY POST ARPT 3.69
TULSA-JONES JR ARPT 3.43
...TENNESSEE...
MT PLEASANT 6.43
CENTERVILLE 7 ENE 6.32
LEWISBURG 8 WNW 6.12
JACKSON 5.6 NE 5.35
LAWRENCEBURG 5.2 SW 5.32
COLUMBIA 1.2 SSW 5.25
HOHENWALD 2.2 SE 5.09
COLUMBIA 3.79
STANTON 8.8 E 2.65
...TEXAS...
BONHAM 4 NE 18.18
RAVENNA 1.7 SE 15.59
BONHAM-JONES FIELD 14.88
DODD CITY 3 NNW 14.50
PRINCETON 2.0 SSE 12.05
MCKINNEY 7.3 NE 11.94
BLUE RIDGE 5.1 ESE 11.70
VAN ALSTYNE 6.2 ENE 11.43
PROSPER 1.0 ENE 10.85
TRENTON 1.2 ENE 10.61
HUTTO 0.8 WNW 10.25
SHADY SHORES 3.9 N 10.23
PLANO 3.9 NNW 10.13
MESQUITE 3.7 N 9.85
MCKINNEY MUNI ARPT 8.98
CEDAR HILL 8.95
WILSON CREEK MCKINNEY 8.71
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT 8.26
HUTTO 3 S 7.08
PARIS-COX FIELD 6.33
BOERNE 3.4 N 6.05
GAINESVILLE 5.97
ELDORADO 2 E 5.39
HENRIETTA 0.7 WSW 5.26
MIDLOTHIAN/WAXAHACHIE 5.07
LANCASTER 4.58
DECATUR 4.31
...VIRGINIA...
DANVILLE 4.9 NNE 6.98
STEWARTSVILLE 6.12
POAGES MILL 1 N 5.78
ROCKY MOUNT 1 NW 5.64
CAVE SPRING 2.4 SSW 5.62
WIRTZ 2 SSE 5.54
BEDFORD 0.5 ENE 5.51
CHAMBLISSBURG 2 WSW 5.32
GOODVIEW 1.7 NNE 5.32
BOONES MILL 5.5 E 5.24
SALEM CITY 1 E 5.16
CHILDRESS 4 E 4.60
ROANOKE 5.5 SW 4.48
BIG ISLAND 2.5 WNW 4.19
UNION HALL 2.9 E 3.92
CLARKSVILLE 3.12
ROANOKE RGNL ARPT 2.15
VIRGINIA TECH ARPT 2.15
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...ARIZONA...
GREEN VALLEY 3.7 NE 3.90
AMADO 1.65 N 3.40
SAHUARITA 3.5 SW 3.35
ALTAR WASH AT SR 286 3.31
CIENEGA CREEK AT I-1 2.91
ORO VALLEY 5.8 N 2.32
VAIL 8.6 SSE 2.29
BENDER SPRINGS 2.05
...NEW MEXICO...
SUNSPOT 0.2 SSW 3.09
TULAROSA 1.0 E 2.86
SIERRA BLANCA 2.80
LORDSBURG 10.1 WNW (ADOBE) 2.75
CLOUDCROFT 1.8 SW 2.74
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES MUNI ARPT 2.52
RUIDOSO 2.9 SW 2.30
LAS CRUCES 5.8 WNW 2.13
ALBUQUERQUE 8 ESE 1.40
The low pressure system is forecast to remain nearly stationary
over northeastern Texas over the next couple of days as it slowly
weakens. Meanwhile, the focus of heavy rainfall is expected to
shift northeastward across the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys for the
next 2-3 days along and north of the stationary front. Rainfall
amounts of 3 to 5 inches are expected across the Tennessee and
Ohio Valleys through Wednesday.
The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1000 PM CDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Kong
Last Updated: 520 PM EDT SUN SEP 23 2018