THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR SOUTHEAST U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST WED DEC 02 2009
...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...THE CAROLINA
COASTLINE...AND INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. HIGH WIND
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...A 993 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER
WESTERN KENTUCKY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE BAND OF PRECIPITATION
FALLING WEST AND NORTH OF THE SURFACE LOW AS WELL AS NORTH OF A
WARM FRONT MOVING INTO THE MID ATLANTIC. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
WAS REPORTED FROM CENTRAL ARKANSAS...NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY...AND EASTWARD INTO THE MID ATLANTIC. ADDITIONALLY...A LINE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN
GEORGIA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST TUE DEC
01 THROUGH 400 PM EST WED DEC 02...
...ALABAMA...
CAIRNS AAF/OZARK 3.65
FOLEY 0.5 ESE 3.42
CODEN 3.32
DAUPHIN ISLAND 2.99
ROBERTSDALE 5 NE 2.99
BREWTON 3 SSE 2.90
MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT 2.88
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS 2 E 2.80
SILVERHILL 3 W 2.80
CLAIBORNE L AND D 2.66
TROY MUNI ARPT 2.65
AUBURN-OPELIKA AIRPORT 2.63
...FLORIDA...
PACE 2.4 N 6.43
MILTON 1.4 NNE 5.87
TALLAHASSEE RGNL ARPT 5.77
GONZALEZ 2.5 NNW 4.60
BRISTOL 2 S 4.50
APALACHICOLA MUNI ARPT 4.48
CHIPLEY 4.35
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY 4.15
CRESTVIEW/BOB SIKES 3.90
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT 3.75
...GEORGIA...
FORT BENNING 4.12
COLUMBUS METRO ARPT 3.95
IRON CITY 6 NE 2.84
PEACHTREE CITY/ATLANTA WFO 2.69
DONALSONVILLE 2.68
CAIRO 2 N 2.48
BLAKELY 15 SSW 2.44
BAINBRIDGE 2.42
QUITMAN 3 N 2.30
ATLANTA INTL ARPT 2.25
LAFAYETTE 5 SW 2.23
CUTHBERT 2.13
MILFORD 2.05
ATHENS MUNI ARPT 2.03
...MISSISSIPPI...
WIGGINS 6 E 3.98
NEW AUGUSTA 1 N 3.88
WAYNESBORO 2 W 3.54
CARRIERE 3.2 SSW 3.14
BUCKATUNNA 2.90
PASCAGOULA 2.67
SUMRALL 2.46
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI 2.37
HATTIESBURG/CHAIN MUNI ARPT 2.30
TYLERTOWN 2 WNW 2.00
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
ANDERSON CO. ARPT 2.55
BEAUFORT MCAS 2.26
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...LOUISIANA...
NORTH SHORE 4.63
GRAND ISLE 4.30
MIDLAKE 3.65
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT 3.17
PEARL RIVER 3.16
SLIDELL 2.97
GALLIANO 2.82
RIGOLETS 2.75
INNISWOLD 1 SW 2.60
SLIDELL 2.54
ABITA SPRINGS 2.52
PONCHATOULA 4 SE 2.52
SUN 1 W 2.51
BUSH 2.50
BOOTHVILLE 2.38
...TEXAS...
RICHMOND 5.6 ESE 3.10
HOUSTON/WILL HOBBY 2.75
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE SOUTHEAST AND ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE...WITH LOCALIZED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...WINDS GUST IN EXCESS OF
50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 445 PM EST WED DEC 02 2009