The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 23 for Southwest to Northeast Heavy Rain
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1100 PM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018

...Heavy rain continues to fall ahead of a cold front throughout
the East Coast into the Southeast and Lower Mississippi Valley...

Flash Flood Warnings and Watches, as well as scattered Flood
Warnings and Advisories, are in effect for parts the Southern
Appalachians and into northern Alabama. Flash Flood Warnings and
Flood Advisories are in effect for portions of the Northeast.

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

At 1000 PM EDT...An upper-level trough was centered over the
central U.S. At the surface, a cold front stretched from New
England through the Central and Southern Appalachians into and
Lower Mississippi Valley and southern Texas. Tropical moisture
continued to stream in ahead of the front. National Weather
Service radars and surface observations indicated that moderate
rain, with pockets of heavy rain, was falling ahead of the cold
front throughout the East Coast and into the Southeast and Lower
Mississippi Valley. The heaviest rain was occurring in
thunderstorms in parts of the Southeast. There were scattered
thunderstorms in southeastern Texas as well.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 800 AM
EDT Wed Sep 19 through 1000 PM EDT Wed Sep 26...

...ALABAMA...
CENTRE                                4.69                    
FLORENCE 9.9 NW                       4.60                    
HUNTSVILLE 5.9 SE                     4.56                    
BIRMINGHAM-16TH ST                    4.29                    
CROSSVILLE 2.2 NNE                    3.98                    
HAMPTON COVE 1.0 NW                   3.78                    
MENTONE 6.9 SSE                       3.71                    
FAIRHOPE 3.1 NNW                      3.47                    
MOBILE 1.2 WSW                        2.76                    

...ARKANSAS...
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE                        9.61                    
DANVILLE 2.5 NNE                      7.77                    
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT                   7.52                    
BEN LOMOND 1 WNW                      6.73                    
GREENWOOD 1.9 WNW                     6.02                    
LEWISVILLE 7.8 NNW                    5.87                    
FORT SMITH RGNL ARPT                  5.72                    
SCRANTON 5.4 ENE                      5.72                    
ARKADELPHIA                           5.59                    
MOUNT IDA                             4.56                    
LITTLE ROCK 15.1 W                    4.31                    

...CONNECTICUT...
HAMDEN 2 W                            8.51                    
WESTPORT                              7.43                    
TRUMBULL                              7.32                    
LEBANON                               6.79                    
MADISON CENTER 4.1 N                  6.79                    
KILLINGWORTH 2.6 ESE                  6.74                    
SHELTON 2.7 SSE                       6.60                    
SCOTLAND                              6.40                    
DERBY 1.6 WNW                         6.28                    
WINDHAM                               6.18                    
WILLIMANTIC-WINDHAM ARPT              4.68                    
MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI ARPT             4.49                    

...GEORGIA...
ARMUCHEE                              7.05                    
RINGGOLD/S CHICKAMAUGA CREEK          6.87                    
SUGAR VALLEY 2.9 NW                   6.57                    
SUMMERVILLE 9.4 ENE                   6.42                    
TUNNEL HILL 4.8 N                     6.23                    
ROME, R. B. RUSSELL AIRPORT           4.59                    
TEMPLE 0.7 E                          4.55                    

...KENTUCKY...
MIDDLETOWN 4.9 ENE                    7.24                    
GEORGETOWN 7.2 ENE                    7.11                    
JEFFERSONTOWN 2.4 N                   7.06                    
FRANKFORT 3.3 NE                      7.01                    
ANCHORAGE 2.8 NE                      6.93                    
NORTONVILLE 0.3 SE                    6.92                    
SHELBYVILLE 7.6 NNW                   6.88                    
EMINENCE 1.4 SE                       6.69                    
PLEASURE RIDGE PARK 0.6 NNW           6.64                    
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN FIELD               6.41                    
HANCOCK CO ARPT-RON LEWIS FIELD       4.49                    

...LOUISIANA...
GRAND CHENIER                         8.40                    
WELSH 0.7 W                           5.16                    
VIVIAN 1.5 N                          5.09                    
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT                  5.04                    
IOWA 9.7 NNW                          5.01                    
LAKE CHARLES 11.5 SSW                 4.72                    
BOSSIER CITY 2.4 WNW                  4.30                    
BIENVILLE 3 NE                        3.50                    

...MARYLAND...
DUNKIRK 3.2 NNE                       4.50                    
CAMP DAVID                            4.32                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
TAUNTON 2.6 NW                        5.50                    
EAST BRIDGEWATER 0.3 WSW              4.57                    
REHOBOTH 2.1 N                        4.35                    
HANSON 0.7 NW                         4.20                    
ATTLEBORO 0.9 ENE                     3.46                    
WEBSTER                               3.38                    
NORTON 1.8 NNE                        3.33                    
OXFORD 0.9 SSW                        3.31                    
NORTH GRAFTON                         3.00                    
WORCESTER RGNL ARPT                   2.26                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
SHERMAN                               7.85                    
NEW ALBANY 5.3 SSE                    7.77                    
MANTACHIE 3.4 N                       6.91                    
TUPELO RGNL ARPT                      5.65                    
GUNTOWN 3 NW                          5.41                    
NATCHEZ-ADAMS CO ARPT                 4.58                    
WAVELAND 1.0 NW                       4.57                    
RICHLAND 1 S                          4.55                    
GREENWOOD-LEFLORE ARPT                4.52                    
PASS CHRISTIAN 3.5 NE                 3.98                    
STARKVILLE 4.7 SE                     3.83                    

...NEW JERSEY...
TOTOWA 1 W                            7.44                    
RINGWOOD 2 ENE                        6.96                    
PALISADES PARK 0.2 WNW                6.14                    
MAYWOOD                               4.86                    
BAYONNE                               4.77                    
TENAFLY 1.3 W                         4.72                    
NORTH BERGEN                          4.07                    
TETERBORO AIRPORT                     3.93                    
BELMAR-FARMINGDALE                    2.93                    
ESSEX COUNTY ARPT                     2.33                    
NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT          1.92                    

...NEW YORK...
WHITE PLAINS - WESTCHESTER CNTY AP    4.65                    
IRVINGTON 1 NE                        4.58                    
SETAUKET                              4.53                    
ELMSFORD                              4.30                    
PORT JEFFERSON STATION 0.3 SSW        4.27                    
SMITHTOWN 2.0 SSW                     4.00                    
ARMONK 0.3 SE                         3.86                    
COMMACK 0.8 SSW                       3.60                    
BINGHAMTON REGIONAL AIRPORT           2.30                    
NEW YORK CITY - CENTRAL PARK          2.15                    

...OHIO...
COSHOCTON 5.5 WSW                     3.77                    
STRONGSVILLE 1.3 SE                   3.76                    
SUGARCREEK 0.9 ENE                    3.65                    
DOVER 4.6 WNW                         3.45                    
YELLOW SPRINGS 2.5 ENE                3.45                    
STEUBENVILLE 2.0 WNW                  3.30                    
FORT LORAMIE 2.1 WNW                  3.10                    
FAYETTE COUNTY ARPT                   2.79                    
GREATER PORTSMOUTH RGNL ARPT          2.61                    
KNOX COUNTY AIRFIELD                  2.35                    
BUTLER CO RGNL ARPT                   2.20                    
CINCINNATI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT          1.51                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
PENNDEL 1.1 WSW                       3.50                    
SANDY LAKE 1.8 ENE                    3.16                    
EVERETT 3.9 W                         3.13                    
MEADVILLE 6.7 NW                      3.06                    
HIDDEN VALLEY 0.3 ENE                 2.98                    
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA ARPT           2.52                    
SOMERSET COUNTY ARPT                  2.17                    
ALTOONA - BLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT        2.16                    
PITTSBURGH-ALLEGHENY CNTY AIRPORT     2.12                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
CRANSTON 1.2 SSE                      4.71                    
PROVIDENCE 2.3 NE                     4.24                    
WEST GLOCESTER 3.4 SE                 3.55                    
NORTH FOSTER                          3.28                    
HARRISVILLE 1.2 SSE                   3.12                    

...TENNESSEE...
JACKSON 5.6 NE                       11.32                    
MURFREESBORO 7.9 NNW                  8.74                    
COLUMBIA 1.2 SSW                      8.69                    
BELLS 2.5 NE                          8.21                    
DAYTON                                8.17                    
WAYNESBORO 7.3 N                      7.90                    
HOHENWALD 2.2 SE                      7.83                    
SPRING HILL 2.8 ENE                   7.47                    
COOKEVILLE 3.3 SSW                    7.39                    
GADSDEN 4.9 SSE                       7.31                    
HUNTINGDON CARROLL COUNTY ARPT        7.04                    
OOLTEWAH 6.7 NNE                      7.04                    
CHATTANOOGA/LOVELL FIELD              4.63                    
NASHVILLE INTL ARPT                   4.32                    

...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...
KEYSER 11.7 NE                        3.14                    
NEW MARTINSVILLE 6.5 E                2.93                    
ALVON 3 WNW                           2.76                    
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT             2.76                    

...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                    

...ILLINOIS...
MURPHYSBORO 1.3 NW                    4.84                    
STONEFORT 8.7 ESE                     4.70                    
JONESBORO 0.3 NNE                     4.53                    
GOLCONDA 2.0 N                        4.37                    
COBDEN 0.8 SSE                        4.25                    
CARBONDALE 2.5 W                      4.16                    
METROPOLIS 2.1 ENE                    4.16                    
CAIRO REGIONAL AIRPORT                3.53                    
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT             3.12                    
HARRISBURG-RALEIGH AIRPORT            3.02                    

...INDIANA...
LEOPOLD 1.7 ESE                       6.47                    
JEFFERSONVILLE 0.8 NW                 6.08                    
NEW ALBANY 4.8 NNE                    6.04                    
CORYDON 0.8 ESE                       5.82                    
CANNELTON 6.8 NE                      5.77                    
NEW SALISBURY 1.2 WNW                 5.42                    
MILLTOWN 5.7 SSE                      5.38                    
CRANDALL 3.1 W                        5.31                    
HENRYVILLE 2.6 E                      4.79                    
EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT           3.49                    

...MISSOURI...
HOLLISTER 3.8 SW                      4.38                    
PORTAGEVILLE-DELTA CENTER             4.00                    
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                3.76                    
NEW MADRID 0.2 SE                     3.42                    
FAIRDEALING 6.0 W                     3.32                    
CAPE GIRARDEAU 2.3 N                  3.02                    
KENNETT MEM ARPT                      2.73                    

...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                    


The cold front will continue moving eastward through the Northeast
tonight, ending the rainfall threat by Thursday morning as high
pressure builds in.  In the meantime, localized flash flooding is
possible. Farther south, the front will be slower to move through
the Mid-Atlantic, Tennessee Valley, and Lower Mississippi Valley
regions into southern Texas. Along and ahead of the slow-moving
front, additional widespread rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches,
with locally higher amounts, are forecast for the Southeast to the
Southern Appalachians through Thursday. 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: 1053 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2018