The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 2 for Ongoing Heavy Rain across the Southern
Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
400 AM CDT Fri May 10 2019

...Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, and flash flooding continue
across eastern Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley...

Flash Flood Warnings and Watches are in effect across southeastern
Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley.

Flood Warnings are in effect across portions of southeast Texas
and much of the Lower Mississippi Valley.

Severe Thunderstorm Watches and Warnings are in effect along the
western Gulf Coast.

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

At 300 AM CDT...A surface low with a central pressure of 1007 mb,
or 29.74 inches of mercury, was located along the border of
Ontario and Quebec, Canada. This low was occluded, and a triple
point low was located in southern Ontario with a central pressure
of 1006 mb, or 29.71 inches of mercury. From the triple point, a
cold front extended southwestward through the Ohio Valley and
Lower Mississippi Valley, and across southeastern Texas before
stretching northward through southwest New Mexico. National
Weather Service Doppler radar and surface observations indicated a
line of strong convection along the western Gulf Coast producing
moderate to heavy rainfall across southeast Texas and southwest
Louisiana.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 AM
CDT Tue May 07 through 300 AM CDT Thu May 09...

...LOUISIANA...
MINDEN 2.2 NE                         5.91                    
BLANCHARD 2.8 NNE                     5.70                    
SHREVEPORT 12.9 NNW                   5.54                    
BOSSIER CITY 2.4 WNW                  5.53                    
HOMER 0.5 ESE                         5.51                    
PLEASANT HILL 10.2 SE                 5.50                    
VIVIAN 1.5 N                          5.42                    
CANEY                                 5.23                    
GREENWOOD 4.4 NW                      4.90                    
PLAIN DEALING 3 ESE                   4.70                    
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE                   4.11                    
BATON ROUGE 5 SSE                     3.25                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENVILLE 1 SE                       7.25                    
LELAND 3.3 ENE                        6.08                    
INDIANOLA 1.1 N                       5.64                    
DODDSVILLE 4 W                        5.29                    
CHARLESTON 3.5 SW                     4.02                    
GRENADA 7.9 NNW                       4.00                    

...TEXAS...
EAST FORK SAN JACINTO                12.36                    
RICHMOND 4.6                         11.72                    
LUCE BAYOU                           11.04                    
ARMAND BAYOU                         10.96                    
SUGAR LAND 2.6 SSW                   10.86                    
LATERAL                              10.85                    
TURKEY CREEK                         10.28                    
ROMAN FOREST 1.9 ENE                  9.53                    
KINGWOOD COUNTRY CLUB                 9.44                    
HOUSTON SUGAR LAND MUN APT            9.40                    
GOOSE CREEK                           8.76                    
BRAZOS RIVER AT RICHMOND              8.28                    
MISSOURI CITY 2.7 WSW                 8.18                    
TAYLOR LAKE                           8.03                    
CYPRESS CREEK                         8.00                    
KINGWOOD 1.8 E                        7.75                    
HARRIS GULLY                          7.68                    
NEEDVILLE 3.8 SSW                     6.95                    
SPRING 4 N                            6.79                    
BUFFALO BAYOU                         6.40                    
ATLANTA 0.3 E                         5.97                    
FRIENDSWOOD 2.6 NE                    5.67                    
SABINE SOUTH                          5.49                    
DICKINSON 1.7 ENE                     5.11                    
SOUTH HOUSTON 3 S                     4.82                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...LOUISIANA...
VENICE 26 S                           44                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
GULFORT 12 SSE                        48                    
PASCAGOULA 11 SSE                     48                    

...TEXAS...
HIGH ISLAND 2 N                       76                    
ANAHUAC                               62                    
CENTRAL GARDENS 3 S                   60                    
GOLIAD                                60                    
GROVES 1 S                            60                    
SAN LEON 4 NNE                        58                    
CRAB LAKE                             55                    
LOLITA                                52                    
FORT CROCKETT 19 ESE                  49                    
CAPLEN 20 SSE                         45                    
MORGANS POINT                         43                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...ARKANSAS...
CAMDEN 2.5 S                          6.50                    
CROSSETT 1 WSW                        5.74                    
FOUKE 3.7 ESE                         5.51                    
HOPE 12.2 S                           5.33                    
BUCKNER 0.8 NNW                       5.24                    
LEWISVILLE 7.8 NNW                    5.20                    
BRADLEY 7.8 W                         4.84                    
MONTICELLO 1.6 WNW                    4.34                    
MCNEIL 1.4 E                          4.16                    

...KANSAS...
ROSE HILL 2.7 ESE                     9.32                    
UDALL 4.2 ENE                         9.08                    
WELLINGTON 1.3 W                      8.22                    
WINFIELD 7.9 W                        8.01                    
AUGUSTA 1 S                           7.26                    
MULVANE 4.3 WSW                       6.97                    
PRATT 6.5 WSW                         6.47                    
MAYFIELD 0.1 SSE                      5.77                    
PRETTY PRAIRIE 3.3 NNW                5.60                    
PECK 3 NW                             5.20                    
HAYSVILLE 3.8 SSE                     5.01                    
GARFIELD 0.2 SE                       5.00                    
COATS 1.7 SW                          4.90                    
CROFT 2.4 WNW                         4.64                    
COLDWATER 6.7 NW                      4.53                    

...OKLAHOMA...
SAYRE 2.7 SSW                         7.88                    
ERICK 0.2 NE                          5.54                    
BURNS FLAT 0.2 S                      5.10                    
CLINTON 5.2 SSW                       5.10                    
CALUMET 9.6 SSW                       4.24                    
WEATHERFORD 5.7 N                     4.16                    


The cold front is expected to progress slowly, becoming a
stationary front and lingering across the Southeast through Sunday
morning. During this time, 2-5" of additional rainfall is expected
across the Southeast with locally higher amounts. Flash flooding
is possible within this region, and river flooding remains a
concern.

The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1000 AM CDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Hammond




Last Updated: 508 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2019