STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS HEAVY
RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CDT THU MAY 04 2017

...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
WHILE STEADY RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...

FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ONGOING FOR THE PORTIONS OF THE
LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO ILLINOIS.

FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WATCHES AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THROUGH NORTHWEST OHIO AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN.

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

AT 900 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1000 MB,
OR 29.53 INCHES, WAS LOCATED ABOUT 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEMPHIS,
TENNESSEE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS
MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA WHILE A WARM FRONT WAS LIFTING SLOWLY
NORTHWARD INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS PUSHING EASTWARD THROUGH
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST. FARTHER NORTH, GENERALLY LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS PARTS OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, OHIO VALLEY, AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES. SOME OF
THIS IS OCCURRING 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 AM CDT THU MAY 04...

...ALABAMA...
DAUPHIN ISLAND 2.2 E                  3.83                    
FOLEY 7.4 SW                          3.45                    
SUMMERDALE 4.3 WSW                    3.19                    
SILVERHILL 0.9 SSE                    2.87                    
DAPHNE 4.2 NE                         2.86                    
MOBILE 2.6 WNW                        2.75                    
SPANISH FORT 1.2 NE                   2.73                    
TILLMANS CORNER 4.3 WNW               2.66                    
FAIRHOPE 1.5 WSW                      2.64                    

...ARKANSAS...
ARKADELPHIA 7.8 NNE                   4.54                    
FRIENDSHIP                            3.92                    
HOT SPRINGS 3.1 SW                    3.16                    
CAMDEN 5.4 SSE                        3.02                    
DEXTER B FLORENCE MEMORIAL FIELD      2.94                    
MOUNT IDA 12.9 E                      2.94                    
CADDO GAP 1 SE                        2.67                    
PEARCY                                2.57                    

...ILLINOIS...
CHARLESTON 4.7 SSW                    3.35                    
EFFINGHAM 2.3 WNW                     2.99                    
MODE 3.7 NW                           2.97                    
FAIRMONT CITY 0.9 ENE                 2.87                    
PARIS 4.3 NNE                         2.60                    
TROY 1.5 SSE                          2.59                    
EDWARDSVILLE 0.9 WSW                  2.54                    
COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT         1.51                    
EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT     1.42                    

...INDIANA...
SHIRLEY 0.5 NNE                       4.28                    
TERRE HAUTE 3.0 ENE                   1.81                    
INDIANAPOLIS 9.5 NE                   1.66                    
STILESVILLE 3.6 S                     1.56                    

...LOUISIANA...
SULPHUR 2.2 E                        10.43                    
WELSH 0.7 W                           9.12                    
IOWA 0.9 ESE                          8.73                    
CHAUVIN 1.0 SSW                       8.11                    
LAKE CHARLES                          8.05                    
MOSS BLUFF                            7.86                    
DEQUINCY                              7.84                    
GRAMERCY 0.4 NW                       7.59                    
MAURICE                               6.96                    
JENNINGS AIRPORT                      6.48                    
BEAUREGARD PARISH AIRPORT             5.99                    
BALDWIN                               5.14                    
LAFAYETTE                             4.94                    
CEDAR GROVE PLANTATION                4.79                    
NEW ORLEANS                           2.54                    

...MISSOURI...
TUSCUMBIA 0.1 S                       3.95                    
BRUMLEY 5.6 SW                        3.86                    
ROLLA 8.1 S                           3.37                    
FORT LEONARD WOOD 5.4 SE              3.32                    
OWENSVILLE 6.7 S                      3.24                    
LINN                                  3.20                    
EUGENE 4.8 NE                         3.19                    
SAINT PETERS                          3.10                    
LAKE SAINT LOUIS 3 SSW                3.09                    
HERMANN 3.0 S                         2.96                    
DNR WELL AT LEBANON                   2.94                    
UNION 0.8 NE                          2.90                    
JEFFERSON CITY 5.9 W                  2.88                    
ROLLA NATIONAL AIRPORT                2.72                    
MORRISON 7 S                          2.50                    
SULLIVAN                              2.50                    
CARTHAGE 3.8 SW                       2.32                    
SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE            2.23                    
JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT               1.80                    
COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT             1.65                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
PASS CHRISTIAN 5.0 N                  3.01                    
KILN 3.3 N                            2.94                    
OCEAN SPRINGS 1.7 W                   2.94                    
DIAMONDHEAD 0.9 NNW                   2.85                    
WAVELAND 1.0 NW                       2.85                    

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

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

...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...
JASPER 6.7 W                          4.73                    
KOUNTZE                               3.69                    
COLMESNEIL 2.3 SE                     3.61                    
BURKEVILLE 11.2 NNE                   3.55                    
COLMESNEIL 7 ESE                      1.41                    


THE SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY, THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY, AND
EVENTUALLY THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES BY FRIDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL
ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH WILL CONTINUE PROGRESSING EASTWARD THIS
MORNING AS WELL AS SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEAST TODAY AND FRIDAY. ACROSS THE EASTERN STATES, EXPECT
RAINFALL TOTALS IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE WITH MAINLY LOCALIZED
FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES, AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL
BE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING A CONTINUED
THREAT DUE TO HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE SAME AREA EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

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.

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