STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS
HEAVY RAIN EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
1000 AM CDT TUE MAY 03 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. LATE
TUESDAY INTO 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 ALSO CONTINUE 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 900 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1014
MB...29.94 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW
SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS A BROAD AREA EXTENDING FROM LOUISIANA
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SAT APR
30 THROUGH 900 AM CDT TUE MAY 03...

...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                   7.37                     
LITTLE ROCK AFB                       6.30                     
BLYTHEVILLE AIRPORT                   6.27                     

...ILLINOIS...
BELKNAP 11.1 SE                       9.15                     
ANNA 3.1 NNE                          6.90                     
HARRISBURG 4.6 NNE                    5.08                     
CARBONDALE 1.1 WSW                    4.55                     
BUSH 2.0 ESE                          3.19                     
CARMI MUNI ARPT                       3.05                     
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNESS INTL AP      2.85                     
MOUNT CARMEL                          2.44                     
MARION RGNL ARPT                      2.15                     

...INDIANA...
HOLLAND 6.3 NW                        5.32                     
STENDAL 0.1 SW                        4.78                     
WEST BADEN SPRINGS 5 NE               4.75                     
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  4.71                     
HUNTINGBURG 0.4 SSW                   3.89                     
JASPER 5.7 ESE                        3.78                     
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT           2.95                     
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT          1.51                     
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT                1.38                     

...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       5.90                     
STURGIS 5.4 ENE                       4.81                     
HENDERSON CITY                        4.45                     
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT             3.72                     
CALVERT CITY 2.7 SSW                  3.30                     
LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN                     2.80                     
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     2.55                     
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT         2.44                     
FORT KNOX AAF                         2.22                     
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           2.18                     

...MISSOURI...
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT              5.78                     
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                     
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT                 2.67                     

...OHIO...
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT                1.92                     
CINCINNATI                            1.87                     

...OKLAHOMA...
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               2.27                     

...TENNESSEE...
BARTLETT 3.6 N                        5.34                     
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   5.23                     
BRADFORD                              5.00                     
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                      4.61                     
TROY 1.5 SW                           4.47                     
ATOKA 3.2 ESE                         4.24                     
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     3.90                     
BROWNSVILLE 1 SE                      3.44                     

...TEXAS...
PARIS/COX FIELD                       3.80                     
WHITESBORO 2.8 W                      3.80                     
DENTON MUNI ARPT                      3.62                     
NORTHLAKE 2.5 NNW                     3.62                     
SHADY SHORES 3.9 N                    3.24                     
MCKINNEY MUNI ARPT                    3.12                     
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT           2.65                     


THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES BY LATE TUESDAY. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF
THE FRONT...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAIN THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO RIVER VALLEYS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1
INCH...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. 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 YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE 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.

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