The Weather Prediction Center

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Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 20 for Southwest to Northeast Heavy Rain
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
500 AM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018

...Heavy rainfall continues in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys...

Flash Flood Warnings and Watches, as well as scattered Flood
Warnings and Advisories are in effect for the Tennessee and Ohio
Valley regions.

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

At 400 AM 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
light to moderate rain was falling across Coastal New England.
Scattered thunderstorms were occurring across the Middle and Lower
Mississippi Valley, as well as portions of the Southeast.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 800 AM
EDT Wed Sep 19 through 400 AM EDT Wed Sep 26...

...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...
HAMDEN 2 W                            8.51                    
WESTPORT                              7.40                    
TRUMBULL                              7.32                    
LEBANON                               6.79                    
SCOTLAND                              6.40                    
WINDHAM                               6.18                    
KILLINGSWORTH                         6.10                    
EAST WALLINGFORD                      5.36                    
WILTON                                5.25                    
CHAPLIN                               5.15                    
MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI ARPT             4.47                    
STAMFORD HARBOR                       3.07                    

...GEORGIA...
DALTON                                7.60                    
SUGAR VALLEY 2.9 NW                   6.57                    
SUMMERVILLE 9.4 ENE                   5.90                    
RINGGOLD/S CHICKAMAUGA CREEK          5.79                    
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                   2.05                    

...KENTUCKY...
FRANKFORT 3.3 NE                      6.79                    
GEORGETOWN 7.2 ENE                    6.56                    
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN FIELD               6.41                    
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               3.77                    

...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...
WEBSTER                               3.38                    
NORTH GRAFTON                         3.00                    
WORCESTER RGNL ARPT                   2.26                    
EAST LONGMEADOW                       2.11                    
HOLYOKE                               2.08                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
SHERMAN                               4.57                    
STARKVILLE 4.7 SE                     3.55                    
HATCHIE RIVER NEAR WALNUT 6E          3.54                    
TUPELO RGNL ARPT                      3.30                    
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...
TOTOWA 1 W                            7.44                    
RINGWOOD 2 ENE                        6.96                    
MAYWOOD                               4.86                    
BAYONNE                               4.77                    
NORTH BERGEN                          4.07                    
TETERBORO AIRPORT                     3.71                    
TENAFLY                               3.56                    
DENNIS TWP 2.5 S                      2.94                    
BELMAR-FARMINGDALE                    2.93                    
MIDDLE TWP 4.2 NNW                    2.63                    
ESSEX COUNTY ARPT                     2.33                    
NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT          1.89                    

...NEW YORK...
IRVINGTON 1 NE                        4.58                    
SETAUKET                              4.53                    
WHITE PLAINS - WESTCHESTER CNTY AP    4.41                    
ELMSFORD                              4.30                    
PINE CITY 3.1 SE                      3.10                    
FARMINGDALE/REPUBLIC ARPT             2.40                    
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          2.60                    
CHERRY GROVE                          2.48                    
KNOX COUNTY AIRFIELD                  2.29                    
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           2.31                    
ALTOONA - BLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT        2.08                    
SOMERSET COUNTY ARPT                  2.07                    
PITTSBURGH-ALLEGHENY CNTY AIRPORT     2.00                    
POCONO MOUNTAINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT    1.76                    
WILLIAMSPORT-LYCOMING CNTY AIRPORT    1.62                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
PROVIDENCE/THEODORE FRANCIS ARPT      3.40                    
NORTH FOSTER                          3.28                    
CHEPACHET                             3.02                    

...TENNESSEE...
JACKSON 5.6 NE                       10.40                    
COLUMBIA 1.2 SSW                      8.49                    
SPRING HILL                           8.07                    
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        6.95                    
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                    
DAYTON                                5.55                    
CHATTANOOGA/LOVELL FIELD              4.10                    
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             2.73                    

...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 this
morning, and a stronger cold front will continue pushing across
the Middle Mississippi and Ohio Valley into the Tennessee Valley
later today. 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, Northeast and
Lower Mississippi Valley through Thursday. 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 1100 AM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Snell




Last Updated: 459 AM EDT WED SEP 26 2018