THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO SOUTHEAST
HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS
OF THE DEEP SOUTH... 

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES...ARE IN
EFFECT FROM EASTERN PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND THE
SOUTHEAST.

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

AT 900 PM EST...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WAS DRAPED FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A WIDESPREAD
AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH EMBEDDED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY FROM THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. SCATTERED LIGHT
TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS WERE ALSO BEING REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST WED DEC
23 THROUGH 900 PM EST FRI DEC 25...

...ALABAMA...
GADSDEN MUNI ARPT                    20.01                    
NEW BROCKTON 5 NW                    13.70                    
ARITON 4 W                           12.60                    
WEST POINT                           10.70                    
CULLMAN                               7.51                    
HAMILTON                              7.00                    
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT           5.38                    
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD                   5.25                    
PRATTVILLE 2.7 WNW                    5.25                    
EXCEL 2.5 ESE                         5.20                    
MONTGOMERY/DANNELLY                   4.60                    
AUBURN-OPELIKA AIRPORT                4.58                    
MILLBROOK 1.7 NW                      4.58                    
WETUMPKA 4.7 SSE                      4.15                    
MAXWELL AFB/MONTGOMERY                4.13                    
VINCENT 7.0 NE                        3.26                    
DEATSVILLE 3.4 NW                     3.04                    
CAMDEN 1.0 NNE                        2.15                    
PISGAH 1.8 W                          2.14                    
LANGSTON 1.3 NE                       1.86                    
TALLADEGA 8.8 NW                      1.81                    

...ARKANSAS...
HAMPTON 3.7 S                         4.38                    
MONTICELLO 3.0 NNW                    4.23                    
EL DORADO/GOODWIN FIELD               1.82                    

...GEORGIA...
LA GRANGE 1.2 NNE                     8.51                    
SENOIA 3.0 SW                         6.70                    
PEACHTREE CITY/ATLANTA WFO            5.86                    
FAYETTEVILLE 6.9 SSW                  5.78                    
PEACHTREE CITY 4.2 SE                 5.71                    
WOOLSEY 2.5 SSW                       4.95                    
WARM SPRINGS 2.5 SSW                  4.87                    
ATLANTA INTL ARPT                     4.77                    
COLUMBUS METRO ARPT                   4.72                    
SUNNY SIDE 1.6 SW                     3.96                    
ELLENWOOD 2.5 NE                      3.91                    
NORTH DECATUR 3.0 NNE                 3.87                    
SNELLVILLE 4.7 SSW                    3.53                    

...KENTUCKY...
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD            2.92                    
ARTEMUS                               2.75                    
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     1.83                    
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           1.72                    
WHITESBURG 2 SE                       1.60                    
HARLAN 3 N                            1.49                    

...LOUISIANA...
ENGLAND AFB/ALEXANDRIA                2.40                    
SLIDELL                               1.28                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
CALRKSDALE 2.9 SW                     5.51                    
BYHALIA 6.3 N                         2.34                    
BATESVILLE 2.2 SSE                    2.27                    
SENATOBIA 1.5 S                       2.13                    
SOUTHAVEN 4.8 SE                      2.08                    
TUPELO/C.D. LEMONS                    2.08                    
ABBEVILLE 8.2 SSE                     1.96                    
PASS CHRISTIAN 5.0 N                  1.95                    
LONG BEACH 0.7 S                      1.92                    
HATTIESBURG 8.0 WSW                   1.83                    
WAVELAND 1.0 NW                       1.75                    
GULFPORT 4.3 NNW                      1.61                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
FRANKLIN                              4.89                    
ANDREWS-MURPHY AIRPORT                4.09                    
ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT                   3.33                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CLEMSON/OCONEE CO. RGNL ARPT          2.18                    
GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG AP             1.86                    

...TENNESSEE...
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD              3.50                    
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL ARPT              3.14                    
OAK RIDGE (ASOS)                      2.97                    
KNOXVILLE MUNI ARPT                   2.36                    
CLARKSVILLE 3.2 NW                    2.00                    
STANTON 8.8 E                         1.86                    
BARTLETT 3.6 N                        1.82                    
ATOKA 1.9 S                           1.76                    
CENTERVILLE 10.4 SE                   1.69                    
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     1.61                    

...VIRGINIA...
MARTINSVILLE                          1.59                    
ABINGTON                              1.57                    
RICHMOND/BYRD FIELD                   1.52                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT             1.99                    
ELKINS/RANDOLPH FIELD                 1.70                    
CHARLESTON/YEAGER ARPT                1.51                    


THE FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY...AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO
EVENTUALLY MOVE NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT BY SATURDAY. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR RIPE CONDITIONS FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
FROM EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE LOWER OHIO
VALLEY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THESE PLACES COULD SEE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS EXCEEDING 5 TO 10
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY FROM FAR EAST
OKLAHOMA TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY
RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
DEEP SOUTH TO SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH SATURDAY...AND
SHIFTING NORTH AND WESTWARD TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND OHIO VALLEY BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 949 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015