STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO MID-ATLANTIC HEAVY
PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
1000 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009
 
...FLOODING CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND EASTWARD THROUGH
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS.  FLOOD WATCHES AND
WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SCATTERED AREAS OF THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND
MID-ATLANTIC.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CDT...A STATIONARY BOUNDARY WAS STRETCHED ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE UNITED STATES.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS REPORTED NORTH OF THE SURFACE
BOUNDARY...FROM THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...EASTWARD ACROSS
THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS...AND INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC. 
ALSO...HEAVY RAINS AND A STRONG LINE OF CONVECTION WAS OBSERVED
MOVING THROUGH EASTERN TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISANNA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM CDT FRI MAY
01 THROUGH 1000 AM CDT SUN MAY 03...

...ALABAMA...
HUNTSVILLE 7.9 SSE                    7.02                     
OWENS CROSSRAODS 4.7 WNW              6.74                     
MADISON 2.6 SSE                       6.34                     
HAMPTON COVE 5.8 WSW                  6.06                     
ROGERSVILLE 2.8 NNW                   6.02                     
WOODVILLE 8.0 NNE                     5.53                     
UNION GROVE 7.2 WNW                   5.42                     
BLOUNTSVILLE 1.3 NW                   5.26                     
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD                   5.19                     
HARVEST 4.8 SSW                       5.08                     
ATHENS 3.9 NW                         5.05                     
KILLEN 7.8 N                          4.99                     

...ARKANSAS...
MAYFLOWER 0.3 WNW                     5.74                     
RUSSELLVILLE 7.3 ENE                  5.57                     
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE                        5.05                     
LITTLE ROCK 2.0 SE                    4.69                     
DAMASCUS 2 NNE                        4.37                     
FORDYCE 6.6 NNW                       4.20                     
DOVER 5.1                             4.14                     
SHERWOOD 1.0 SSW                      4.05                     
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   3.90                     
CLARENDON                             3.79                     
CONWAY 10.9 E                         3.72                     
EUREKA SPRINGS 0.5 N                  3.54                     

...GEORGIA...
TRENTON 5.8 S                         4.06                     
RESACA 2.8 WSW                        3.87                     
ELLIJAY 9.9 NW                        3.76                     
LYERLY 4.8 SSE                        3.20                     
MCCAYSVILLE 5.7 WSW                   2.96                     
BLUE RIDGE 9.4 WNW                    2.90                     
SUMMERVILLE 2.6 NW                    2.64                     
ROME 3.4 SE                           2.35                     
LINDALE 3.0 S                         2.33                     
PLAINVILLE 4.0 WNW                    2.32                     
WALESKA 1.0 S                         2.30                     
CEDARTOWN 3.0 SW                      2.14                     

...KENTUCKY...
SCOTTSVILLE 5.5 NE                    2.57                     
OAK GROVE 2.3 SE                      2.49                     
GUTHRIE 0.8 WNW                       2.31                     
CADIZ 2 NNW                           2.03                     

...MISSOURI...
SPRINGFIELD MUNI APRT                 4.78                     
BERTRAND 0.5 W                        4.62                     
CHAIN-O-LAKES 2.0 NE                  4.28                     
ROCKAWAY BEACH 1.3 NNW                4.20                     
STRAFFORD 2.4 SSW                     4.08                     
EAGLE ROCK 1.5 SW                     3.97                     
BLOOMFIELD 2.9 S                      3.87                     
SHELL KNOB 5.6 ESE                    3.56                     
SIKESTON 2N                           3.51                     
ALLEY SPRINGS                         3.41                     
PURDY 4.8 SSW                         3.36                     
SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE            3.33                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
WEST 4.3 SSE                          4.00                     
KILMICHAEL 10.7 S                     3.94                     
ACKERMAN 4.9 W                        3.45                     
SENATOBIA 1.5 S                       3.26                     
ABBEVILLE 8.2 SE                      2.92                     
STARKVILLE 7.2 SW                     2.80                     
SOUTHAVEN 4.8 SE                      2.78                     
SMITHVILLE 0.8 WSW                    2.33                     

...OKLAHOMA...
PRYOR 5 NE                            7.94                     
CLAREMORE 1.2 W                       7.72                     
MARKHAM FERRY DAM                     6.38                     
COMMERCE 5 W                          5.98                     
LANGLEY 0.5 NNE                       5.13                     
SPAVINAW                              5.06                     
KANSAS 1 ESE                          4.85                     
MIAMI 2 NE                            3.99                     
INOLA 3 SSE                           3.89                     
TULSA INTL ARPT                       3.61                     
NEW EUCHA 5 W                         3.09                     
COPAN 3 ENE                           2.82                     

...TENNESSEE...
SPRING HILL 4.4 SW                    8.24                     
CENTERVILLE 10.4 SE                   8.07                     
CLARKSBURG 5.6 E                      8.01                     
COLUMBIA 2.2 NE                       7.89                     
KENTON                                7.80                     
UNIONVILLE 0.2 SW                     7.78                     
ALTAMONT 3.9 NW                       7.30                     
TULLAHOMA 1.2 E                       6.87                     
SHELBYVILLE 5.5 N                     6.83                     
WARTRACE 6.3 ENE                      6.61                     
TREZAVANT 4.2 NNW                     6.25                     
HOHENWALD 4.0                         6.07                     

...TEXAS...
POINT 3.7 ESE                         6.74                     
WINDTHORST 7.1 SSE                    5.82                     
SHADY SHORES 3.9 N                    4.38                     
DE KALB 0.1 SSW                       4.33                     
CELINA 4.4 WSW                        4.19                     
CUMBY 5.6 SSE                         3.91                     
PLANO 2.4 WSW                         3.86                     
ROWLETT 2.3 NW                        3.61                     
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT           2.45                     
CLARKSVILLE                           2.24                     
SULPHUR SPRINGS MUNI ARPT             2.11                     
DENTON MUNI ARPT                      2.09                     


PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY
THIS 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 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT