THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 15 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 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
THURSDAY...
TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS A LARGE REGION EXTENDING FROM
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.
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 900 PM CDT...A PAIR OF 995 MB...29.39 INCH...SURFACE LOWS WERE
LOCATED OVER WISCONSIN. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES REGION FROM THE EASTERN LOW WHILE A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTH INTO TEXAS WHERE IT TRANSITIONED INTO A STATIONARY
FRONT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...THE
LOWER/MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND INTO THE WESTERN TENNESSEE
VALLEY. THESE STORMS HAVE LED TO NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SEVERE
WEATHER...INCLUDING TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL. FURTHER
NORTHEAST...AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALSO OBSERVED ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA AND UPSTATE
NEW YORK. SEVERAL OF THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING DAMAGING
STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI APR
22 THROUGH 900 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 10.05
BENTONVILLE 9.81
DE QUEEN 4 NW - DAM 9.62
MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER CO. ARPT 7.74
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD 7.43
LITTLE ROCK AFB 2.40
...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 3.75
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE 3.25
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA 2.91
BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL 2.63
...INDIANA...
STENDAL 8.11
HOLLAND 6 NW 7.99
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 5.71
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 5.25
FORT KNOX AAF 4.16
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO 4.11
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 3.54
...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
GOLDEN 2 NE 11.96
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...
SENATOBIA 2 S 3.91
SLEDGE 2 N 3.85
POTTS CAMP 2 SSW 2.70
...OHIO...
CLEVES 3 NNW 5.16
CINCINNATI 9 NW 4.35
ROSEMOUNT 3.06
LORAIN/ELYRIA 2.96
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 2.09
...OKLAHOMA...
WESTVILLE 14.96
BUNCH 1 N 11.42
VIAN 5 ENE 10.05
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT 7.61
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 4.52
TULSA/LLOYD JONES 4.28
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.16
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY 2.05
...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 2.79
JACKSON/MCKELLAR 1.95
...TEXAS...
GORDON 2 ESE 5.72
PARIS/COX FIELD 4.63
DE LEON 5 W 3.93
MOUNT PLEASANT 10 NNW 3.60
ABILENE MUNI ARPT 2.42
CORISCANA/CAMPBELL FIELD 2.03
...WEST VIRGINIA...
POINT PLEASANT 6 E 3.38
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT 2.82
CLIFTON 2.76
THE SURFACE LOWS OVER WISCONSIN SHOULD WEAKEN OVERNIGHT.
MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS LOW WILL
CONTINUE TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THESE STORMS ARE
CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS THE LOWER/MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND
SHOULD MOVE INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY OVERNIGHT FOLLOWED BY THE
OHIO VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY. 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 PORTIONS OF 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 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
SOLTOW
Last Updated: 1059 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011