THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 11 FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TO NORTHEAST
U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 AM EDT WED MAY 04 2011
...HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER
VALLEYS AND ARE NOW FALLING OVER 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 400 AM EDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1012
MB...29.88 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER EASTERN NEW YORK STATE. A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW EAST OF
THE APPALACHIANS AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...EXTENDING FROM GEORGIA NORTHEASTWARD TO NEW ENGLAND.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 PM EDT SAT APR
30 THROUGH 400 AM EDT WED MAY 04...
...NEW YORK...
BINGHAMTON/BROOME 2.00
WELLSVILLE MUNI ARPT 1.56
DUNKIRK AIRPORT 1.33
BUFFALO WFO 1.27
BUFFALO 1.24
...PENNSYLVANIA...
SELINSGROVE/PENN VALLEY ARPT 1.91
BRADFORD RGNL ARPT 1.61
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 1.26
WILLIAMSPORT 1.23
...VERMONT...
BURLINGTON INTL ARPT 1.12
...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 10.03
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI ARPT 8.60
MOUNT IDA 8.46
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 7.41
BLYTHEVILLE AIRPORT 6.45
LITTLE ROCK AFB 6.30
...ILLINOIS...
ANNA 3.1 NNE 6.90
HARRISBURG 4.6 NNE 5.08
CARBONDALE 1.1 WSW 4.55
ENERGY 0.3 WSW 4.40
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
ELBERFELD 0.6 S 5.71
HUNTINGBURG 0.4 SSW 5.49
JASPER 5.7 ESE 5.45
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT 4.96
WEST BADEN SPRINGS 5 NE 4.75
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT 3.24
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT 1.62
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 1.58
...KENTUCKY...
STURGIS 5.4 ENE 6.23
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 6.09
CALVERT CITY 2.7 SSW 5.65
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 4.97
HENDERSON CITY 4.85
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 4.27
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT 3.78
FORT CAMPBELL AAF 3.77
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN 3.51
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 3.05
...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
SPRINGBORO 2.3 ENE 2.65
HAMILTON ARPT 2.62
CENTERVILLE 1.7 WSW 2.55
CINCINNATI 2.54
WILMINGTON 2.17
LANCASTER 2.00
PORT COLUMBUS INTL AIRPORT 1.76
...OKLAHOMA...
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 2.27
BUNCH 0.8 N 2.17
...TENNESSEE...
BARTLETT 3.6 N 8.14
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 5.08
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 4.07
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT 2.61
...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 2 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH
LIGHTER AMOUNTS EXPECTED FURTHER SOUTH. 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 1100 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
SOLTOW
Last Updated: 453 AM EDT WED MAY 04 2011