The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 13 for Southwest to Ohio Valley Heavy Rain
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1000 AM CDT Mon Sep 24 2018
...Heavy rainfall continues in the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys...
Flash Flood Watches as well as scattered Flood Warnings and
Advisories are in effect for Middle Tennessee and the southern
half of the Ohio Valley region.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 900 AM CDT...Tropical moisture continued to stream northward
from the Gulf of Mexico into the Lower Mississippi, Tennessee, and
Ohio Valleys. At the surface, a weak low pressure system with a
central pressure of 1012 mb, or 29.88 inches of mercury, was
centered near Texarkana, Arkansas. From this low, a slow-moving
cold front stretched southward through western Louisiana. Another
front had started to lift north as a warm front, extending
northeastward through the Lower Mississippi Valley and eastward
through the Tennessee Valley, connecting with a slow-moving cold
front in the Southeast. National Weather Service radars and
surface observations indicated that moderate to heavy rain was
falling across parts of the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Generally
moderate rain was occurring across West Virginia, while scattered
showers continued farther west over parts of the Lower Mississippi
Valley.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 AM
CDT Wed Sep 19 through 900 AM CDT Mon Sep 24...
...ARKANSAS...
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE 9.55
DANVILLE 2.5 NNE 7.75
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT 7.19
BEN LOMOND 1 WNW 6.73
FORT SMITH RGNL ARPT 5.72
RUSSELLVILLE 5.37
ARKADELPHIA 4.98
SCRANTON 5.4 ENE 4.45
MOUNT IDA 4.06
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD 3.95
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 2 ENE 3.84
...KENTUCKY...
GEORGETOWN 7.2 ENE 5.25
FRANKFORT 3.3 NE 4.86
RADCLIFF 1.2 SSE 4.76
SHELBYVILLE 7.6 NNW 4.30
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN FIELD 4.14
MIDDLETOWN 4.9 ENE 4.08
EDDYVILLE 2.0 NNE 3.85
PRINCETON 0.5 SSE 3.82
CADIZ 2.5 NNW 3.79
JACKSON 5.5 WNW 3.76
MAYFIELD GRAVES CO ARPT 3.18
...LOUISIANA...
VIVIAN 1.5 N 5.09
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT 4.38
BIENVILLE 3 NE 3.50
IOWA 9.7 NNW 3.42
BOSSIER CITY 2.4 WNW 3.28
LAKE CHARLES RGNL ARPT 2.94
...MISSISSIPPI...
SENATOBIA 1.5 S 3.10
PHILADELPHIA 9.6 W 3.00
...MISSOURI...
HOLLISTER 3.8 SW 4.36
POPLAR BLUFF 4.2 NW 3.08
KENNETT MEM ARPT 2.66
...TENNESSEE...
JACKSON 5.6 NE 8.10
COLUMBIA 1.2 SSW 7.66
HOHENWALD 2.2 SE 7.47
BELLS 2.5 NE 6.53
MT PLEASANT 6.43
CENTERVILLE 7 ENE 6.32
HUNTINGDON CARROLL COUNTY ARPT 6.24
LEWISBURG 8 WNW 6.12
LAWRENCEBURG 5.2 SW 6.03
SPRING HILL 2.8 ENE 6.00
COLUMBIA/MAURY CO 5.08
NASHVILLE INTL ARPT 3.08
...VIRGINIA...
DANVILLE 4.9 NNE 6.98
STEWARTSVILLE 6.12
POAGES MILL 1 N 5.78
CAVE SPRING 2.4 SSW 5.68
ROCKY MOUNT 1 NW 5.64
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 5.25
SALEM CITY 1 E 5.16
ROANOKE 7.3 SSW 5.00
...WEST VIRGINIA...
ALVON 3 WNW 2.76
WEST UNION 8.2 NE 2.36
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT 2.21
...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
...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
...TEXAS...
BONHAM 4 NE 18.18
RAVENNA 1.7 SE 15.59
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
CELESTE 8.86
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
The low pressure system is forecast to weaken today over the
Ark-La-Tex region. The front across the Lower Mississippi and
Tennessee Valleys into the Southeast will lift slowly northward
today and Tuesday. Heavy rainfall is expected to continue across
the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys over the next few days along and
north of that front, and then ahead of a cold front approaching on
Wednesday. Additional rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches are
expected across the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys through Wednesday.
Slight to Moderate Risks of excessive rainfall/flash flooding are
in effect.
The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 400 PM CDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Tate
Last Updated: 1052 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2018