THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TO NORTHEAST
U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011
...HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER
VALLEYS AND ARE MOVING INTO THE EASTERN U.S...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST U.S...FROM PENNSYLVANIA NORTH TO MAINE.
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR A BROAD AREA EXTENDING FROM
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...ACROSS THE LOWER/MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. FLOOD WARNINGS ALSO CONTINUE
ELSEWHERE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 PM EDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1012
MB...29.88 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK. A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW EAST OF
THE APPALACHIANS AND INTO THE DEEP SOUTH. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...EXTENDING FROM THE ALABAMA GULF COAST NORTHEASTWARD TO
NEW ENGLAND.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EDT SAT APR
30 THROUGH 1000 PM EDT TUE MAY 03...
...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 6.09
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 4.97
HENDERSON CITY 4.85
STURGIS 5.4 ENE 4.81
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 4.27
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT 3.78
FORT CAMPBELL AAF 3.77
CALVERT CITY 2.7 SSW 3.30
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN 2.92
FORT KNOX AAF 2.88
...NEW YORK...
WELLSVILLE MUNI ARPT 1.50
BINGHAMTON/BROOME 1.43
DUNKIRK AIRPORT 1.32
BUFFALO 1.24
...PENNSYLVANIA...
BRADFORD RGNL ARPT 1.60
SELINSGROVE/PENN VALLEY ARPT 1.51
...TENNESSEE...
BARTLETT 3.6 N 8.13
RIPLEY 2.8 SE 7.81
ATOKA 3.2 ESE 7.55
BELLS 2.5 NE 7.48
BROWNSVILLE 1 SE 6.96
TROY 1.5 SW 6.92
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT 5.42
JACKSON/MCKELLAR 5.07
BRADFORD 5.00
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 4.07
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT 2.61
SMYRNA ARPT 2.35
...WEST VIRGINIA...
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT 1.27
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE 1.8 E 13.41
MAYFLOWER 2.4 ESE 11.20
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE 10.54
SHERWOOD 1.8 NNW 10.40
CABOT 1.3 SW 9.15
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI ARPT 8.47
MOUNT IDA 8.46
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 7.41
BLYTHEVILLE AIRPORT 6.45
LITTLE ROCK AFB 6.30
...ILLINOIS...
BELKNAP 11.1 SE 9.15
ANNA 3.1 NNE 5.92
HARRISBURG 4.6 NNE 5.08
CARBONDALE 1.1 WSW 4.55
CHARLESTON 4.7 SSW 4.43
CARMI MUNI ARPT 3.21
BUSH 2.0 ESE 3.19
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNESS INTL AP 2.97
MOUNT CARMEL 2.53
MARION RGNL ARPT 2.15
...INDIANA...
HOLLAND 6.3 NW 6.77
HUNTINGBURG 0.4 SSW 5.49
JASPER 5.7 ESE 5.45
STENDAL 0.1 SW 4.78
WEST BADEN SPRINGS 5 NE 4.75
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT 4.71
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT 3.24
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT 1.62
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 1.58
...MISSOURI...
NEW MADRID 0.3 SE 7.34
GIDEON 6.0 SSW 6.55
JACKSON 1.0 SW 6.28
MARBLE HILL 0.4 NE 6.22
ELLSINORE 4.8 WNW 6.12
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 5.84
POPLAR BLUFF 7.4 NW 5.62
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT 2.67
...OHIO...
BETHEL 4.4 W 3.20
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB/DAYTON 2.85
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT 2.67
SPRINGBORO 2.3 ENE 2.65
HAMILTON ARPT 2.58
CENTERVILLE 1.7 WSW 2.55
HAMILTON 4.7 E 2.54
CINCINNATI 2.43
WILMINGTON 2.17
...OKLAHOMA...
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 2.27
...TEXAS...
NORTHLAKE 2.5 NNW 4.38
ANNA 3.7 SSW 4.28
SHADY SHORES 3.9 N 3.93
PARIS/COX FIELD 3.80
WHITESBORO 2.8 W 3.80
DENTON MUNI ARPT 3.63
MCKINNEY MUNI ARPT 3.12
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT 2.65
THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE U.S. EAST COAST INTO THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN ON WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL...INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL
FOR SOME HEAVY RAIN...WILL PERSIST ACROSS NEW ENGLAND THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY. FARTHER SOUTH...RAIN SHOULD COME TO AN END ACROSS
THE MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES ON WEDNESDAY. AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...IS POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS FROM THE EXTREME NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC STATES INTO THE NORTHEAST. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL
FALL ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
EVEN THOUGH RAIN HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO RIVER VALLEYS...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS ONGOING IN THOSE
REGIONS...WITH RIVERS FORECAST TO CONTINUE RISING THROUGH THE
WEEK. PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCTS ISSUED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS ON FLOODING IN YOUR
AREA.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 1044 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011