THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO MID-ATLANTIC HEAVY
PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
1000 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009
 
...HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC...
 
FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CDT...A 1010 MB (29.83 INCHES) SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OVER CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND A NEARLY STATIONARY BOUNDARY
REMAINED STRETCHED ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE UNITED
STATES...FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND EASTWARD OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST.  NORTH
OF THIS BOUNDARY...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN OVER THE EASTERN OHIO VALLEY...NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC...AND
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST.  IN ADDITION...A LINE OF
STRONG CONVECTION WAS MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM CDT FRI MAY
01 THROUGH 1000 AM CDT MON MAY 04...

...ALABAMA...
HUNTSVILLE 7.8 SSE                    8.77                     
OWENS CROSSRAODS 4.7 WNW              8.36                     
HAMPTON COVE 5.8 WSW                  7.45                     
MADISON 2.6 SSE                       7.42                     
HARVEST 4.8 SSW                       6.92                     
ROGERSVILLE 2.8 NNW                   6.88                     
WOODVILLE 8.0 NNE                     6.81                     
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD                   6.57                     
ATHENS 3.9 NW                         6.52                     
TONEY 4.0 SE                          6.51                     
LESTER 10.5 S                         6.33                     
CAPSHAW 1.3 NE                        5.94                     

...GEORGIA...
ELLIJAY 9.9 NW                        4.50                     
RINGGOLD 2.8 SW                       4.26                     
RESACA 2.8 WSW                        4.07                     
TRENTON 5.8 S                         4.06                     
BLUE RIDGE 9.4 WNW                    3.74                     
MCCAYSVILLE 5.7 WSW                   3.73                     
LA FAYETTE 8.0 ESE                    3.50                     
LYERLY 4.8 SSE                        3.44                     
ROME 4.2 WNW                          3.41                     
LINDALE 3.0 S                         3.14                     
SUMMERVILLE 2.6 NW                    3.09                     
CALHOUN 3.4 SW                        2.55                     

...KENTUCKY...
LONDON 1.7 NE                         4.47                     
SCOTTSVILLE 5.5 NE                    3.66                     
ALBANY 5.3 W                          3.02                     
OAK GROVE 2.3 SE                      3.01                     
GUTHRIE 0.8 WNW                       2.83                     
PAINTSVILLE 0.3 ESE                   2.78                     
PRESTONBURG 3.7 WSW                   2.77                     
TOMPKINSVILLE 12.1 WNW                2.77                     
DUBRE 1.0 NE                          2.69                     
MONTICELLO 9.1 W                      2.69                     
CADIZ 2 NNW                           2.63                     
JACKSON/J. CARROLL                    2.56                     
CANTON                                2.19                     

...LOUISIANA...
FARMERVILLE 1 SSE                     5.55                     
SHREVEPORT 6.2 S                      5.25                     
SOUTHERN HILLS                        5.07                     
GRAND COTEAU 2.7 E                    4.61                     
ARCADIA                               4.57                     
PLAIN DEALING                         4.31                     
SWARTZ 2.0 SSW                        4.09                     
ROCKY BRANCH 1.3 W                    4.05                     
DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE               3.99                     
BUNKIE 0.3 WSW                        3.73                     
HOMER 1.2 N                           3.62                     
ZACHARY 3.5 WNW                       3.61                     

...MISSOURI...
ALLEY SPRINGS                         5.44                     
SPRINGFIELD MUNI APRT                 5.02                     
BERTRAND 0.5 W                        4.62                     
CHAIN-O-LAKES 2.0 NE                  4.46                     
ROCKAWAY BEACH 1.3 NNW                4.40                     
EAGLE ROCK 1.5 SW                     4.19                     
NEW MADRID 0.3 SE                     4.11                     
STRAFFORD 2.4 SSW                     4.08                     
BLOOMFIELD 2.9 S                      3.87                     
BROOKLINE 2.3 NNW                     3.79                     
CARUTHERSVILLE                        3.69                     
SHELL KNOB 5.6 ESE                    3.62                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
WEST 4.3 SSE                          5.34                     
BELZONI                               5.32                     
ACKERMAN 4.9 W                        5.23                     
KILMICHAEL 10.7 S                     4.99                     
LITTLE CALLAN LNDG                    4.79                     
SLEDGE 2 N                            4.68                     
SARAH 3 SE                            3.93                     
STARKVILLE 7.2 SW                     3.72                     
TUNICA                                3.68                     
SMITHVILLE 0.8 WSW                    3.33                     
ABBEVILLE 8.2 SE                      3.32                     
CARY 0.2 WSW                          3.32                     

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
MURPHY 6.4 NW                         3.69                     
ROBBINSVILLE 1.3 S                    2.94                     
FRANKLIN 0.4 W                        2.40                     

...TENNESSEE...
BELL BUCKLE 2.0 SE                   10.13                     
WARTRACE 6.3 ENE                      9.69                     
CENTERVILLE 10.4 SE                   9.30                     
SPRING HILL 4.4 SW                    8.89                     
CLARKSBURG 5.6 E                      8.66                     
TULLAHOMA 1.2 E                       8.63                     
UNIONVILLE 0.2 SW                     8.58                     
MORRISON 1.9 SSW                      8.28                     
MANCHESTER 2.9 WSW                    8.16                     
COLUMBIA 1.2 SSW                      8.15                     
KENTON                                8.02                     
SHELBYVILLE 5.5 N                     8.02                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...ARKANSAS...
CLARENDON                             8.25                     
DAMASCUS 2 NNE                        6.01                     
MAYFLOWER 0.3 WNW                     5.93                     
RUSSELLVILLE 7.3 ENE                  5.87                     
CONWAY 0.8 S                          5.43                     
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE                        5.23                     
MARIANNA 3.1 WNW                      5.15                     
HATTIEVILLE                           5.12                     
FORDYCE 6.6 NNW                       5.10                     
RUSSELLVILLE                          4.93                     
LITTLE ROCK 2.0 SE                    4.91                     
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   4.50                     

...OKLAHOMA...
PRYOR 5 NE                            7.94                     
CLAREMORE 1.2 W                       7.74                     
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                     
EDMOND 4.3 NNE                        3.92                     
INOLA 3 SSE                           3.89                     
TULSA INTL ARPT                       3.61                     

...TEXAS...
POINT 3.7 ESE                         6.74                     
ATLANTA                               6.05                     
WINDTHORST 7.1 SSE                    5.82                     
LINDEN                                5.35                     
COOPER                                5.05                     
GILMER 2 W                            4.81                     
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           2.89                     


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY PROGRESS THROUGH
THE MID-ATLANTIC DURING THE DAY MONDAY.  HEAVY RAIN CURRENTLY OVER
THE EASTERN OHIO VALLEY AND NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND BY MONDAY NIGHT.  ALSO...THUNDERSTORMS AND
HEAVY RAINS WILL REMAIN A THREAT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST. 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THESE 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




Last Updated: 1120 AM EDT MON MAY 04 2009