STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEY HEAVY
RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT WED MAY 03 2017

...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...

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AT 900 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1005 MB
OR 29.68 INCHES WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS WHILE A WARM
FRONT WAS LIFTING SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND MUCH OF LOUISIANA AND INTO
MISSISSIPPI. FARTHER NORTH, LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING
ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY,
OVER AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN WIDESPREAD FLOODING OVER THE PAST WEEK.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT TUE MAY
02 THROUGH 900 PM CDT WED MAY 03...

...ARKANSAS...
FRIENDSHIP                            3.92                    
DEXTER B FLORENCE MEMORIAL FIELD      2.94                    
CADDO GAP 1 SE                        2.67                    
PEARCY                                2.57                    
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK             2.48                    

...KANSAS...
CHAUTAUQUA                            2.93                    
SYRACUSE 3.1 WNW                      2.30                    
ARKANSAS CITY 6.9 E                   2.09                    

...LOUISIANA...
MOSS BLUFF                            7.86                    
DEQUINCY                              7.84                    
LAKE CHARLES                          7.64                    
MAURICE                               6.96                    
JENNINGS AIRPORT                      6.48                    
BALDWIN                               5.14                    
LAFAYETTE                             4.94                    
CEDAR GROVE PLANTATION                4.79                    
GRAMERLY                              3.91                    
NEW ORLEANS                           2.54                    

...MISSOURI...
MORRISON 7 S                          2.50                    
SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE            2.23                    
LAMAR                                 2.09                    
STOCKTON                              2.03                    
CARTHAGE 3.8 SW                       2.01                    
LEE C FINE MEMORIAL ARPT              1.94                    
HUMANSVILLE                           1.93                    
FORT LEONARD WOOD                     1.89                    
FAIR PLAY                             1.83                    
JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT               1.80                    
SAINT PETERS 2 S                      1.75                    
COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT             1.65                    
WELDON SPRING 2 WSW                   1.42                    
WILLIAMSBURG 2 WSW                    1.25                    

...OKLAHOMA...
OCHELATA 5.6 N                        3.22                    
BARTLESVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT        3.00                    
PAWHUSKA 3.0 WSW                      2.58                    
HULAH 5.3 WSW                         2.41                    

...TEXAS...
KOUNTZE 4 NE                          3.26                    
COLMESNEIL 7 ESE                      1.41                    


THE SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON THURSDAY AND EVENTUALLY THE MID-ATLANTIC
STATES BY FRIDAY. EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST ON THURSDAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES,
AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS, POSSIBLE. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES
OF RAIN IS FORECAST FARTHER NORTH AS WELL FROM THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY.
FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT ACROSS
BOTH REGIONS WITH PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
ALREADY EXPERIENCING FLOODING DUE TO MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER THE PAST WEEK. BY FRIDAY, MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL ALSO PUSH EASTWARD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND THE NORTHEAST.

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

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