STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR SOUTHERN U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009
 
...ORGANIZED HEAVY RAINFALL HAS REDEVELOPED OVER TEXAS...ARKANSAS
AND LOUISIANA THIS MORNING AND WILL EXPAND AND MOVE ACROSS THE
GULF STATES TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...
 
...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS... 

...FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF STATES TO NORTHERN GEORGIA...
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1000 AM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED AN EXPANDING AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL
FROM NORTHEASTERN TEXAS INTO SOUTHERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHERN
LOUISIANA. THIS RAINFALL IS ALONG AND NORTH OF A WARM FRONT THAT
IS MOVING NORTH FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL
TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY AND MOVE EAST ALONG THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY INTO THE NORTHERN GULF STATES TONIGHT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT TUE OCT
13 THROUGH 1000 AM CDT TUE OCT 13...

...TEXAS...
TERRELL                               2.06                     
HILLSBORO                             1.66                     
TEXARKANA                             1.57                     


UNSEASONABLY DEEP MOISTURE OVER THE GULF STATES WILL CONTINUE TO
FUEL AN EXPANDING AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVER TEXAS...ARKANSAS AND
LOUISIANA TODAY. THE RAIN WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT ACROSS THE GULF
STATES AND INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. ON WEDNESDAY. SOILS THROUGH
THESE AREAS ARE SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS AND
ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN MORE FLOODING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH ISOLATED TOTALS IN EXCESS OF FIVE INCHES.

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.

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