STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 13 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT THU MAR 22 2012
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES FROM SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
NORTHEASTWARD INTO ALABAMA OVERNIGHT...
 
FLOOD WARNINGS... AS WELL AS FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA NORTHEASTWARD INTO WESTERN
ALABAMA. SCATTERED AREAS OF FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM
EASTERN TEXAS NORTHWARD INTO MISSOURI.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM CDT...A VERY SLOW-MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING
NORTHWARD FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST INTO THE MIDWEST CONTINUED
TO SUPPORT HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA NORTHEASTWARD INTO ALABAMA. FLASH FLOODING
WAS REPORTED IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.  MAINLY LIGHT RAIN WAS
FALLING FARTHER TO THE NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS.  AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 1010 MB... 29.83 INCHES... WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTHEASTERN
KANSAS. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS
FALLING MAINLY ON THE EASTERN QUADRANT OF THE LOW.

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

...ALABAMA...
MOBILE/BATES FIELD                    2.61                     
TUSCALOOSA MUNI ARPT                  1.09                     

...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                             4.88                     
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                 4.04                     
CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON ARPT           3.71                     
UNIONTOWN 5 WSW                       3.58                     
MCCUNE 2 NW                           3.50                     
WICHITA                               2.91                     
GARLAND 3 SW                          2.77                     
STAFFORD                              2.66                     
DODGE CITY                            2.45                     

...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                             7.29                     
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                     
JOPLIN                                4.77                     
MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE                     4.73                     
WASOLA 3 S                            4.68                     
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                     3.74                     
AVA 10.5 SSW                          3.52                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
LONG BEACH 0.7 S                      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                     
HATTIESBURG/CHAIN MUNI ARPT           5.77                     
CARRIERE 6 N                          5.76                     
JACKSON 6 NE                          5.25                     
WORTHAM                               5.19                     
VIDALIA                               4.72                     
CAESAR                                4.67                     
JACKSON WFO                           4.00                     

...OKLAHOMA...
BEGGS                                10.55                     
LANGLEY                               7.16                     
PRYOR                                 6.51                     
MONKEY ISLAND 3 SSE                   6.35                     
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT          6.28                     
JAY                                   6.07                     
NORMAN 2 W                            5.55                     
EUCHA                                 5.32                     
BROKEN ARROW 7 ENE                    5.17                     
LOCUST GROVE                          5.04                     
TULSA                                 4.83                     
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               4.53                     
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              5.87                     
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 IS FORECAST TO MOVE GENERALLY
EASTWARD SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT SLOWLY WEAKENS.
WARM AND MOIST AIR FEEDING NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FROM SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA NORTHEASTWARD INTO ALABAMA OVERNIGHT. 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 AFOREMENTIONED REGIONS.
  

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.

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