HPC Storm Summary #12 for T.D. Allison




STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 12 FOR THE REMNANTS OF "ALLISON" 
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...NWS...CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 AM EDT FRI JUN 08 2001

THE SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION "ALLISON" WAS LOCATED NEAR 30.7N 96.1W...OR JUST NORTHEAST OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS.  THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN SLOWLY DRIFTING TO THE WEST OVER
THE PAST 6 HOURS.  IT IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SLIDE SOUTH OVER THE NEXT 6
HOURS.  THE ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS CLOSE TO THE CENTER WERE NEAR 10 MPH.

IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE UP FOR LIBERTY COUNTY
UNTIL 545 AM CDT...AND FOR WALKER...HOUSTON...AND TRINITY COUNTIES
UNTIL 845 CDT.  FLASH FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN
TEXAS...LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.  IN ADDITION...FLOOD
WARNINGS REMAIN POSTED FOR SEVERAL RIVERS...STREAMS...AND BAYOUS IN THESE
REGIONS AS WELL.  AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IS
POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...AS WELL AS SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 30 HOURS.

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF HIGH WATER ACROSS
HIGHWAYS...FLOODED HOMES...AND A FEW RESIDENTIAL EVACUATIONS DUE TO
THE FLOODING IN WESTERN LOUISIANA AND EASTERN TEXAS. 

WHILE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BE HEAVY
RAINFALL...THERE WERE TWO CONFIRMED TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS
NORTHWEST OF ZACHARY IN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH OF LOUISIANA EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. 
   
SELECTED 42-HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS INCLUDE:

TEXAS (THROUGH 1 AM CDT, IN INCHES)

NACOGDOCHES...................5.66
HUNTSVILLE....................5.44
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR..........4.16
LUFKIN........................3.62
COLLEGE STATION...............2.51

LOUISIANA (THROUGH 1 AM CDT IN INCHES)

BATON ROUGE..................13.73
SLIDELL......................11.51
LAFAYETTE....................10.10
PATTERSON.....................6.87
NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL.....5.67
FORT POLK.....................4.46
NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT.........4.16
SALT POINT....................4.10

MISSISSIPPI (THROUGH 1 AM CDT IN INCHES)

MCCOMB........................4.28
GULFPORT......................1.50

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED AT 5 AM EDT.

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