THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
 
...SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT OVER THE OHIO AND MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...
 
TORNADO WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF EAST
CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...AS WELL AS MUCH OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF TENNESSEE AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY.
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
ACROSS A BROAD REGION EXTENDING FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE
OHIO VALLEY.  RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT ALONG MOST
OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVERS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 PM CDT...A STATIONARY FRONT WAS DRAPED ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN UNITED STATES...STRETCHING FROM NORTHERN TEXAS
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES.  NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED NUMEROUS
SHOWERS...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...ALL ALONG THE BOUNDARY.
THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY.  THERE
WAS ALSO ANOTHER AREA OVER PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA...KANSAS AND IOWA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI APR
22 THROUGH 300 PM CDT MON APR 25...

...ARKANSAS...
SPRINGDALE 6 ENE                     14.48                     
BELLA VISTA 2 NNE                    11.27                     
EUREKA SPRINGS 4 NNW                 10.83                     
BENTONVILLE                           8.91                     
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE FIELD              7.56                     
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD            7.43                     
MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER CO. ARPT         5.41                     
FLIPPIN/MARION CO. RGNL ARPT          4.91                     
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT                  4.12                     

...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE 1 WSW                      7.06                     
BUSH 2 ESE                            6.46                     
BELKNAP 11 ESE                        5.51                     
CARMI MUNI ARPT                       4.23                     
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL AP       3.24                     
MOUNT CARMEL                          2.83                     
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT          2.83                     
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE                  2.27                     
SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL ARPT              1.13                     

...INDIANA...
DARMSTADT 4 NNW                       7.38                     
JASPER 6 ESE                          6.43                     
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  5.57                     
FREDERICKSBURG 4 NNE                  5.44                     
HUNTINGBURG                           5.26                     
PAOLI 6 S                             5.13                     
BOONVILLE 1 N                         4.32                     
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT           3.33                     

...KANSAS...
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 3.88                     

...KENTUCKY...
PROSPECT 1 S                          7.84                     
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       7.46                     
HENDERSON CITY                        6.36                     
EMINENCE                              6.29                     
HENDERSON                             6.05                     
TAYLORSVILLE 6 NW                     6.03                     
ELIZABATHTOWN 2 SE                    5.28                     
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           4.95                     
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO                   3.57                     
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD            3.22                     

...MISSOURI...
WINONA 3 SW                          10.33                     
PROTEM 3 NE                          10.32                     
HOLLISTER 4 SW                        9.95                     
GOLDEN 2 NE                           9.39                     
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT              8.55                     
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                8.37                     
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT                 6.84                     
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT                 3.99                     
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT            1.81                     

...OHIO...
CLEVES 3 NNW                          4.70                     
ROSEMOUNT                             3.06                     
HAMILTON ARPT                         2.24                     
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON           2.11                     
CINCINNATI/LUNKIN FIELD               2.10                     
TOLEDO                                2.00                     
WILMINGTON/CINCINNATI WFO             1.96                     
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT                1.70                     
LANCASTER                             1.68                     
PORT COLUMBUS INTL AIRPORT            1.51                     

...OKLAHOMA...
WESTVILLE                            10.29                     
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT          6.83                     
VIAN 5 ENE                            6.54                     
TULSA/LLOYD JONES                     4.12                     
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               3.20                     
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT                2.16                     
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY              2.05                     

...TEXAS...
ABILENE MUNI ARPT                     2.42                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
CLIFTON                               2.76                     
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT             2.41                     


THE SURFACE BOUNDARY SITUATED OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY.  WARM AND HUMID AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BE
SURGING NORTHWARD...SUPPORTING THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG THE BOUNDARY.  A SERIES OF
SURFACE WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER/MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS
ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.  THIS WILL ENHANCE PRECIPITATION ALONG
THE FRONT AND ALSO LEAD TO AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. 
BY THURSDAY MORNING...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 7 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER/MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI...OHIO...AND TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEYS...WITH LOCALIZED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.  GIVEN THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND
SWOLLEN RIVERS...SERIOUS FLOODING ISSUES ARE INCREASINGLY BECOMING
A CONCERN.

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.

SOLTOW




Last Updated: 510 PM EDT MON APR 25 2011