THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 18 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2015
...A MULTI-DAY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD EVENT CONTINUES TO
PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE DEEP
SOUTH...
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT
ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FROM EASTERN LOUISIANA TO THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1001
MB...29.56 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF NEW
ORLEANS...LOUISIANA. AN OCCLUDED FRONT WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE LOW
CENTER WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING OUT INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO AND A WARM FRONT MOVING INLAND ALONG THE COAST FROM
MISSISSIPPI TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WAS
STREAMING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION AHEAD OF AN UPPER
LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WAS CONTRIBUTING TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLASH FLOODING. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS
THE MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA COAST AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS ALSO FALLING ACROSS
ALABAMA...GEORGIA...AND THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT WED OCT
21 THROUGH 300 PM CDT MON OCT 26...
...ALABAMA...
TILLMANS CORNER 4.3 WNW 3.86
MOBILE REGIONAL ARPT 3.37
WILMER 7.9 SE 2.63
MOBILE/BATES FIELD 2.44
TILLMANS CORNER 8.7 WNW 2.33
MOBILE 1.2 WSW 1.65
...ARKANSAS...
WALDO 4.2 S 6.18
TEXARKANA RGNL ARPT 4.82
CAMDEN 6.3 N 4.55
HOPE 0.9 SSW 4.42
MOUNT IDA 3.27
FOUKE 5.3 ENE 3.14
MONTICELLO AIRPORT 2.33
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD 1.58
LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS FIELD 1.22
...FLORIDA...
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT 3.99
...LOUISIANA...
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY 9.45
MANY 9 WSW 8.91
PONCHATOULA 0.7 SW 8.82
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT 8.71
HAMMOND 2.3 WSW 8.58
SHREVEPORT DOWNTON 7.85
LOGANSPORT 7.70
NATCHITOCHES #2 7.70
CALHOUN 7.47
DENHAM SPRINGS 4.1 NE 7.29
MONROE DELTA CC 7.09
MONTICELLO 3.0 ENE 7.03
COLUMBIA LOCK 7.01
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT 6.93
FORT POLK 6.77
...MISSISSIPPI...
LIBERTY 6.4 ENE 10.24
GLOSTER 1.9 SSW 9.36
LIBERTY 1.0 WNW 9.29
MCCOMB/LEWIS FIELD 9.23
MEADVILLE 0.6 SE 8.64
HAZLEHURST 0.8 WSW 8.51
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT 7.57
BROOKHAVEN 7.5 SSE 7.35
NATCHEZ/HARDY 6.91
VICKSBURG 1.7 SSW 5.65
JACKSON/HAWKINS FIELD 4.30
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL 4.04
HATTIESBURG/CHAIN MUNI ARPT 3.85
JACKSON WFO 3.82
MERIDIAN/KEY FIELD 2.59
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...COLORADO...
TYRONE 6 SE 2.51
TRINIDAD 2 ENE 2.29
THATCHER 7 SSE 2.22
STONINGTON 9 SE 2.13
TIMPAS 13 S 1.82
TWO BUTTES 12 NE 1.70
HOEHNE 3 ESE 1.53
DENVER INTL ARPT 1.46
CAMPO 4 SW 1.45
THATCHER 11 SSE 1.23
RYE 2 W 1.14
COLORADO CITY 7 E 1.08
SWISSVALE 3 SW 1.05
WESTON 6 ESE 1.04
...KANSAS...
GARDEN CITY REG ARPT 2.28
DODGE CITY WFO 1.92
LIBERAL MUNI ARPT 1.78
...NEW MEXICO...
ARTESIA 4 NNE 2.84
PORTALES 1 SW 2.75
GASCON 1 WNW 2.62
CLOVIS 3 ENE 2.35
ROSWELL 4 WNW 2.25
SEDILLO 2 WNW 1.78
GILA 3 NE 1.72
CHAMA 1.65
MAYHILL 1 NNE 1.60
SANTA FE CO. MUNI ARPT 1.58
LAS VEGAS MUNI ARPT 1.52
CLINES CORNER 1.48
ALBUQUERQUE 6 E 1.38
CLIFF 6 NE 1.34
...OKLAHOMA...
COLEMAN 4.6 WNW 4.86
COLBERT 2.2 SSW 4.80
PENNINGTON CREEK NEAR REAGAN 4.47
MARIETTA 2.8 SW 4.42
MCGEE CREEK RESERVOIR NEAR FARRIS 3.63
BLUE RIVER 3.48
GUYMON MUNI ARPT 3.27
FORGAN 10 NW 2.80
LITTLE BEAVER CREEK NEAR DUNCAN 2.29
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 2.21
JIMMY CREEK NEAR MEERS 2.19
FOURCHE MALINE NEAR RED OAK 2.09
OKLAHOMA CITY 1.35
...TEXAS...
POWELL 1.0 SW 20.15
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD 20.07
COOLIDGE 5 N 20.00
RICHLAND CHAMBERS RESERVOIR 19.72
GRAPEVINE 18.67
ASH CREEK NEAR MALONE 18.53
CAYUGA 18.30
TRINITY RIVER AT TRINIDAD 17.43
KERENS 3 NW 16.11
SOUTHLAKE 2 W 15.52
BRANDON 14.02
CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR 13.17
FAYETTEVILLE 5 W 12.79
RICHLAND CREEK NEAR MERTENS 12.28
MIDDLE SULPHUR R 11.67
WACO 1.4 S 11.39
ANDERSON MILL 2 SSE 11.00
CADDO MILLS 4 ESE 10.86
PALACIOS 16 E 10.66
HOUSTON 1 NNE 9.38
MOUNT PLEASANT AIRPORT 9.21
WHARTON 9.01
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT 8.93
GALVESTON/SCHOLES 8.22
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT 7.67
COLLEGE STATION 2.1 NNE 7.60
WACO-MADISON COOPER 7.53
GALVESTON CAUSEWAY 7.08
FORT HOOD/GRAY AAF 6.99
FORT WORTH NAS 6.71
AUSTIN 10.7 N 6.66
HOUSTON/INTERCONTINENTAL 6.37
SAN ANTONIO 3 SSE 5.71
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR 4.92
SAN ANTONIO INTL ARPT 4.46
BROWNSVILLE INTL ARPT 4.42
CORPUS CHRISTI 6.5 WSW 4.29
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM PUSHES
EASTWARD AND TRANSPORTS AMPLE MOISTURE INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND THE DEEP SOUTH. BEFORE THE EVENT BEGINS TO WIND DOWN ON
TUESDAY...ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHERN ALABAMA...AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FLASH
FLOODING WILL STILL BE A CONCERN MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST..AND TUESDAY ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 413 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2015