THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 21 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN
EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011
...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARDS THE
ATLANTIC COAST...WHILE FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF THE
OHIO...MISSISSIPPI...AND TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEYS...
FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT OVER MUCH OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND ALSO FOR WESTERN PARTS OF THE OHIO
VALLEY. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
EASTERN PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND INTO THE NORTHEAST STATES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 985 MB...29.09 INCH...SURFACE LOW
LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA...THROUGH THE
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS...AND INTO THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA. AHEAD
OF THE COLD FRONT...A SWATH OF SHOWERS AND INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS
WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC COAST. THE BROKEN LINE OF STORMS
STRETCHED FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA ALL THE WAY NORTHEASTWARD INTO
EASTERN NEW YORK. TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW OVER
MICHIGAN AND THE UPPER MIDWEST...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
WAS ONGOING. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WAS MOVING IN BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI APR
22 THROUGH 900 AM CDT THU APR 28...
...GEORGIA...
AUGUSTA/DANIEL FIELD 2.16
PEACHTREE CITY/ATLANTA WFO 2.15
...WEST VIRGINIA...
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT 3.64
PARKERSBURG/WILSON 2.33
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ALABAMA...
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT 2.57
...ARKANSAS...
SPRINGDALE 6 ENE 19.73
EUREKA SPRINGS 4 NNW 14.72
GARFIELD 5 ESE 14.26
FAYETTEVILLE 1 E 13.87
ROGERS 2 SSW 13.83
HARRISON 2 N 12.68
BELLA VISTA 2 E 12.31
HORSESHOE BEND 2 SSW 10.78
BENTONVILLE 10.19
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE 9.49
MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER CO. ARPT 9.41
FLIPPIN/MARION CO. RGNL ARPT 8.39
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD 8.28
DE QUEEN 7.06
MOUNT IDA 6.88
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD 6.27
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 6.09
RUSSELLVILLE 5.76
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 5.67
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT 5.62
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD 5.48
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT 4.69
LITTLE ROCK AFB 3.26
HOT SPRINGS/MEMORIAL FIELD 3.12
...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE 1 WSW 10.71
BUSH 2 ESE 10.30
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO 10.01
HARRISBURG 5 NNE 9.16
SPARTA 2 SSW 8.07
BELKNAP 11 ESE 7.76
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL AP 7.08
ADDIEVILLE 6 SW 6.70
CARMI MUNI ARPT 6.04
MOUNT_CARMEL 5.35
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE 4.87
MARION RGNL ARPT 4.45
MATTOON/CHARLESTON 4.02
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 3.68
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS 3.31
...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 7.20
HUNTINGBURG 6.93
CHARLESTOWN 3 N 6.79
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 4.68
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT 4.43
COLUMBUS 4.16
SHELBYVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.71
EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK 2.44
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT 2.16
...KENTUCKY...
PROSPECT 1 S 10.03
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 9.95
ELIZABETHTOWN 2 SE 8.71
GREENVILLE 4 SSE 8.43
PEWEE VALLEY 1 WNW 8.13
LA GRANGE 2 NNE 8.01
HENDERSON CITY 7.93
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFORD 7.21
FORT KNOX AAF 7.06
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 6.48
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 6.32
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN 6.06
FORT CAMPBELL AAF 5.78
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 5.01
LONDON-CORBIN ARPT 4.36
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT 4.35
...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF 4 NW 16.20
WINONA 3 SW 15.98
POTTERSVILLE 1 NNW 15.11
CAPE GIRARDEAU 2 N 14.98
ELLSINORE 5 WNW 14.88
PROTEM 3 NE 14.76
DORA 3 NNW 14.02
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT 10.58
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT 5.52
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 3.53
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD 3.11
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 2.99
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS APT 2.30
...MISSISSIPPI...
TUPELO/C.D. LEMONS 3.50
GREENVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.51
...OHIO...
HAMILTON ARPT 3.92
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON 3.61
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT 3.36
CINCINNATI (ASOS) 3.27
CINCINNATI/LUNKIN FIELD 2.60
DAYTON/JAMES M COX AIRPORT 2.59
ZANESVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.51
WILMINGTON/CINCINNATI WFO 2.44
PORT COLUMBUS INTL AIRPORT 2.21
LANCASTER 2.14
...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 4.86
TULSA/LLOYD JONES 4.29
TULSA INTL ARPT 3.72
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.58
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY 2.16
...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 7.78
ATOKA 3 ESE 7.42
TENNESSEE RIDGE 3 S 7.08
BARTLETT 4 N 6.39
JACKSON/MCKELLAR 6.38
KNOXVILLE MUNI ARPT 4.12
OAK RIDGE (ASOS) 3.07
SMYRNA AIRPORT 2.44
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT 2.21
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL ARPT 2.04
THE SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO WILL QUICKLY TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...WHILE
THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE EASTERN
SEABOARD. THE COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED BAD WEATHER SHOULD BE
WELL OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE QUICK
PROGRESSION OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS WILL
BE ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE U.S.
HOWEVER...RIVER FLOODING WILL REMAIN A CONCERN ACROSS MUCH OF THE
OHIO...TENNESSEE...AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
HAMRICK
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Last Updated: 1055 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011