THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR HEAVY RAIN FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEY REGION
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
1000 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2009
 
...VERY HEAVY TO FLOODING RAINFALL AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND OHIO VALLEY REGION...
 
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
KANSAS...CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. FLASH FLOOD AND
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND OHIO VALLEY.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1000 AM CDT...A WARM FRONT IS LYING ACROSS NORTHERN
TEXAS...EASTWARD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...WHILE A COLD
FRONT IS PUSHING SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW A LARGE REGION OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN THESE TWO FRONTAL BOUNDARIES FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
AND OHIO VALLEY REGION.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT WED OCT
7 THROUGH 700 AM CDT THU OCT 8

...KANSAS...
PRINCETON 2.0 NE                      2.35                     
FREDONIA 5.9 SW                       2.25                     
DEXTER 0.1 NW                         2.18                     
FREDONIA 0.3 NNW                      2.15                     

...MISSOURI...
MONTGOMERY CITY 0.8 SE                3.31                     
COLUMBIA 1.4 NNW                      3.27                     
AUXVASSE 0.3 ESE                      2.85                     
CHILLICOTHE 0.9 WNW                   2.78                     
BOONVILLE 3.7 SE                      2.77                     
TROY 1.2 NNE                          2.69                     
STOCKTON 2.5 NNE                      2.68                     
FULTON 3.4 SW                         2.66                     
SEDALIA 1.5 SSW                       2.65                     
NEVADA 2.3 WNW                        2.55                     
ASHLAND 0.7 WNW                       2.41                     
HARRISONVILLE 0.4 W                   2.27                     
HOLDEN 6.2 S                          2.27                     
KINGSVILLE 0.2 SSE                    2.26                     
NEW FRANKLIN 1.8 E                    2.10                     
ELMER 3.4 NE                          2.07                     
WARRENSBURG 1.1 NNE                   2.00                     


UNSEASONABLY HIGH MOISTURE VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
FRIDAY FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS....INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND OHIO VALLEY REGIONS.  THESE HIGH MOISTURE VALUES IN
COMBINATION WITH STRONG LARGE SCALE LIFT ALONG THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARIES WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HEAVY TO FLOODING RAINFALL
AMOUNTS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND OHIO VALLEY REGIONS.  WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE REGIONS...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS
IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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.

ORAVEC/KONG




Last Updated: 1120 AM EDT THU OCT 08 2009