THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST THU MAR 01 2018
...HEAVY RAIN STRETCHES FROM TEXAS THROUGH THE CAROLINAS OVER SOME
AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN 6 TO 12 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST TEN
DAYS...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES AND FLOOD ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEASTERN TEXAS THROUGH THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...TENNESSEE VALLEY...SOUTHERN OHIO VALLEY...AND
INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...A SURFACE LOW OF 1006 MB OR 29.71 INCHES WAS
LOCATED IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS. A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT STRETCHED
EASTWARD FROM THIS LOW ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST...WHILE A COLD FRONT
STRETCHED SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TEXAS. FARTHER NORTH AND WEST...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 EASTERN TEXAS EASTWARD THROUGH
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND INTO SOUTH
CAROLINA. MODERATE RAIN SPREAD NORTH OF THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS
IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA...KENTUCKY...NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHERN
VIRGINIA.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM
CST TUE FEB 27 THROUGH 200 AM CST THU MAR 01...
...ALABAMA...
BRIDGEPORT 4 SSW 3.75
ESTILL FORK 3.65
HUNTSVILLE 3.58
NEW MARKET 3.25
FLORENCE 3.19
MADISON 3.15
SCOTTSBORO MUNI ARPT 3.14
DECATUR - PRYOR FIELD 2.59
NORTHWEST AL RGNL ARPT 2.25
...ARKANSAS...
SHERIDAN 4.96
DE QUEEN 4 NW 4.48
NUNELY 3 SE 4.47
LITTLE DIXIE 1 E 4.32
JESSIEVILLE 6 N 4.29
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK 3.83
LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD 3.83
TEXARKANA RGNL - WEBB FIELD 3.18
...GEORGIA...
EPWORTH 5 SW 4.04
ELLIJAY 4.00
FLINTSTONE 1 NNE 3.63
TRENTON 3.30
TOCCOA 3.05
FORT OGLETHORPE 2.91
...LOUISIANA...
SHREVEPORT 1.68
CANEY 1.53
BELLEVUE 2 N 1.45
...MISSISSIPPI...
CORINTH 4 W 4.78
HOLLY SPRINGS 4 N 3.94
WINBORN 3.65
FALCON 7 W 3.51
NESBIT 3.23
TISHOMINGO 2.47
...NORTH CAROLINA...
MURPHY 2.78
RANGER 2.71
UNAKA 2.55
BEAVER CREEK 2.43
...OKLAHOMA...
BROKEN BOW 4.19
IDABEL 3.22
VALLIANT 2.89
DURANT 2.00
CLOUDY 1.64
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
ANDREW PICKENS 2.03
SENECA 1.88
CLEMSON-OCONEE COUNTY ARPT 1.86
...TENNESSEE...
WAYNESBORO 5.13
SOUTH PITTSBURG 4.90
BOLIVAR 4.75
BELLS 2 SW 4.66
LEXINGTON 4.09
SAVANNAH/HARDIN CO 3.99
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 3.69
CHATTANOOGA LOVELL FIELD 3.64
JACKSON MCKELLAR-SIPES RGNL ARPT 3.64
...TEXAS...
ALLEN 5.11
DALLAS FORT WORTH INTL ARPT 4.76
CLARKSVILLE 3.22
HALTOM CITY 1 ENE 3.01
BLUE RIDGE 2.88
PARIS - COX FIELD 2.73
DENTON 2.19
TEXARKANA 10 SW 2.11
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE FROM
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 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 NORTHERN COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST OF
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND CAROLINAS 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 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
TATE
Last Updated: 354 AM EST THU MAR 01 2018