THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 17 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT ACROSS THE OHIO AND LOWER TO
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS CONTINUES TODAY...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE LOWER TO MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI...TENNESSEE...AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM CDT...A 992 MB...29.30 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OVER WESTERN ARKANSAS. A COLD/STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD
FROM THE LOW ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS AND INTO NORTHERN MEXICO.
ANOTHER 994 MB LOW WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL INDIANA...WITH A
TRAILING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING TO THE LOW OVER ARKANSAS. A
WEAKER 1000 MB LOW WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS INDICATED AN ORGANIZED AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY STRATIFORM RAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES...WITH A TRAILING BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDING SOUTHWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND EASTERN TENNESSEE.
ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS FOUND
OVER THE MID SOUTH...INCLUDING NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN
TENNESSEE. WEST OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOTED OVER PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI APR
22 THROUGH 900 AM CDT WED APR 27...
...ARKANSAS...
SPRINGDALE 6 ENE 19.73
EUREKA SPRINGS 4 NNW 13.96
GARFIELD 5 ESE 13.52
ROGERS 2 SSW 12.97
BELLA VISTA 2 E 12.31
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE FIELD 11.69
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT 10.46
BENTONVILLE 9.81
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE 8.85
MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER CO. ARPT 8.67
FLIPPIN/MARION CO. RGNL ARPT 7.85
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD 7.43
MOUNT IDA 6.88
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 6.00
RUSSELLVILLE 5.72
...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE 1 WSW 10.71
BUSH 2 ESE 10.30
HARRISBURG 5 NNE 9.16
SPARTA 2 SSW 8.07
BELKNAP 11 ESE 7.76
ADDIEVILLE 6 SW 6.70
CARMI MUNI ARPT 5.91
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL AP 5.13
MARION RGNL ARPT 4.40
MOUNT_CARMEL 4.29
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 3.67
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE 3.49
MATTOON/CHARLESTON 2.59
DECATUR ARPT 2.54
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS 2.36
...INDIANA...
NEW ALBANY 5 NNE 9.40
JEFFERSONVILLE 2 ENE 9.24
DARMSTADT 4 NNW 8.75
MILLTOWN 4 WSW 8.23
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT 6.81
CHARLESTOWN 3 N 6.79
HUNTINGBURG 6.76
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT 4.18
COLUMBUS 4.16
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 3.24
...KENTUCKY...
PROSPECT 1 S 10.03
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 9.89
ELIZABETHTOWN 2 SE 8.71
GREENVILLE 4 SSE 8.43
PEWEE VALLEY 1 WNW 8.13
LA GRANGE 2 NNE 8.01
HENDERSON CITY 7.74
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFORD 6.82
FORT KNOX AAF 6.67
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 6.18
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN 5.60
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 5.24
FORT CAMPBELL AAF 4.83
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT 4.07
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 3.55
...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF 4 NW 15.45
PROTEM 3 NE 14.45
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 14.23
ELLSINORE 5 WNW 13.76
DORA 3 NNW 13.08
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT 10.00
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT 5.41
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 3.53
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD 2.85
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 2.34
...OHIO...
HAMILTON ARPT 3.41
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON 3.21
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT 2.93
CINCINNATI (ASOS) 2.65
DAYTON/JAMES M COX AIRPORT 2.30
CINCINNATI/LUNKIN FIELD 2.25
WILMINGTON/CINCINNATI WFO 2.06
...OKLAHOMA...
WESTVILLE 14.96
BUNCH 1 N 11.42
VIAN 5 ENE 10.09
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT 7.61
MEEKER 1 N 5.60
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 4.52
TULSA/LLOYD JONES 4.28
TULSA INTL ARPT 3.65
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.18
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY 2.07
...TENNESSEE...
ATOKA 3 ESE 7.42
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 7.23
TENNESSEE RIDGE 3 S 7.08
BARTLETT 4 N 6.39
JACKSON/MCKELLAR 5.00
THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN
ON WEDNESDAY...WHILE THE TWO SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WAVES ALONG THE
TRAILING COLD/STATIONARY FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN AND TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDWEST AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES. HEAVY
RAIN AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT...AS IT SLOWLY TRACKS EASTWARD THROUGH THE
OHIO...TENNESSEE...AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS ON
WEDNESDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS
THESE AREAS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 5 INCHES
POSSIBLE FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND INTO CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION WILL COME TO AN END BY THURSDAY
MORNING...SERIOUS RIVER FLOODING WILL REMAIN A PROBLEM FOR THESE
RAIN SOAKED REGIONS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
HAMRICK
Last Updated: 1058 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011