THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHERN PLAINS
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT SAT APR 17 2010
 
...SLOW MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BRINGING HEAVY RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL TEXAS FROM GAINESVILLE SOUTH
ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR TO BROWNSVILLE AND LAREDO.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM CDT...A 1010 MB...29.82 INCH...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS... APPROXIMATELY 80 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF DALLAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN FALLING TO THE NORTH AND TO THE EAST OF
THIS LOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
FURTHER TO THE SOUTH...A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS
NOTED FROM NEAR WACO TO SAN ANTONIO ALONG A SURFACE COLD FRONT.
MORE STRONG STORMS WERE OCCURRING NEAR BROWNSVILLE.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CDT WED
APR 14 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SAT APR 17...

...OKLAHOMA...
SEILING                               2.89                     
CHEYENNE 18.1 SW                      2.45                     
SAYRE 5.8 NW                          2.31                     
RANGE                                 2.24                     
MANGUM                                2.15                     
LAWTON                                1.47                     
HOBART                                1.23                     

...TEXAS...
ORANGE GROVE 8.1 WNW                 10.80                     
LULING 7.4 NE                         8.02                     
MEDINA 8.8 WSW                        7.95                     
UTOPIA                                7.54                     
CONCEPCION                            7.37                     
TILDEN                                7.37                     
DEL RIO 1.0 WNW                       7.06                     
CROSS                                 7.00 FELL IN 24 HOURS    
CALLIHAM                              6.75                     
LUBBOCK 3.3 S                         6.64                     
VANDERPOOL 1.4 SE                     6.64                     
CHOKE CANYON DAM NORTH SIDE           6.08                     
INGRAM 8.5 NW                         6.08                     
GEORGE WEST 8.0 NE                    6.04                     
SKIDMORE 2 N                          6.00                     
CHILDRESS                             4.27                     
MINERAL WELLS                         3.81                     
WICHITA FALLS                         3.25                     
SAN ANTONIO                           2.92                     
WACO                                  2.83                     
AMARILLO                              2.79                     
FORT WORTH                            2.45                     
DENTON                                1.62                     
AUSTIN                                1.39                     
ABILENE                               1.25                     
DALLAS                                0.92                     


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER CENTRAL TEXAS IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY AND REACH THE UPPER TEXAS
COASTAL AREA BY MONDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND
ASSOCIATED LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO THREATEN AREAS TO
THE NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK. FURTHER TO THE SOUTH...THE RAINFALL
COVERAGE WILL BE MORE SCATTERED...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WITH THE
STRONGER STORMS. THE SLOW PROGRESSION OF THE SURFACE LOW WILL
CAUSE RAINFALL TOTALS TO CONTINUE TO ADD UP ACROSS PARTS OF
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND INTO TEXAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ON
THE ORDER OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.
FINAL STORM TOTALS COULD APPROACH 12 INCHES IN A FEW SPOTS IN
TEXAS.

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.

HAMRICK




Last Updated: 1045 PM EDT SAT APR 17 2010