THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS HEAVY
RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO IMPACT
EASTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS...

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH TEXAS AS WELL AS
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

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

AT 900 AM CDT...A LARGE CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...ALLOWING FOR AN AMPLE AMOUNT MOISTURE TO
STREAM ACROSS THE PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AT THE
SURFACE...A VERY SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WAS DRAPED FROM THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
IMPACTING SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. FARTHER
NORTH...WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS PARTS
OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS...AND WAS BEGINNING TO SLOWLY
MOVE INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 PM CDT FRI APR
15 THROUGH 900 AM CDT MON APR 18...

...ARKANSAS...
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT                  1.11                    

...KANSAS...
ELKHART 1 N                           6.52                    
ROLLA                                 5.38                    
PLAINVILLE 4 WNW                      5.31                    
ATWOOD                                5.10                    
HILL CITY MUNI ARPT                   5.06                    
WOODRUFF 3 WSW                        4.93                    
WOODSTON 1 S                          4.90                    
DODGE CITY WFO                        4.84                    
DAMAR 4 N                             4.75                    
SMITH CENTER                          4.25                    
PHILLIPSBURG AIRPORT                  3.94                    
GOODLAND WFO                          2.47                    
GARDEN CITY REG ARPT                  2.27                    
RUSSELL MUNI ARPT                     2.10                    

...NEBRASKA...
RIVERDALE 6 N                         6.25                    
KEARNEY                               5.50                    
MCCOOK MUNI ARPT                      5.37                    
CAMBRIDGE                             4.91                    
MILLER                                4.88                    
LOUP CITY                             4.48                    
HOLDREGE AIRPORT                      4.41                    
FRANKLIN                              4.38                    
LEXINGTON 6 SSE                       4.24                    
WILSONVILLE                           4.23                    
ORD AIRPORT                           3.91                    
GRAND ISLAND                          3.64                    
HASTINGS AIRPORT                      3.39                    

...OKLAHOMA...
FREDERICK MUNI ARPT                   7.06                    
TIPTON                                6.13                    
RINGLING                              5.36                    
MEDICINE PARK                         5.22                    
PAULS VALLEY                          4.95                    
BYARS                                 4.78                    
HOBART MUNI ARPT                      4.53                    
ALTUS                                 4.27                    
MT HERMAN                             4.22                    
IDABEL                                3.89                    
OKLAHOMA CITY                         3.38                    
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT                     3.19                    
FORT SILL AFB                         2.46                    
GUYMON MUNI ARPT                      2.14                    
STILLWATER MUNI ARPT                  1.85                    

...TEXAS...
HARRIS/WALLER COUNTY LINE            16.84                    
MONAVILLE                            16.22                    
NW HARRIS COUNTY AT SHARP RD         15.96                    
LANGHAM CREEK AT LONGENBAUGH RD      15.08                    
FAYETTEVILLE 8 ENE                   14.99                    
HEARTHSTONE COUNTRY CLUB             14.84                    
LITTLE YORK NEAR HWY 6               14.80                    
BEAR CREEK                           14.00                    
SOUTH MAYDE CREEK NEAR CULLEN PARK   13.84                    
LA GRANGE 4 NE                       13.44                    
CYPRESS CK NEAR HOCKLEY              13.21                    
MILL CREEK NEAR BELLVILLE            12.86                    
SAN FELIPE 1.0 WNW                   12.25                    
MISSION BEND 5 NNW                   12.00                    
RICHMOND 3.4 NE                      11.25                    
JERSEY VILLAGE 4.6 NW                11.20                    
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT        11.16                    
BRENHAM 7.2 SW                       10.25                    
MAGNOLIA 2.8 S                        9.80                    
WALLER NE                             7.96                    
CIRCLE D-KC ESTATE 3 WSW              6.87                    
BASTROP 5 S                           6.84                    
HOUSTON 6.2 W                         6.51                    
AUSTIN 9.6 WNW                        5.48                    
DALLAS 7.2 SW                         5.04                    

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

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PORCUPINE 5 E                         2.96                    
MARTIN 12 E                           2.53                    
WANBLEE 11 ENE                        2.50                    
KADOKA                                2.09                    


THE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. IS EXPECTED TO PUSH VERY
SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH MONDAY. THIS...COMBINED WITH THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW...WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM PLENTY OF MOISTURE INTO THE
REGION FUELING HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS FORECAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST
TEXAS. FARTHER NORTH...1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHEAST TEXAS AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH GENERALLY UP
TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE
A SIGNIFICANT THREAT ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON MONDAY. FLASH
FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST AND
NORTHERN TEXAS...AND THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

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

FANNING




Last Updated: 1100 AM EDT MON APR 18 2016