THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 12 FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TO NORTHEAST
U.S. HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 AM EDT WED MAY 04 2011
...RAIN PUSHING STEADILY EASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S....
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR A BROAD AREA
EXTENDING ALONG AND ADJACENT TO THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER
VALLEYS.
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
AS WELL AS A SMALL PORTION OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS NEAR THE
PENNSYLVANIA-NEW YORK BORDER.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 AM EDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1011
MB...29.85 INCHES...WAS LOCATED NEAR THE COAST OF EXTREME SOUTHERN
MAINE. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW
WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN BEHIND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS MUCH OF
THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES INTO NEW ENGLAND.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 PM EDT SAT APR
30 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT WED MAY 04...
...NEW YORK...
ONCHIOTA 0.3 ENE 2.43
BINGHAMTON/BROOME 2.27
OLD FORGE 0.8 SE 1.85
HARRISVILLE 4.7 SSW 1.75
BOONVILLE 8 E 1.64
WELLSVILLE MUNI ARPT 1.56
DUNKIRK AIRPORT 1.33
BUFFALO WFO 1.27
...PENNSYLVANIA...
SELINSGROVE/PENN VALLEY ARPT 2.10
SE STANFORDVILLE 1.73
BRADFORD RGNL ARPT 1.61
LEWISBURG 1.55
BLOOMSBURG 3 ESE 1.42
BOALSBURG 1 NNW 1.36
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 1.26
WILLIAMSPORT 1.23
...VERMONT...
BURLINGTON INTL ARPT 1.71
...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
...NORTH CAROLINA...
HICKORY RGNL ARPT 1.77
...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 TODAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME HEAVY RAIN RESULTING
IN FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NEW ENGLAND THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY. FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEASTERN
STATES...RAIN SHOULD COME TO AN END LATER TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL OF
1 TO 2 INCHES...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 500 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 1057 AM EDT WED MAY 04 2011