THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 PM EDT THU MAY 15 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 CAROLINAS NORTHWARD TO THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES.

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

AT 400 PM EDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1004
MB...29.64 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER NORTHERN LAKE HURON AND
MOVING NORTH NORTHEASTWARD. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM
THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TO
THE FLORIDA GULF COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM FLORIDA NORTHWARD ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC STATES INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES.
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS REPORTED AT TIMES. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 PM EDT TUE MAY
13 THROUGH 400 PM EDT THU MAY 15...

...ARKANSAS...
JONESBORO 4.3 SW                      2.44                    
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   2.23                    
MONTICELLO AIRPORT                    2.05                    
HAMBURG 0.8 S                         2.00                    
MCGEEHEE 0.6 N                        1.94                    
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT                1.75                    

...FLORIDA...
CROSS CITY ARPT                       5.08                    
WHITE SPRINGS 1 SSE                   4.92                    
PACE 2.4 N                            4.49                    
ABERDEEN 3.7 WNW                      4.07                    
LIVE OAK 0.4 NE                       4.00                    
BOYNTON BEACH 1.9 NNW                 3.14                    
LAKE WORTH 8.9 W                      2.89                    
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT                   2.41                    
WHITE SPRINGS 7 N                     2.15                    

...GEORGIA...
QUITMAN 3 N                           5.27                    
DANVILLE 3.3 W                        5.17                    
MOULTRIE 6.8E                         4.52                    
TIFTON 1.4 ENE                        4.51                    
GREENSBORO 11.2 S                     4.45                    
TENNILLE 15 W                         4.09                    
HOLLINGSWORTH                         4.00                    
GEORGETOWN 4 ENE                      3.83                    
LOGANVILLE 4 SSE                      3.73                    
MILSTEAD 3 ESE                        3.72                    
MILLEDGEVILLE                         3.65                    
BALDWIN 1.4 ESE                       3.64                    
JEFFERSON 1.7 SE                      3.49                    
CONYERS 7 SSW                         3.13                    
ADEL 7 W                              3.06                    
AUGUSTA/BUSH FIELD                    2.84                    
ATHENS MUNI ARPT                      2.71                    
GAINESVILLE/LEE GILMER ARPT           2.19                    
WARNER ROBINS AFB                     2.19                    
MOODY AFB/VALDOSTA                    2.18                    

...ILLINOIS...
LAWRENCEVILLE 1.4 W                   2.85                    
OLNEY 0.7 E                           1.87                    
ASHLEY 1.4 NNE                        1.77                    
MOUNT VERNON 1.3 SW                   1.72                    
HARRISBURG                            1.66                    

...INDIANA...
SHOALS 4 E                            3.44                    
TELL CITY                             3.27                    
LEO 2.2 NW                            3.11                    
EDINBURGH 1 SSW                       2.82                    
SPENCER 4.4 E                         2.80                    
CELESTINE 0.3 WSW                     2.76                    
FORT WAYNE 2.6 NE                     2.65                    
BLOOMINGTON 4.5 S                     2.63                    
HUNTERTOWN 0.2 SSW                    2.58                    
BEDFORD 8.6 NNW                       2.57                    
BANDON 2 W                            2.54                    
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT                2.06                    
SHELBYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 2.05                    
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  1.92                    

...KENTUCKY...
TEMPLE HILL                           3.55                    
KNOBLICK 1.0 WNW                      3.54                    
GLASGOW 1 E                           3.27                    
TOMPKINSVILLE 12.1 WNW                3.16                    
MURRAY                                2.61                    
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD            2.34                    
GLENSBORO                             2.15                    
CALHOUN                               2.12                    
FORT SPRING                           2.07                    
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT             1.97                    
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           1.85                    
FORT KNOX AAF                         1.78                    
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT         1.62                    

...MICHIGAN...
LITCHFIELD 0.3 ENE                    2.84                    
BATH TOWNSHIP 1.6 SW                  2.49                    
JACKSON/REYNOLDS FIELD                2.43                    
LANSING 1.9 WSW                       2.02                    
HANOVER 3.8 W                         1.95                    
FLINT/BISHOP INTL ARPT                1.92                    

...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                2.03                    
MARBLE HILL 0.4 NE                    2.00                    
POPLAR BLUFF 4.2 NW                   1.95                    
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT              1.87                    
DEXTER 2.3 W                          1.77                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
HIGHLAND (TVA)                        4.05                    
LAKE TOXAWAY 2 SW                     3.86                    
ROSMAN (TVA)                          3.38                    
BREVARD 6.5S                          3.24                    
SALUDA 0.5 N                          3.10                    
PISGAH FOREST 1 N                     3.00                    
TUCKASEGEE 4.2 E                      2.99                    
EAST FLAT ROCK 3 SE                   2.74                    
DAVIDSON RIVER 8 NNW                  2.38                    
MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK             2.27                    
WATAUGA CNTY HOSP HELIPORT            2.26                    
NEW HOPE 5 S                          2.20                    
ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT                   2.18                    
BOONE                                 2.08                    

...NEW YORK...
PENN YAN AIRPORT                      2.92                    

...OHIO...
PORT CLINTON 0.6 ENE                  2.54                    
DEFIANCE 0.9 E                        2.10                    
NEW LEXINGTON 0.9 NNE                 2.00                    
CINCINNATI (ASOS)                     1.99                    
XENIA 2.1 SW                          1.91                    
WOOSTER/WAYNE CO. ARPT                1.86                    
MARION MUNI ARPT                      1.79                    
PORT COLUMBUS INTL AIRPORT            1.74                    
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT                1.60                    
CINCINNATI                            1.51                    
SPINGFIELD BECKLEY MUNI ARPT          1.51                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SENECA 1.4 E                          3.51                    
SALEM 3.1 WNW                         3.21                    
CLEMSON/OCONEE CO. RGNL ARPT          2.85                    
PICKENS 6.9 W                         2.79                    
TABLE ROCK DAM                        2.79                    
WILLIAMSTON 5.4 W                     2.79                    
CLEVELAND 8 WSW                       2.75                    
IVA 5.2 SSW                           2.62                    
ORANGEBURG MUNI ARPT                  2.57                    
WALHALLA                              2.10                    
ANDERSON                              2.03                    
TRAVELERS REST 1 S                    2.00                    
HUNTS BRIDGE                          1.86                    
WEST PELZER                           1.83                    
GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN ARPT              1.63                    

...TENNESSEE...
LEWISBURG 6.2SSE                      4.17                    
LEBANON 4.1 NW                        3.90                    
MOUNT JULIET 6.1 SSW                  3.38                    
MURFREESBORO 11.3 N                   3.34                    
JACKSON 5.6 NE                        3.10                    
LAFAYETTE                             2.74                    
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                      2.45                    
ATHENS (TVA)                          1.93                    
SMYRNA AIRPORT                        1.93                    
BOILING SPRINGS                       1.89                    
PETROS (TVA)                          1.76                    
CHARLESTON (TVA)                      1.64                    
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT                  1.61                    

...VIRGINIA...
MADISON 6.9 NNW                       1.66                    
BEAVERDAM 4.3 ESE                     1.63                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
PARSONS                               2.74                    
MORGANTOWN/HART FIELD                 1.63                    
BAYARD                                1.47                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...ALABAMA...
BREWTON 3 SSE                         6.00                    
EXCEL 2.5                             4.65                    
CLANTON 8.6E                          4.25                    
PINE HILL 3.6 WSW                     3.94                    
FAIRHOPE 3.5 E                        3.61                    
SUMMERDALE 4.3 WSW                    3.57                    
TROY                                  3.48                    
RAMER 1.5 SE                          3.34                    
TEXASVILLE 4 W                        2.92                    
MONTGOMERY/DANNELLY                   2.83                    
SILVERHILL 3 W                        2.70                    
VICTORIA 4 SE                         2.68                    
DOTHAN MUNI ARPT                      2.64                    
ELBA 5 N                              2.32                    
EVERGREEN                             2.16                    
ENTERPRISE 5 NNW                      2.00                    
ALEXANDER CITY                        1.95                    
MUSCLE SHOALS RGNL ARPT               1.82                    


THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE GREAT LAKES IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
MOVING NORTH NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT...REACHING WESTERN QUEBEC BY
FRIDAY MORNING. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND WILL SPREAD INTO THE NORTHEAST
TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD COME TO AN END
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY AND ACROSS
THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST. THESE
HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 451 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014