STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS HEAVY
RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT MON APR 18 2016

...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REGENERATING ACROSS SOUTHERN 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...WESTERN LOUISIANA AND A SMALL PORTION OF
WESTERN ARKANSAS.

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

AT 300 PM CDT...A LARGE CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...ALLOWING FOR AN AMPLE AMOUNT OF 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 SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH TEXAS. A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALSO MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. 
FARTHER NORTH...A LINE OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS MOVING ACROSS
THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND THE NORTHERN
PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 PM CDT FRI APR
15 THROUGH 300 PM 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...
LITTLE MOUND CREEK AT MATHIS         17.60                    
LANGHAM CREEK AT LONGENBAUGH RD      16.32                    
CYPRESS CREEK AT SHARP RD            16.28                    
MONAVILLE                            16.22                    
CYPRESS CREEK AT KATY-HAWKIN         15.64                    
TRAILSIDE                            15.44                    
FAYETTEVILLE 8 ENE                   15.38                    
BEAR CREEK AT CLAY ROAD              15.08                    
SOUTH MAYDE CREEK AT GREENHOUSE RD   14.96                    
CYPRESS CREEK AT HUFFMEISTER RD      13.88                    
LA GRANGE 4 NE                       13.44                    
MILL CREEK NEAR BELLVILLE            13.20                    
SAN FELIPE 1.0 WNW                   12.25                    
ELLINGER 7 E                         12.04                    
MISSION BEND 5 NNW                   12.00                    
RICHMOND 3.4 NE                      11.25                    
JERSEY VILLAGE 4.6 NW                11.20                    
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT        11.16                    
FM 2978                              10.92                    
BRENHAM 7.2 SW                       10.25                    
HUFSMITH                             10.16                    
MAGNOLIA 2.8 S                        9.80                    
CIRCLE D-KC ESTATE 3 WSW              8.62                    
WALLER NE                             7.96                    
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 TUESDAY. 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 2 TO 4 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 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING