STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR SOUTHERN U.S. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI THIS WEEK WITH A LARGE REGION
OF 4 TO 8 INCH RAINS AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING...   
 
FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WATCHES COVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE SOUTH
CENTRAL U.S....WITH SEVERAL ACTIVE WARNINGS OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM CDT...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER
SOUTHERN CANADA THROUGH THE PLAINS AND INTO NORTHEASTERN MEXICO.
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...TROPICAL MOISTURE FEEDING NORTH FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A LARGE REGION OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAINFALL. LATEST RADARS THROUGH THE CENTRAL U.S. SHOW THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO TEXAS...WITH SOME
REPORTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE SUNDAY EVENING. THE FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH
NEARLY CONTINUOUS HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY. 
 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SUN MAR
18 THROUGH 900 PM CDT MON MAR 19...

...IOWA...
LAMONI                                1.10                     

...KANSAS...
WINFIELD                              1.46                     
WICHITA                               1.31                     
OLATHE                                1.14                     

...MISSOURI...
JOPLIN                                1.59                     

...OKLAHOMA...
NORMAN                                3.99                     
CHANDLER                              3.71                     
WASHINGTON                            3.46                     
SHAWNEE                               3.43                     
TINKER AFB                            3.42                     
PRYOR                                 3.24                     
BRISTOW                               3.17                     
OILTON                                3.16                     
OKLAHOMA CITY                         3.01                     
SPENCER                               2.91                     
TULSA                                 1.59                     

...TEXAS...
KIRKLAND 1W                           1.40                     
WICHITA FALLS                         1.40                     
CHILDRESS                             1.07                     


THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND
EAST OF THE FRONT. THE SLOW MOVEMENT AND UNSEASONBLY DEEP MOISTURE
FEEDING INTO THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WIDESPREAD HEAVY
TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED WIDESPREAD FLOODING. FLASH
FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL TURN INTO LARGE SCALE
RIVER FLOODING ON MANY OF THE RIVERS FEEDING INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL
BE COMMON...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS AROUND 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

ECKERT/KREKELER