STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THIS WEEK WITH A
LARGE REGION OF 4 TO 8 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND ASSOCIATED
FLOODING...   
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS
FROM THE EASTERN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA NORTHWARD TO MISSOURI AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM CDT...A VERY SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM
EAST CENTRAL TEXAS TO CENTRAL MISSOURI. A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS AFFECTING AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. FARTHER
NORTHWEST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 999
MB...29.50 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. A COLD
FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH FROM THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE INTO WEST
CENTRAL TEXAS. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING...INCLUDING SOME
SWIFT WATER RESCUES...WERE OCCURRING ACROSS TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA.   
  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SUN MAR
18 THROUGH 300 AM CDT TUE MAR 20...

...ARKANSAS...
FORT SMITH MUNI APRT                  1.32                     

...KANSAS...
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 2.21                     
CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON ARPT           2.16                     
OLATHE                                1.76                     
WINFIELD                              1.46                     
WICHITA                               1.31                     

...MISSOURI...
JOPLIN                                3.06                     
KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT                 1.21                     

...OKLAHOMA...
EUCHA                                 5.32                     
LOCUST GROVE                          5.04                     
PRYOR                                 4.81                     
JAY                                   4.69                     
NORMAN                                3.99                     
INOLA                                 3.97                     
CHANDLER                              3.71                     
WASHINGTON                            3.46                     
SHAWNEE                               3.43                     
TINKER AFB                            3.42                     
BRISTOW                               3.17                     
OILTON                                3.16                     
TULSA                                 3.03                     
OKLAHOMA CITY                         3.02                     
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT                3.00                     

...TEXAS...
INGRAM                                3.92                     
FORT HOOD AAF/KILLEEN                 3.88                     
MEDINA                                3.83                     
WACO                                  3.73                     
BURNET                                2.95                     
MCGREGOR                              2.92                     
DALLAS/REDBIRD ARPT                   2.85                     
MCKINNEY MUNI ARPT                    2.17                     
KIRKLAND 1 W                          1.40                     
WICHITA FALLS                         1.40                     


THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE SLOW
MOVEMENT AND UNSEASONABLY 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 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RYAN