THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS
HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
1000 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2011
 
...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS...AGGREGATING CONCERNS OF MORE
FLOODING IN THE REGION...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND 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 CONTINUE TO BE IN EFFECT ELSEWHERE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CDT...A COLD FRONT HAD BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG
THE OHIO RIVER AND MID-MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AREAS OF WEAK SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE CENTERS HAD FORMED ALONG THE FRONT. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF
RAIN...LOCALLY HEAVY...ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BEHIND
THE SURFACE FRONT. MORE SCATTERED AREAS OF RAIN CONTINUE TO EXTEND
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY INTO THE EASTERN PART
OF THE GREAT LAKES.                          

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SAT APR
30 THROUGH 900 AM CDT MON MAY 02...

...ARKANSAS...
MAYFLOWER 2.4 ESE                    10.50                     
SHERWOOD 1.8 NNW                      9.50                     
CABOT 1.3 SW                          9.15                     
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE 1.2 E             8.70                     
MORGAN                                8.70                     
MOUNT IDA                             7.80                     
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE                        6.71                     
CABOT 2 NE                            6.71                     
LITTLE ROCK 3 W                       6.45                     
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT                   4.88                     
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   4.34                     
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI ARPT                4.13                     

...ILLINOIS...
ANNA 3.1 NNE                          4.83                     
HARRISBURG 4.6 NNE                    3.76                     
CARBONDALE 1.1 WSW                    3.63                     
BUSH 2.0 ESE                          3.19                     
MARION RGNL ARPT                      1.94                     
CARMI MUNI ARPT                       1.76                     
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNESS INTL AP      1.52                     

...INDIANA...
HUNTINGBURG                           2.63                     
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  2.59                     
WEST BADEN SPRINGS 5 NE               2.04                     

...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       4.38                     
HENDERSON CITY                        3.41                     
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT             2.25                     

...MISSOURI...
NEW MADRID 0.3 SE                     5.68                     
POPLAR BLUFF 7.4 NW                   5.62                     
MARBLE HILL 0.4 NE                    5.60                     
GIDEON 6.0 SSW                        5.57                     
JACKSON 1.0 SW                        5.50                     
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT              4.91                     
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                4.44                     
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT                 2.09                     

...OKLAHOMA...
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               1.67                     

...TENNESSEE...
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                      2.87                     
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   2.83                     

...TEXAS...
PARIS/COX FIELD                       3.29                     
DENTON MUNI ARPT                      3.10                     
FORT WORTH NAS                        1.84                     


THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
IS FORECAST TO MOVE RATHER SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC
STATES BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO PROLONG THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN THROUGH TUESDAY
OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO
RIVER VALLEYS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. MANY
STREAMS AND RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING
MAJOR FLOODING...AND RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST TO OCCUR AT SOME
LOCATIONS. PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS ON FLOODING IN
YOUR AREA.

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.

KONG




Last Updated: 1100 AM EDT MON MAY 02 2011