THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR HEAVY RAIN IN THE SOUTHERN U.S.
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
4 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

...HEAVY RAINS DRENCH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY...

A TORNADO WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN TEXAS...CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS...LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA. COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS
ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA.

AS OF 4 AM...NOAA DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS A LARGE AREA OF
PRECIPITATION EXTENDING FROM WESTERN TEXAS EASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN
MISSOURI AND WESTERN TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWARD INTO THE GULF OF
MEXICO. EMBEDDED WITHIN THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD ARE STORMS
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY ALSO
PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES AS OF 3 AM CDT...

...TEXAS...

QUANAH                            8.61
ANGLETON                          8.29
BARRETT                           6.93
NASSAU BAY                        6.85
HOUSTON                           5.79
CHARLIE                           5.20
WICHITA FALLS                     4.74
SPUR                              4.43
ASPERMONT                         4.41
GUTHRIE                           4.40
CHILDRESS                         4.30
TURKEY                            3.54
JAYTON                            3.53
LAKE ALAN HENRY                   3.24

...OKLAHOMA...

REAGAN                            5.29
FITTSTOWN                         4.68
PAULS VALLEY                      4.66
CONNERVILLE                       4.61
FREDERICK                         4.27
WALTERS                           4.18
HOBART                            3.58
MCALESTER                         3.19
LAWTON                            2.69
MUSKOGEE                          2.02
OKLAHOMA CITY                     1.47

...ARKANSAS...

FORT SMITH                        2.42
WHINFREY                          2.18
VAN BUREN                         2.04
FAYETTEVILLE                      1.92
DE QUEEN                          0.92

...LOUISIANA...

LAKE CHARLES                      2.27
SALT POINT                        1.58
FORT POLK                         1.10

...MISSOURI...

LAKE CITY                         1.27
KANSAS CITY                       1.20
INDEPENDENCE                      1.05
ST JOSEPH                         1.02


THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM IS FORECAST
TO DRIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BRINGING HEAVY RAINS TO MOST
OF THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN STATES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH SOME AREAS EXPERIENCING LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 11 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NWS
FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT.

TRIMARCO




Last Updated: 435 AM EDT MON OCT 16 2006