THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD   
1000 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL SLOWLY PUSHING SOUTH AND EAST...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA. FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE
IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL TEXAS TO SOUTHERN MISSOURI TO OHIO.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1000 PM CDT... A COLD FRONT WAS PUSHING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WHILE WARM AND MOIST AIR WAS FLOWING NORTHWARD
FROM THE SOUTH. A WARM FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER
VALLEY TOWARD THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OBSERVED ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS
NORTHEASTWARD TO SOUTHER ILLINOIS. LIGHT RAIN HAS SPREAD AS FAR
EAST AS THE MID-ATLANTIC BUT IS LESS WIDESPREAD.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT WED OCT
07 THROUGH 800 PM CDT THU OCT 08...

...ILLINOIS...
MOUNT OLIVE                           4.80                     
DORCHESTER                            4.25                     
EFFINGHAM                             2.56                     
HIDALGO 3 SW                          2.54                     
MEDORA                                2.35                     

...INDIANA...
BLOOMINGTON                           2.04                     

...KANSAS...
CHANUTE                               3.87                     
COFFEYVILLE                           3.17                     
PRINCETON 2.0 NE                      2.35                     
FREDONIA 5.9 SW                       2.25                     
DEXTER 0.1 NW                         2.18                     
FREDONIA 0.3 NNW                      2.15                     
WINFIELD                              2.00                     

...MISSOURI...
COLUMBIA 1.4 NNW                      4.49                     
OFALLON                               4.25                     
NEW HAVEN 7 W                         4.00                     
RHINELAND 7 W                         4.00                     
JOPLIN                                3.99                     
SEDALIA                               3.93                     
TROY 1 E                              3.77                     
STEELVILLE 7 S                        3.70                     
JONESBURG 3 SSE                       3.50                     
WARRENTON 1.1 WSW                     3.50                     
WHITEMAN AFB                          3.46                     
JEFFERSON CITY                        3.35                     
KAISER                                3.31                     
MONTGOMERY CITY 0.8 SE                3.31                     
COLUMBIA 1.4 NNW                      3.27                     
ST CHARLES                            3.08                     
SPRINGFIELD                           3.01                     
ELLISVILLE                            3.00                     

...OKLAHOMA...
CENTRALIA                             5.00                     
BARTLESVILLE                          4.12                     
VANCE AFB                             3.93                     
BRECKENRIDGE 3 SE                     3.74                     
RED ROCK 7 SSE                        3.47                     
MARSHALL 3 SSE                        3.31                     
STILLWATER 2 W                        3.25                     
PONCA CITY                            3.21                     
PERKINS 2 NNW                         2.95                     
WATONGA 7 W                           2.66                     
COYLE 7 N                             2.57                     
NEWKIRK 8 E                           2.57                     
OKLAHOMA CITY                         2.32                     


VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO CLASH WITH COLDER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT
CAUSING VERY HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL SUSTAIN
THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY MORNING.
FLOODING OF SOME AREA ROADS HAS ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED AND MAY
OCCUR IN OTHER AREAS OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION... WITH ISOLATED TOTALS
IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES.

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.

FRACASSO 




Last Updated: 1047 PM EDT THU OCT 08 2009