THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 14 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT ACROSS THE OHIO AND LOWER TO
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...
TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS A REGION EXTENDING FROM
NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO WESTERN KENTUCKY AND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
UPPER MIDWEST. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN APPALACHIANS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR SECTION OF THE LOWER/MID-MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND INTO PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND
THE MIDWEST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM CDT...A 991 MB...29.28 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OVER EASTERN IOWA. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED EAST FROM THIS BOUNDARY
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION WHILE A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH
INTO TEXAS WHERE IT TRANSITIONED INTO A WARM FRONT. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
A BAND OF MOSTLY MODERATE RAINFALL ALONG WITH CLUSTERS OF
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN OHIO VALLEY AND THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP IN THE
VICINITY OF THE FRONT ACROSS ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. A FEW
STORMS WERE ALSO OBSERVED NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. FARTHER NORTH...A
LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS OBSERVED IN THE COOL AIR
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND THE GREAT LAKES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI APR
22 THROUGH 300 PM CDT TUE APR 26...
...ARKANSAS...
SPRINGDALE 5.8 ENE 19.70
FAYETTEVILLE 1.0 E 13.85
EUREKA SPRINGS 4 NNW 13.75
BELLA VISTA 2 NNE 12.66
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT 10.02
DE QUEEN 4 NW - DAM 9.62
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD 7.43
FLIPPIN/MARION CO. RGNL ARPT 7.20
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD 5.71
LITTLE ROCK AFB 2.28
...ILLINOIS...
CHESTER 2 SSE 9.33
CARBONDALE 1 WSW 9.08
BUSH 2 ESE 8.35
CARMI MUNI ARPT 5.02
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL AP 4.52
MOUNT CARMEL 3.79
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 3.70
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE 3.25
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA 2.85
BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL 2.63
...INDIANA...
STENDAL 8.11
DARMSTADT 4 NNW 7.90
JASPER 6 ESE 7.68
FREDERICKSBURG 4 NNE 6.07
PAOLI 6 S 6.04
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT 5.97
HUNTINGBURG 5.63
BOONVILLE 1 N 5.34
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT 3.60
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 2.81
...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 8.68
PROSPECT 1 S 7.84
HENDERSON CITY 6.96
TAYLORSVILLE 6 NW 6.68
EMINENCE 6.43
ELIZABATHTOWN 2 SE 5.54
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 5.24
FORT KNOX AAF 4.16
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO 4.11
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 3.49
...LOUISIANA...
CARENCRO 3.59
IOWA 10 NNW 3.00
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT 2.15
...MISSOURI...
ALLEY SPRINGS (RANGER STN) 14.73
THEODOSIA 6 SW 13.75
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT 13.70
BRANSON 4 E 12.74
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 12.58
HOLLISTER 4 SW 11.90
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT 9.48
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT 5.28
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 3.49
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD 3.01
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 2.45
...MISSISSIPPI...
SLEDGE 2 N 3.85
SENATOBIA 3.61
...OHIO...
CLEVES 3 NNW 5.16
CINCINNATI 9 NW 4.35
ROSEMOUNT 3.06
LORAIN/ELYRIA 2.95
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON 2.46
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL ARPT 2.43
HAMILTON ARPT 2.38
TOLEDO 2.35
ASHTABULA CO. ARPT 2.23
WILMINGTON/CINCINNATI WFO 2.01
...OKLAHOMA...
WESTVILLE 14.96
BUNCH 1 N 11.42
VIAN 5 ENE 10.05
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT 7.61
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 4.33
TULSA/LLOYD JONES 4.28
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.16
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY 2.05
...PENNSYLVANIA...
ERIE INTL ARPT 2.51
MEADVILLE-PORT MEADVILLE ARPT 2.23
...TENNESSEE...
SAMBURG 6.32
CLARKSVILLE 13.7 SE 5.31
TIPTONVILLE 4 SW 4.35
GREENBRIER 1.4 N 4.08
SPRINGFIELD 3 ESE 3.82
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 2.72
...TEXAS...
GORDON 2 ESE 5.72
PARIS/COX FIELD 4.41
DE LEON 5 W 3.93
ABILENE MUNI ARPT 2.42
...WEST VIRGINIA...
POINT PLEASANT 6 E 3.38
CLIFTON 2.76
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT 2.68
THE SURFACE LOW OVER IOWA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. BY TONIGHT...A
WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE TRAILING COLD
FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRIGGER
ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE LOWER/MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
TONIGHT...MOVING INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...FOLLOWED BY THE OHIO
VALLEY TOMORROW. PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE LOWER/MID-MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY SHOULD FINALLY COME TO AN END BY THURSDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI...TENNESSEE...AND OHIO VALLEYS....WITH LOCALIZED
HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND
SWOLLEN RIVERS...SERIOUS FLOODING ISSUES WILL REMAIN 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: 514 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011