STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO MID-ATLANTIC HEAVY
PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009
 
...HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS NOW MOVING INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...
 
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS EASTWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN ARKANSAS AND THE
NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF TEXAS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM CDT...A LINE OF HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED IN
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS AND WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN IN ITS
WAKE HAD PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. IN
ADDITION...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED IN CENTRAL
TEXAS...MOVING RAPIDLY EASTWARD. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
ASSOCIATED WITH A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED NEAR THE EASTERN
PART OF THE TEXAS-OKLAHOMA BORDER. ELSEWHERE...LIGHTER RAINFALL
EXTENDED FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO THE EAST COAST ON EITHER
SIDE OF A WAVY STATIONARY FRONT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM CDT FRI MAY
01 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SUN MAY 03...

...ALABAMA...
HUNTSVILLE                            5.75                     
OWENS CROSSRAODS 4.7 WNW              5.51                     
ROGERSVILLE 2.8 NNW                   5.49                     
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD                   5.19                     
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                     
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT           3.99                     
MORGAN                                3.63                     
ARKDELL                               3.43                     
ATHENS 9 E                            3.28                     
FORT PAYNE 3 W                        3.12                     
GADSDEN MUNI ARPT                     2.80                     
MUSCLE SHOALS RGNL ARPT               1.82                     

...ARKANSAS...
RUSSELLVILLE                          4.52                     
LITTLE ROCK AFB                       4.50                     
DAMASCUS 2 NNE                        4.37                     
DOVER 5.1                             4.14                     
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   3.90                     
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                     
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD               2.47                     
LITTLE ROCK AFB                       2.45                     
MONTICELLO AIRPORT                    2.19                     
MAYFLOWER                             2.18                     
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT                  2.16                     
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT                   2.16                     
TEXARKANA RGNL ARPT                   1.12                     

...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                     
ROME/RUSSELL FIELD                    1.98                     
ATLANTA/FULTON CO. ARPT               1.42                     
CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT                  1.37                     

...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                     
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     1.04                     
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT         1.03                     

...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                     
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT                 1.15                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENWOOD/LEFLORE                     1.73                     
TUPELO/C.D. LEMONS                    1.36                     
COLUMBUS AFB                          1.10                     
GREENVILLE MUNI ARPT                  1.06                     

...OHIO...
PORT COLUMBUS INTL AIRPORT            1.14                     

...OKLAHOMA...
TULSA INTL ARPT                       3.61                     
TULSA INTL ARPT                       3.28                     
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                     
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT          1.64                     
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY              1.27                     
OKLAHOMA CITY                         1.20                     
PONCA CITY MUNI ARPT                  1.10                     

...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                     
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT                  2.96                     
CLARKSVILLE/OUTLAW FIELD              2.18                     
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     2.16                     
SMYRNA AIRPORT                        2.06                     
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL ARPT              1.93                     
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD (ASOS)       1.45                     
OAK RIDGE (ASOS)                      1.23                     
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   1.22                     

...TEXAS...
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT           2.45                     
CLARKSVILLE                           2.24                     
SULPHUR SPRINGS MUNI ARPT             2.11                     
DENTON MUNI ARPT                      2.09                     
MCKINNEY MUNI ARPT                    1.89                     
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT                   1.79                     
DALLAS/LOVE FIELD                     1.76                     
PARIS/COX FIELD                       1.25                     


PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THE FRONT WILL REMAIN MOSTLY STATIONARY OVER THIS TIME
PERIOD...BRINGING TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IN
SOME AREAS.

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

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