THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS HEAVY RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015

...PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ARE BEING AFFECTED BY HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH FLOODING ALREADY OCCURRING...

FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL TEXAS

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN
TEXAS...LOUISIANA...AND FAR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

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

AT 400 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW OF 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES...WAS
LOCATED 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUBBOCK TEXAS. FROM THE LOW...A WARM
FRONT EXTENDED THROUGH WEST CENTRAL TEXAS AND INTO THE TEXAS
COASTAL PLAIN AND WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. A TROUGH WAS NEAR THE
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA BORDER...AND A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED NORTHWEST
OF THE LOW. RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL IN A COUPLE OF AREAS...ONE IN EAST CENTRAL TEXAS
AND IN A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM CENTRAL TEXAS TO THE
OKLAHOMA/TEXAS BORDER. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING IN
EAST TEXAS...MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS...AND ENTERING WESTERN
MISSOURI...ARKANSAS...AND LOUISIANA. LIGHT RAIN STRETCHED INTO
NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND BACK INTO COLORADO AND NEW
MEXICO.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT THU OCT
29 THROUGH 400 PM CDT FRI OCT 30...

...OKLAHOMA...
PAULS VALLEY MUNI ARPT                1.16                    
LAWTON MUNI ARPT                      1.02                    

...TEXAS...
KYLE 5 SW                            16.00                    
CANYON LAKE 2.8 N                    13.93                    
KILLEEN MUNI ARPT                    11.45                    
SAN MARCOS 2.9 WNW                   11.10                    
NEW BRAUNFELS 9.7 NNW                 9.30                    
TIMBERWOOD PARK 2.5 NW                9.25                    
WIMBERLY 3.5 NW                       9.05                    
SAN LEANNA 1 NNE                      8.80                    
SPRING BRANCH 5.7 SE                  8.80                    
DRIPPING SPRINGS 4.1 SSW              8.38                    
AUSTIN/MUELLER                        7.51                    
SUNSET VALLEY 1 SE                    7.09                    
BROWNSVILLE INTL ARPT                 5.32                    
AUSTIN CITY                           4.82                    
RANDOLPH AFB/UNIVERSAL CITY           2.60                    
BURNET                                2.18                    
KELLY AFB/SAN ANTONIO                 2.04                    
SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS            2.04                    
DECATUR                               1.87                    
ABILENE MUNI ARPT                     1.81                    
TEMPLE/MILLER                         1.52                    


THE SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK
EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET
AND PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS LIKELY OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS FROM TEXAS INTO THE DEEP SOUTH. FLOODING AND FLASH
FLOODING ARE BOTH POSSIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS REGION WAS
DOUSED WITH RAIN LAST WEEK.

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.

TATE




Last Updated: 505 PM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015