The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 19 for Southwest to Northeast Heavy Rain
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1100 PM EDT Tue Sep 25 2018

...Heavy rainfall continues in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, as
well as the Northeast...

Flash Flood Warnings and Watches, as well as scattered Flood
Warnings and Advisories are in effect for the Ohio Valley region.
Flash Flood Warnings and Flood Advisories are in effect for
portions of Coastal New England.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 1000 PM EDT...Tropical moisture continued to stream northward
from the Gulf of Mexico into the Lower Mississippi, Tennessee, and
Ohio Valleys. At the surface, a warm front stretched southward
from southern Ontario across the Northeast, connecting to a
stationary front draped along Coastal New England. A stationary
front reached southeastward from the Tennessee Valley into the
Southeast and Lower Mid-Atlantic. National Weather Service radars
and surface observations indicated that moderate to heavy rain was
falling across parts of the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, while more
widespread light to moderate rain was falling across Coastal New
England. Scattered thunderstorms were occurring farther south
across the Lower Mississippi Valley and portions of the Southeast,
as well as the Great Lakes.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 800 AM
EDT Wed Sep 19 through 1000 PM EDT Tue Sep 25...

...ALABAMA...
CENTRE                                4.47                    
FLORENCE 9.9 NW                       4.00                    
FAIRHOPE 3.1 NNW                      3.37                    
MOBILE 1.2 WSW                        2.51                    

...ARKANSAS...
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE                        9.60                    
DANVILLE 2.5 NNE                      7.77                    
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT                   7.52                    
BEN LOMOND 1 WNW                      6.73                    
FORT SMITH RGNL ARPT                  5.72                    
SCRANTON 5.4 ENE                      5.72                    
ARKADELPHIA                           5.59                    
RUSSELLVILLE                          5.37                    
MOUNT IDA                             4.56                    
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 2.6 NNE             4.02                    
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD               3.96                    

...CONNECTICUT...
WINDHAM                               6.18                    
EAST WALLINGFORD                      5.36                    
WILTON                                5.25                    
MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI ARPT             4.47                    
STAMFORD HARBOR                       3.07                    
DANBURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT             2.71                    
NEW HAVEN AIRPORT                     2.24                    

...GEORGIA...
DALTON                                7.53                    
SUGAR VALLEY 2.9 NW                   6.57                    
SUMMERVILLE 9.4 ENE                   5.90                    
RINGGOLD/S CHICKAMAUGA CREEK          5.14                    
ROME, R. B. RUSSELL AIRPORT           4.38                    

...ILLINOIS...
MURPHYSBORO 1.3 NW                    4.84                    
JONESBORO 0.3 NNE                     4.53                    
CAIRO REGIONAL AIRPORT                3.53                    
HARRISBURG-RALEIGH AIRPORT            3.02                    
CARMI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT               2.92                    
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT             2.56                    

...INDIANA...
NEW ALBANY 4.8 NNE                    5.15                    
JEFFERSONVILLE 0.8 NW                 4.93                    
HENRYVILLE 2.6 E                      4.65                    
EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT           3.48                    
HUNTINGBURG                           2.36                    
FRANKFORT RGNL ARPT                   1.91                    

...KENTUCKY...
FRANKFORT 3.3 NE                      6.79                    
GEORGETOWN 7.2 ENE                    6.56                    
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN FIELD               6.08                    
MIDDLETOWN 4.9 ENE                    6.01                    
JEFFERSONTOWN                         5.99                    
RADCLIFF 1.2 SSE                      5.76                    
SHELBYVILLE 7.6 NNW                   5.65                    
EDDYVILLE 2.0 NNE                     4.51                    
CADIZ 2.5 NNW                         4.40                    
JACKSON 5.5 WNW                       4.34                    
PRINCETON 0.5 SSE                     4.02                    
MAYFIELD GRAVES CO ARPT               3.58                    

...LOUISIANA...
VIVIAN 1.5 N                          5.09                    
GRAND CHENIER                         4.72                    
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT                  4.49                    
IOWA 9.7 NNW                          4.18                    
BIENVILLE 3 NE                        3.50                    
BOSSIER CITY 2.4 WNW                  3.40                    
LAKE CHARLES RGNL ARPT                3.33                    

...MARYLAND...
DUNKIRK 3.2 NNE                       4.50                    
CAMP DAVID                            3.12                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
WORCESTER RGNL ARPT                   2.25                    
EAST LONGMEADOW                       2.11                    
HOLYOKE                               2.08                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
STARKVILLE 4.7 SE                     3.55                    
HATCHIE RIVER NEAR WALNUT 6E          3.50                    
SENATOBIA 1.5 S                       3.10                    

...MISSOURI...
HOLLISTER 3.8 SW                      4.38                    
PORTAGEVILLE-DELTA CENTER             4.00                    
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                3.74                    
KENNETT MEM ARPT                      2.73                    

...NEW JERSEY...
BAYONNE                               4.63                    
NORTH BERGEN                          4.07                    
TETERBORO AIRPORT                     3.71                    
TENAFLY                               3.56                    
DENNIS TWP 2.5 S                      2.94                    
BELMAR-FARMINGDALE                    2.92                    
MIDDLE TWP 4.2 NNW                    2.63                    
MILLVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT           2.06                    
NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT          1.89                    

...NEW YORK...
WHITE PLAINS - WESTCHESTER CNTY AP    4.41                    
PINE CITY 3.1 SE                      3.10                    
FARMINGDALE/REPUBLIC ARPT             2.37                    
DOWLING SEA COM                       2.22                    
BINGHAMTON REGIONAL AIRPORT           2.09                    
NEW YORK CITY - CENTRAL PARK          1.95                    
ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT                 1.69                    

...OHIO...
DOVER 4.6 WNW                         3.01                    
GREATER PORTSMOUTH RGNL ARPT          2.55                    
CHERRY GROVE                          2.48                    
KNOX COUNTY AIRFIELD                  2.27                    
BUTLER CO RGNL ARPT                   2.05                    
LANCASTER/FAIRFIELD CO ARPT           1.85                    
CINCINNATI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT          1.40                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
SANDY LAKE 1.8 ENE                    2.45                    
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA ARPT           2.27                    
ALTOONA - BLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT        2.08                    
SOMERSET COUNTY ARPT                  2.07                    
PITTSBURGH-ALLEGHENY CNTY AIRPORT     2.00                    
POCONO MOUNTAINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT    1.75                    
WILLIAMSPORT-LYCOMING CNTY AIRPORT    1.62                    

...TENNESSEE...
JACKSON 5.6 NE                       10.40                    
COLUMBIA 1.2 SSW                      8.49                    
HOHENWALD 2.2 SE                      7.66                    
GREENFIELD                            7.29                    
BELLS 2.5 NE                          7.06                    
MURFREESBORO 7.9 NNW                  7.01                    
HUNTINGDON CARROLL COUNTY ARPT        6.93                    
SPRING HILL 2.8 ENE                   6.65                    
LAWRENCEBURG 5.2 SW                   6.45                    
MT PLEASANT                           6.43                    
LEWISBURG 8 WNW                       6.40                    
CENTERVILLE 7 ENE                     6.32                    
WAYNESBORO                            6.12                    
CHATTANOOGA/LOVELL FIELD              3.98                    
NASHVILLE INTL ARPT                   3.79                    

...VIRGINIA...
DANVILLE 4.9 NNE                      6.98                    
STEWARTSVILLE                         6.12                    
CAVE SPRING 2.4 SSW                   6.04                    
POAGES MILL 1 N                       5.78                    
ROCKY MOUNT 1 NW                      5.64                    
BEDFORD 0.5 ENE                       5.54                    
WIRTZ 2 SSE                           5.54                    
GOODVIEW 1.7 NNE                      5.38                    
BOONES MILL 5.5 E                     5.37                    
ROANOKE 7.3 SSW                       5.35                    
SALEM CITY 1 E                        5.16                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
WEST UNION 8.2 NE                     3.20                    
ALVON 3 WNW                           2.76                    
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT             2.71                    

...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                    
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                    
CEDAR HILL                            8.95                    
CELESTE                               8.86                    
WILSON CREEK MCKINNEY                 8.71                    
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT           8.26                    
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                    


A warm front is lifting northward through the Northeast tonight,
and a stronger cold front will continue pushing across the Upper
and Middle Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley tonight. Ahead
of the warm front, heavy rainfall is expected across the
Northeast, while the advancing cold front will lead to more heavy
rainfall across the Tennessee and Ohio valleys, as well as
portions of the Southern and Central Appalachians through
Wednesday. Additional widespread rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches
are forecast for the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, with locally
higher amounts possible. There is a Slight Risk for excessive
rainfall/flash flooding in these areas. 

The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 500 AM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Snell




Last Updated: 1057 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018