THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO MID-ATLANTIC HEAVY
RAINFALL EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009
 
...FLOODING CONDITIONS EXTEND FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MID
ATLANTIC...
 
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS EASTWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 PM CDT...A WAVY STATIONARY BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TO
THE ATLANTIC COAST. MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS FALLING
ALONG THE BOUNDARY IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...WHILE LIGHT PRECIPITATION EXTENDS FROM THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY TO THE EAST COAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT FRI MAY
01 THROUGH 500 PM EDT SAT MAY 02...

...ALABAMA...
OWENS CROSSRAODS 4.7 WNW              5.51                     
ROGERSVILLE 2.8 NNW                   5.49                     
HUNTSVILLE 5.9 SE                     5.41                     
MADISON 2.6 SSE                       4.99                     
HAMPTON COVE 5.8 WSW                  4.83                     
ROGERSVILLE 3.1 NNE                   4.61                     

...ARKANSAS...
DOVER 5.1                             4.14                     
RUSSELVILLE 7.3 ENE                   3.25                     
MAYFLOWER                             2.18                     

...GEORGIA...
LINDALE 3.0 S                         2.33                     
TRENTON 5.8 S                         2.32                     
ROME 3.7 E                            2.25                     
CEDARTOWN 3.0 SW                      2.01                     

...KENTUCKY...
SCOTTSVILLE 5.5 NE                    2.57                     
OAK GROVE 2.3 SE                      2.32                     
GUTHRIE 0.8 WNW                       2.01                     

...MISSOURI...
BERTRAND 0.5 W                        4.62                     
BLOOMFIELD 2.9 S                      3.87                     
SPRINGFIELD 3.9 W                     3.86                     

...TENNESSEE...
SPRING HILL 4.4 SW                    7.94                     
COLUMBIA 2.2 NE                       7.89                     
CENTERVILLE 10.4 SE                   7.56                     
WARTRACE 6.3 ENE                      6.61                     
UNIONVILLE                            6.38                     
TREZAVANT 4.2 NNW                     6.25                     
HOHENWALD 4.0                         6.07                     
CHAPELHILL 7.3 W                      5.66                     


THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN
MOSTLY STATIONARY OVER THIS TIME PERIOD...BRINGING LARGE AMOUNTS
OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AFFECTED AREAS. WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 3 TO
5 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH ISOLATED MULTI-DAY TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 10
INCHES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

COLLINS




Last Updated: 501 PM EDT SAT MAY 02 2009