THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO MID-ATLANTIC HEAVY
PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009
 
...HEAVY RAINS AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND TENNESSEE VALLEY...
 
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS EASTWARD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND 
TENNESSEE VALLEY.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1000 PM CDT...A WAVY STATIONARY BOUNDARY EXTENDS 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 CDT FRI MAY
01 THROUGH 1000 PM CDT SAT MAY 02...

...ALABAMA...
HUNTSVILLE                            5.75                     
OWENS CROSSRAODS 4.7 WNW              5.51                     
ROGERSVILLE 2.8 NNW                   5.49                     
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD                   5.16                     
MADISON 2.6 SSE                       4.99                     
HAMPTON COVE 5.8 WSW                  4.83                     
WHITESBURG                            4.74                     
ANDERSON                              4.62                     
ROGERSVILLE 3.1 NNE                   4.61                     
MORGAN                                3.63                     
ARKDELL                               3.43                     
ATHENS 9 E                            3.28                     
FORT PAYNE 3 W                        3.12                     

...ARKANSAS...
DAMASCUS 2 NNE                        4.37                     
DOVER 5.1                             4.14                     
CLARENDON                             3.79                     
HATTIEVILLE                           3.50                     
HARRISBURG                            3.35                     
RUSSELVILLE 7.3 ENE                   3.25                     
CENTER RIDGE 4 S                      3.22                     
CONWAY 2 W                            2.73                     
RUSSELLVILLE                          2.67                     
LITTLE ROCK AFB                       2.45                     
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 NE                      2.10                     
HAMMOND                               2.08                     

...KENTUCKY...
SCOTTSVILLE 5.5 NE                    2.57                     
OAK GROVE 2.3 SE                      2.32                     
CADIZ 2 NNW                           2.03                     
GUTHRIE 0.8 WNW                       2.01                     

...MISSOURI...
SPRINGFIELD MUNI APRT                 4.78                     
BERTRAND 0.5 W                        4.62                     
BLOOMFIELD 2.9 S                      3.87                     
SIKESTON 2N                           3.51                     
ALLEY SPRINGS                         3.41                     
CARUTHERSVILLE                        3.32                     
ASH GROVE                             3.21                     
FISK                                  2.79                     
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                      2.08                     

...OKLAHOMA...
TULSA INTL ARPT                       3.61                     
NEW EUCHA 5 W                         3.09                     
COMMERCE 5 W                          2.84                     
PRYOR 5 NE                            2.74                     
HARDY 2 S                             2.46                     
JAY 4 N                               2.38                     

...TENNESSEE...
SPRING HILL 4.4 SW                    7.94                     
COLUMBIA 2.2 NE                       7.89                     
KENTON                                7.80                     
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                     
LOBELVILLE                            5.92                     
LINDEN                                5.80                     
CHAPELHILL 7.3 W                      5.66                     
HUNTINGDON                            5.37                     


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 THE POTENTIAL
FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS.  RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 6 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND TENNESSEE VALLEY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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Last Updated: 1052 PM EDT SAT MAY 02 2009