THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI/TENNESSEE/OHIO VALLEYS
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT SUN MAY 02 2010
 
...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FLOODING CONTINUE OVER THE TENNESSEE AND
OHIO VALLEYS...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
SOUTHEASTERN AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND INTO THE TENNESSEE
AND OHIO VALLEYS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 PM CDT...AN ELONGATED COLD FRONT WAS SLOWLY MOVING TOWARDS
THE EASTERN U.S.. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A BROAD LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS OVER THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO
VALLEYS...AHEAD OF THE SLOW MOVING SURFACE FRONT. HEAVY TO
MODERATE RAIN WAS REPORTED FROM NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND
KENTUCKY...AND INTO OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT FRI APR
30 THROUGH 1000 AM CDT SUN MAY 02...

...ARKANSAS...
LITTLE ROCK 5.4 ENE                   6.53                     
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI ARPT                6.49                     
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE                        6.12                     
BENTON                                5.85                     
TYRONZA 2 NW                          5.69                     
DE QUEEN 4 NW                         5.65                     
JUDSONIA                              5.61                     
HUGHES 6W                             5.47                     
AUGUSTA 2 NW                          5.43                     
TWIST 2E/TYRONZA RIVER                5.42                     
CRYSTAL VALLEY                        5.39                     
SEARCY 4.1 SE                         5.25                     
SHERWOOD 1.8 NNW                      5.21                     

...GEORGIA...
CAIRO 2N                              2.20                     

...INDIANA...
CANNELTON                             3.70                     
CHANDLER 1.1 S                        3.56                     
EVANSVILLE 3.9 ESE                    3.46                     
NEWBURGH 2.4 NW                       3.46                     
STENDAL                               3.22                     
CORYDON 0.8 ESE                       3.19                     
BOONVILLE 2.4 N                       3.17                     
MAUCKPORT 4.7 NE                      3.10                     
ELIZABETH 1.4 N                       3.06                     
HUNTINGBURG 6.2 WSW                   2.97                     
LANESVILLE 1.1 NW                     2.96                     
MILLTOWN 5.7 SSE                      2.82                     
PETERSBURG 1.4 ENE                    2.75                     

...KENTUCKY...
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT         8.77                     
GLASGOW                               8.00                     
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     7.25                     
GUTHRIE 0.8 WNW                       7.16                     
COBB                                  6.73                     
GREENVILLE 4.0 SSE                    6.54                     
HERNDON 4SW                           6.29                     
MAGNOLIA .7 NNW                       6.25                     
CANTON 0.6 ESE                        5.95                     
SCOTTSVILLE 4.9 NE                    5.77                     

...LOUISIANA...
FARMERVILLE 1 SSE                     6.90                     

...MISSOURI...
COMMERCE                              3.94                     
NEELYS 4 SE                           3.81                     
MARBLE HILL                           3.38                     
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT              3.05                     
DORA                                  2.69                     
SIKESTON 2 N                          2.66                     
ALLEY SPRINGS                         2.58                     
JACKSON 1.1 NE                        2.53                     
ROBY 3SE                              2.50                     
SHELL KNOB 4.2 SE                     2.50                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
SARDIS DAM                            7.44                     
BATESVILLE 2.2 SSE                    6.96                     
HOLLY SPRINGS 4 N                     6.86                     
ASHLAND 2SW                           6.61                     
BELZONI                               6.13                     
CORINTH                               5.76                     
VAIDEN 1SSW                           5.58                     
INDEPENDENCE 1 W                      5.50                     
OLIVE BRANCH                          4.88                     
SOUTHAVEN 4.8 SE                      4.70                     
BLACK BAYOU                           4.65                     
WINONA 5E                             4.57                     

...OHIO...
LYNX 5W                               2.51                     
REDOAK                                2.36                     
GEORGETOWN 2 NE                       2.18                     
RARDON                                2.18                     
WAMSLEY 3 NW                          2.11                     

...TENNESSEE...
CAMDEN 4.5 NE                        17.73                     
BROWNSVILLE 1.0 SE                   17.02                     
JACKSON 4.7 NW                       16.57                     
ATOKA 3.2 ESE                        15.97                     
BELLS 2.5 NE                         15.58                     
NEW JOHNSONVILLE 1.0 SSE             14.85                     
GADSDEN 4.9 SSE                      13.72                     
WAVERLY                              13.34                     
HURRICANE MILLS 1.5 W                12.90                     
MEDINA 3 SE                          12.88                     
BON AQUA 3.0 ESE                     12.59                     
BELLE MEADE 5.3 WSW                  12.54                     
DICKSON 1.5 ESE                      12.32                     
FRANKLIN                             12.30                     
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT                 11.90                     


THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE TOWARDS THE EAST COAST
SUNDAY EVENING.  CONSISTENT STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WILL KEEP GULF MOISTURE STEERING TOWARDS THE TENNESSEE AND
OHIO VALLEYS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE
HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING TO CONTINUE ACROSS THESE AREAS.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 2 TO 4
INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT




Last Updated: 449 PM EDT SUN MAY 02 2010