STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011
 
...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN EVENT DEVELOPING OVER THE DEEP SOUTH AND
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND EXTENDING NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS AND NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC.  FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT OVER PARTS OF
MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA...ALABAMA...AND THE OHIO VALLEY.  WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT OVER PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST
AND THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM EST...A 1007 MB...29.74 INCH...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER EASTERN MISSOURI.  A TRAILING COLD FRONT
EXTENDED TO THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH ARKANSAS AND INTO SOUTHEAST
TEXAS...AND A WARM FRONT EXTENDED INTO MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA.  A
WIDESPREAD AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS EVIDENT ON REGIONAL
RADAR IMAGERY OVER MUCH OF THE DEEP SOUTH...CENTRAL
TENNESSEE...MOST OF KENTUCKY...AND LIGHTER RAIN EXTENDING NORTH
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.  STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME
FLASH FLOODING WERE OBSERVED OVER PARTS OF EASTERN
LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...AND CENTRAL ALABAMA.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST TUE
MARCH 8 THROUGH 300 AM EST WED MARCH 9...

...ALABAMA...
TUSCALOOSA                            1.22                     
HUNTSVILLE                            0.91                     
DECATUR                               0.82                     

...ARKANSAS...
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT                1.64                     
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT                   1.36                     
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT                  1.31                     
LITTLE ROCK AFB                       1.27                     
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT                   1.18                     
BLYTHEVILLE AIRPORT                   1.03                     
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI ARPT                0.92                     

...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO                0.92                     
CARMI MUNI ARPT                       0.82                     

...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  1.44                     
HUNTINGBURG                           1.00                     

...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH	                              1.82                     
LOUISVILLE                            1.26                     
HENDERSON CITY                        1.19                     
FORT KNOX AAF                         1.10                     

...LOUISIANA...
ALEXANDRIA                            3.53                     
BATON ROUGE                           2.86                     
ENGLAND AFB                           1.79                     
FORT POLK                             1.01                     

...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                1.38                     
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT              1.22                     
KAISER/LAKE OZARK                     1.11                     
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD           1.08                     
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                      0.93                     
JEFFERSON CITY ARPT                   0.90                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
MERIDIAN/KEY FIELD                    2.02                     
JACKSON WFO                           1.96                     
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL                    1.89                     
MERIDIAN NAS                          1.60                     
MCCOMB                                1.59                     
JACKSON/HAWKINS FIELD                 1.44                     
VICKSBURG                             1.31                     
COLUMBUS AFB                          1.23                     
TUPELO                                1.02                     

...TENNESSEE...
CHATTANOOGA                           1.10                     
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   1.00                     

...TEXAS...
PARIS                                 0.82                     


THIS STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE RATHER SLOWLY TOWARDS THE
EAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  AS A RESULT OF THE SLOW
MOVEMENT...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS WILL BECOME
AN ISSUE FOR MANY PLACES EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.  SEVERE
WEATHER WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY FOR THE DEEP SOUTH AS THE FRONT
MOVES INTO A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS.  OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND
INTO UPSTATE NEW YORK...LIGHT TO MODERATE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO FALL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

HAMRICK