STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 11 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTH...    
 
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND
EASTERN MISSISSIPPI... FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PARTS OF EASTERN TEXAS EXTENDING NORTH INTO EXTREME EASTERN
KANSAS AND CENTRAL MISSOURI.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CDT...A VERY SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM
MISSISSIPPI TO THE MIDWEST STATES IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1002 MB... 29.59 INCHES... WAS LOCATED ALONG THE
BORDER OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND OKLAHOMA. MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL IS FALLING IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SOUTHWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST. LIGHT
TO MODERATE RAIN IS ALSO FALLING FARTHER NORTHWEST AND IN THE
VICINITY OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA. REPORTS OF FLASH
FLOODING...INCLUDING NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES AND EVACUATIONS NEAR
LOW WATER CROSSING AREAS...HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED FROM EASTERN TEXAS
TO MISSISSIPPI.         

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SUN MAR
18 THROUGH 900 AM CDT THU MAR 22...

...ARKANSAS...
MOUNTAIN HOME 0.7 SE                  5.76                     
WALDO 4.2 S                           5.10                     
LITTLE ROCK                           5.09                     
MAYFLOWER 2.4 ESE                     4.98                     
EL DORADO                             4.87                     
HARRIET 4.3 E                         4.76                     
SHERWOOD 1.8 NNW                      4.76                     
MOUNTAIN HOME 6.3 E                   4.65                     
MAGNOLIA 1.0 SW                       4.64                     
BRYANT 2.6 ENE                        4.63                     

...KANSAS...
BAXTER SPRINGS                        4.39                     
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 3.82                     
UNIONTOWN 5 WSW                       3.58                     
MCCUNE 2 NW                           3.50                     
CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON ARPT           3.46                     
OLATHE                                2.99                     
GARLAND 3 SW                          2.77                     
STAFFORD                              2.66                     
DODGE CITY                            2.44                     
WICHITA                               2.44                     

...LOUISIANA...
LEESVILLE 6 SSW                      15.89                     
VINTON 5 W                           11.10                     
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE                   8.91                     
VERNON                                8.03                     
CLARENCE                              7.41                     
FORT POLK                             7.25                     
DE RIDDER                             5.93                     
SIMSBORO 0.3 WNW                      5.74                     
STARKS                                5.50                     
PLAIN DEALING 3.3 ESE                 5.40                     
HOMER 1.2 N                           5.21                     
MINDEN 2.0 NE                         5.08                     
SHREVEPORT 9.1 SE                     5.01                     

...MISSOURI...
NEOSHO 4 WNW                          5.18                     
GAINESVILLE 8.2 NE                    5.09                     
CARTHAGE 2 S                          4.95                     
MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE                     4.73                     
WASOLA 3 S                            4.68                     
JOPLIN                                4.61                     
HARTVILLE 0.8 WSW                     4.44                     
NORWOOD 0.2 ENE                       4.32                     
DORA 2.6 NNW                          4.26                     
CARL JUNCTION 2 E                     3.86                     
KAISER/LAKE OZARK                     3.71                     
AVA 10.5 SSW                          3.52                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
LONG BEACH 1 SE                       9.57                     
SAUCIER 6 ESE                         7.80                     
PASS CHRISTIAN 4 NE                   7.35                     
KILN 3 N                              6.86                     
GULFPORT 4 NNW                        6.35                     
DIAMONDHEAD 1 NNW                     6.16                     
CARRIERE 6 N                          5.76                     
JACKSON 6 NE                          5.25                     
WORTHAM                               5.19                     
VIDALIA                               4.72                     
CAESAR                                4.67                     
GULFPORT-BILOXI                       4.08                     

...OKLAHOMA...
BEGGS                                10.55                     
LANGLEY                               7.16                     
PRYOR                                 6.51                     
MONKEY ISLAND 3 SSE                   6.35                     
JAY                                   6.07                     
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT          5.55                     
NORMAN 2 W                            5.55                     
EUCHA                                 5.32                     
BROKEN ARROW 7 ENE                    5.17                     
LOCUST GROVE                          5.04                     
TULSA                                 4.74                     
OKLAHOMA CITY                         3.68                     

...TEXAS...
ORANGE                                9.85                     
BRIDGE CITY 1 NW                      8.10                     
BURKEVILLE                            7.26                     
MONKSTOWN                             7.03                     
WACO 1 S                              6.91                     
BERTRAM 9 NNE                         6.70                     
KERENS 3 NW                           6.44                     
DALLAS 1 WNW                          6.26                     
WEST 6 SW                             6.17                     
KEMPNER 7 ENE                         6.12                     
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD              5.86                     
BEAUMONT 0.3 E                        5.50                     
TRINIDAD                              5.49                     
FORT HOOD AAF/KILLEEN                 5.43                     
MALONE                                5.19                     
SILSBEE 4 N                           5.14                     
MCGREGOR                              5.06                     


THE WRAPPED UP FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY
NORTHWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH
WIDESPREAD AND LESS ORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE SLOW
MOVEMENT AND UNSEASONABLY DEEP MOISTURE FEEDING NORTHWARD INTO THE
SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SOME
WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING...ALBEIT LESS
THAN WHAT WAS OBSERVED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. FLASH FLOODING ON
SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS...INCLUDING LOW WATER CROSSINGS IS
STILL POSSIBLE. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH INTO THE
EASTERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND WESTERN TENNESSEE AND OHIO
RIVER VALLEYS.   

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.

MONARSKI