STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST U.S. HEAVY
RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT MON APR 07 2014

...A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN IS CURRENTLY IMPACTING A GOOD
PORTION OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND SOUTHEASTERN U.S....

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1003
MB... 29.62 INCHES... WAS LOCATED IN WESTERN MISSISSIPPI. A COLD
FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THIS LOW ACROSS EASTERN LOUISIANA
AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM
THIS LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND OFF THE NORTHERN
FLORIDA COASTLINE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A WIDESPREAD AREA OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS EASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPPI... MUCH OF ALABAMA... AND NORTHERN GEORGIA. WITHIN
THIS AREA... SOME EMBEDDED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
ALSO BEING REPORTED. NORTHEAST OF THE HEAVY RAIN... AN AREA OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS MOVING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND
INTO THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
SYSTEM IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE MIDDLE/LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY... IN THE VICINITY OF THE WHERE THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WAS
LOCATED... AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS ALSO BEING
REPORTED.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SAT APR
05 THROUGH 300 AM CDT MON APR 07...

...ALABAMA...
TROY MUNI ARPT                        4.29                    
BIRMINGHAM MUNI ARPT                  2.43                    
TUSCALOOSA MUNI ARPT                  2.31                    
MONTGOMERY/DANNELLY                   2.27                    
CAMDEN                                2.00                    
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT           1.70                    
CAIRNS AAF/OZARK                      1.63                    

...ARKANSAS...
COLUMBUS METRO ARPT                   1.87                    
EL DORADO/GOODWIN FIELD               1.79                    
MONTICELLO AIRPORT                    1.52                    
TEXARKANA RGNL ARPT                   1.41                    

...LOUISIANA...
BERNICE 4 E                           4.25                    
MONROE RGNL ARPT                      3.83                    
SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ARPT              2.59                    
SLIDELL 0.2 SE                        2.26                    
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY            2.17                    
WINNSBORO 5.3 NNE                     2.10                    
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT            1.81                    
NATTCHITOCHE REGIONAL ARPT            1.59                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
FLORENCE 2 NNE                        8.20                    
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT               6.29                    
JACKSON WFO                           5.96                    
ACKERMAN 4 WNW                        5.00                    
MERIDIAN/KEY FIELD                    3.89                    
GREENVILLE MUNI ARPT                  2.13                    

...TEXAS...
LIBERTY CITY 1 NE                     5.89                    
LUFKIN/ANGELINA CO ARPT               2.36                    
TYLER/POUNDS FIELD                    2.04                    
LONGVIEW/GREGG CO. ARPT               1.83                    


THE SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY TODAY AS
WELL AS SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND
MID-ATLANTIC/NORTHEAST BY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS MONDAY NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN... WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... CAN BE EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF THE
SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY... WHILE A WIDESPREAD AREA OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST REGIONS. FARTHER
WEST... UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY... UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES.  BY
TUESDAY MORNING... THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE EAST COAST
BRINGING AN END TO THE HEAVY RAIN IN MOST PLACES EXCEPT PARTS OF
COASTAL AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

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

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