STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST WED FEB 28 2018

...HEAVY RAIN STRETCHES FROM TEXAS THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
OVER AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN 6 TO 12 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST
TEN DAYS...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS AND FLOOD ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEASTERN TEXAS THROUGH THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN OHIO VALLEY.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 PM CST...A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT WAS FORMING ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND A COLD FRONT WAS MOVING SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
THAT HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. MODERATE RAIN
SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN KENTUCKY...AND SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING IN THE
CAROLINAS.

...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM
CST TUE FEB 27 THROUGH 800 PM CST WED FEB 28...

...ALABAMA...
ESTILL FORK                           3.26                    
MADISON                               3.15                    
BRIDGEPORT 4 SSW                      2.95                    
HUNTSVILLE MADISON CO EXEC ARPT       2.95                    
FLORENCE                              2.71                    
DECATUR - PRYOR FIELD                 2.59                    
NORTHWEST AL RGNL ARPT                2.17                    

...ARKANSAS...
LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD               2.91                    
TEXARKANA RGNL - WEBB FIELD           2.68                    
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   2.41                    
SEARCY MUNI ARPT                      2.25                    
HOT SPRINGS MEMORIAL FIELD            1.76                    

...GEORGIA...
TRENTON                               2.87                    
EPWORTH 5 SW                          2.64                    
FLINTSTONE 1 NNE                      2.64                    
FORT OGLETHORPE                       2.49                    
ELLIJAY                               2.45                    
DALTON                                2.36                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
CORINTH 4 W                           3.78                    
HOLLY SPRINGS 4 N                     2.60                    
WINBORN                               2.49                    
TISHOMINGO                            2.22                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
RANGER                                1.99                    
BEAVER CREEK                          1.75                    
UNAKA                                 1.68                    

...OKLAHOMA...
DURANT                                1.51                    
CLOUDY                                1.50                    
BROKEN BOW                            1.40                    

...TENNESSEE...
CHATTANOOGA LOVELL FIELD              3.09                    
JACKSON MCKELLAR-SIPES RGNL ARPT      2.98                    
LEXINGTON-PARSONS BEECH RIVER ARPT    2.61                    
SAVANNAH/HARDIN CO                    2.61                    
PULASKI ABERNATHY FIELD ARPT          2.55                    
FAYETTEVILLE MUNI ARPT                2.50                    
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     2.36                    

...TEXAS...
MARRIETTA 3 E                         2.13                    
TEXARKANA 10 SW                       2.11                    
MOUNT PLEASANT RGNL ARPT              1.48                    


ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED. AS LARGE PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS
HAVE RECEIVED 6 TO 12 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE LAST TEN DAYS OR
SO...SOILS ARE SATURATED AND RIVERS ARE IN HIGH FLOOD STAGES
ALREADY. THUS...A HIGH RISK OF FLASH FLOODING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT...ENDING THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT.
HOWEVER...RIVER FLOODING WILL BE ONGOING.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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