THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHERN PLAINS
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010
 
...SLOW MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BRING RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...
 
FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS. FLASH
FLOOD WATCHES HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
TEXAS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CDT...A 1013 MB...29.91 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS... APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DALLAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
FALLING TO THE NORTH OF THIS LOW...ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS. FURTHER TO THE SOUTH...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WERE PUSHING THROUGH EASTERN TEXAS ALONG A SURFACE
COLD FRONT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CDT WED
APR 14 THROUGH 1000 AM CDT SUN APR 18...

...OKLAHOMA...
LOCO 0.9 SE                           3.25                     
TECUMSEH 0.4 ESE                      3.01                     
ALTUS 7.0 W                           2.89                     
SEILING                               2.89                     
MANGUM 0.5 ESE                        2.76                     
CHEYENNE 18.1 SW                      2.65                     
SHAWNEE 10.0 W                        2.37                     
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW                      2.33                     
SAYRE 5.8 NW                          2.31                     
COOKIETOWN 6.3 NNW                    2.26                     
WILLOW 6.5 N                          2.26                     
FREDERICK 6.0 SSW                     2.25                     
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY              2.04                     

...TEXAS...
ORANGE GROVE 8.1 WNW                 11.10                     
MEDINA 8.8 WSW                        8.68                     
LULING 7.4 NE                         8.33                     
HELOTES 4.5 WSW                       8.27                     
GEORGE WEST 8.0 NE                    7.54                     
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                     
CHOKE CANYON DAM NORTH SIDE           6.74                     
CHRISTINE 10.8 SSE                    6.74                     
LUBBOCK 3.3 S                         6.64                     
VANDERPOOL 1.4 SE                     6.64                     
INGRAM 8.5 NW                         6.27                     
LEON VALLEY 3.3 SW                    6.25                     
DEL RIO INTL ARPT                     5.73                     
FORT WORTH                            3.29                     
SAN ANTONIO INTL ARPT                 3.27                     
AMARILLO WFO                          2.84                     


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS IS EXPECTED TO
SLOWLY PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY AND REACH THE WESTERN
GULF COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND 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. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS IN
EXCESS OF 3 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 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT
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Last Updated: 1040 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010