THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN U.S.
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES TO THE
MID-ATANTIC...OHIO VALLEY...AND LOWER GREAT LAKES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 PM EDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1009
MB...29.80 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA. A COLD
FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW TO THE ALABAMA GULF
COAST. A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED NORTHWARD FROM THE
SURFACE LOW INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ALABAMA...GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE NORTHWARD INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND UPPER GREAT
LAKES. RAINFALL IN THESE AREAS WAS MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 PM EDT TUE MAY
13 THROUGH 1000 PM EDT WED MAY 14...
...ALABAMA...
BREWTON 5.13
SILVER HILL 2.68
MONTGOMERY/DANNELLY 2.56
MAXWELL AFB/MONTGOMERY 2.55
CAMDEN 2.44
TROY MUNI ARPT 2.30
ALEXANDER CITY 1.77
...ARKANSAS...
MONTICELLO AIRPORT 1.85
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 1.81
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT 1.51
...FLORIDA...
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT 2.41
PENSACOLA NAS 1.82
...GEORGIA...
GARNERSVILLE 1 N 2.75
...INDIANA...
TELL CITY 3.27
BANDON 2 W 2.54
...KENTUCKY...
MURRAY 2.61
GLENSBORO 2.15
CALHOUN 2.12
FORT SPRING 2.07
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 1.89
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 1.87
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 1.41
...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT 1.77
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 1.56
...NEW YORK...
PENN YAN AIRPORT 2.90
...OHIO...
CINCINNATI 1.51
...TENNESSEE...
JACKSON/MCKELLAR 2.41
MURFREESBORO 2.27
BOILING SPRINGS 1.89
SMYRNA AIRPORT 1.64
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT 1.41
...WEST VIRGINIA...
PARSONS 2.74
THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
MOVING NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT...REACHING THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
THURSDAY MORNING. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
RELATIVELY SLOWLY EASTWARD. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY
AND GREAT LAKES TONIGHT...AND SPREADING INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON FROM THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES INTO THE NORTHEAST. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS
FORECAST TO FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND
FOOTHILLS...FROM THE CAROLINAS NORTHWARD TO WESTERN VIRGINIA AND
MARYLAND...WHERE UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AS A RESULT OF THESE HEAVY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS...FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 1015 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014