STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS
HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
400 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2011
 
...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO
RIVER VALLEYS...INCREASING CONCERNS OF MORE FLOODING IN THE
REGION. HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST U.S. ON
WEDNESDAY...         
 
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.
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUED
FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST U.S.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1015
MB...29.97 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN QUEBEC. A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW THROUGH
THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO RIVER VALLEY INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...LOCALLY HEAVY...ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...LOWER AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND OHIO
RIVER VALLEY. SCATTERED SHOWERS EXTENDED NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
EASTERN PART OF THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST U.S.                
                 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SAT APR
30 THROUGH 300 PM 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                             7.98                     
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   6.92                     
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE                        6.71                     
CABOT 2 NE                            6.71                     
LITTLE ROCK AFB                       6.14                     
BLYTHEVILLE ARPT                      5.57                     
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT                   5.25                     
SEARCY MUNI ARPT                      5.02                     
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT                  4.36                     
RUSSELLVILLE                          4.20                     

...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                     
CARMI MUNI ARPT                       2.40                     
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNESS INTL AP      2.18                     
MARION RGNL ARPT                      1.94                     

...INDIANA...
HOLLAND 6.3 NW                        5.32                     
STENDAL 0.1 SW                        4.78                     
HUNTINGBURG 0.4 SSW                   3.89                     
JASPER 5.7 ESE                        3.78                     
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  3.66                     
HUNTINGBURG                           2.63                     
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT           2.14                     
WEST BADEN SPRINGS 5 NE               2.04                     

...KENTUCKY...
STURGIS 5.4 ENE                       4.81                     
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       4.65                     
HENDERSON CITY                        3.45                     
CALVERT CITY 2.7 SSW                  3.30                     
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT             2.46                     

...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              5.09                     
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                4.55                     
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT                 2.14                     

...OKLAHOMA...
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               2.22                     

...TENNESSEE...
BARTLETT 3.6 N                        5.34                     
TROY 1.5 SW                           4.47                     
ATOKA 3.2 ESE                         4.24                     
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   3.91                     
JACKSON 4.9 NW                        3.68                     
BROWNSVILLE 1 SE                      3.44                     
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                      3.36                     
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     2.23                     

...TEXAS...
PARIS/COX FIELD                       3.79                     
NORTHLAKE 2.5 NNW                     3.62                     
DENTON MUNI ARPT                      3.59                     
SHADY SHORES 3.9 N                    3.24                     
MCKINNEY MUNI ARPT                    2.91                     
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT           2.55                     
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT                   2.40                     


THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
BY LATE TUESDAY. 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 1 TO 2 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. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST U.S. TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
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 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RYAN