THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI/TENNESSEE/OHIO VALLEYS
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT SUN MAY 02 2010
 
...HEAVY RAINS AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE SLOWLY
MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST COAST...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...NORTHWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHEAST 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 900 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 ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO
VALLEYS...AHEAD OF THE SLOW MOVING SURFACE FRONT. MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN WAS REPORTED FROM NORTHERN ALABAMA...NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH EASTERN TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY...AND INTO OHIO AND WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT FRI APR
30 THROUGH 1000 PM 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 2 E                             5.42                     
CRYSTAL VALLEY                        5.39                     
SEARCY 4.1 SE                         5.25                     
SHERWOOD 1.8 NNW                      5.21                     

...ILLINOIS...
CRAB ORCHARD                          4.03                     
CARMI                                 2.96                     
LAWERNCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL AP       2.10                     

...INDIANA...
CANNELTON                             3.70                     
NEWBURGH LOCK AND DAM                 3.70                     
CHANDLER 1.1 S                        3.56                     
EVANSVILLE 3.9 ESE                    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...
ELKTON 6 NNE                          9.30                     
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT         8.77                     
GLASGOW                               8.00                     
HARDIN                                7.80                     
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     7.57                     
ROSEWOOD 2 NE                         7.55                     
BEE LICK 5 W                          7.45                     
GUTHRIE 0.8 WNW                       7.16                     
COBB                                  6.73                     
ALVATON                               6.66                     
LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES                6.55                     
GREENVILLE 4.0 SSE                    6.54                     
PRINCETON                             6.40                     
HERNDON 4 SW                          6.29                     
MAGNOLIA .7 NNW                       6.25                     
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD            5.82                     
FRANKFORT                             5.21                     

...MISSOURI...
PRINCE LANDING                        4.29                     
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 2 SW                          6.61                     
BELZONI                               6.13                     
CORINTH                               5.76                     
VAIDEN 1 SSW                          5.58                     
INDEPENDENCE 1 W                      5.50                     
TUPELO                                4.97                     
OLIVE BRANCH                          4.88                     
SOUTHAVEN 4.8 SE                      4.70                     
GUNTOWN                               4.67                     
BLACK BAYOU                           4.65                     
WINONA 5 E                            4.57                     

...OHIO...
LYNX 5 W                              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                     
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT                 13.53                     
CHESNUT                              13.46                     
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                     


THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE ITS SLOW MOVEMENT AS IT APPROACHES
THE EASTERN SEABOARD. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL KEEP GULF MOISTURE STEERING TOWARDS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE HEAVY RAIN TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY MONDAY MORNING...THE
HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TO PUSH TOWARDS THE SOUTHEASTERN
U.S....AWAY FROM THE RAIN SOAKED AREAS OF THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO
VALLEYS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS EVENT WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

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.

GERHARDT




Last Updated: 1027 PM EDT SUN MAY 02 2010