THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS HEAVY
RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 PM EDT THU MAY 04 2017
...A LARGE STORM SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHEAST U.S. CONTINUES TO BRING
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS AND INTO THE EASTERN U.S....
FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WATCHES AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN
VIRGINIA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 PM EDT...A DEEP UPPER-LEVEL CYCLONE WAS LOCATED OVER THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY WHILE AT THE SURFACE...A LOW WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN EASTERN
KENTUCKY. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
WHILE A WARM FRONT WAS LIFTING SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WAS PUSHING EASTWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHEAST. ELSEWHERE...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS CONTINUED
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS AND WAS ALSO SPREADING
THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC AND THE LOWER GREAT LAKES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EDT TUE MAY
02 THROUGH 1000 PM EDT 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
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
...FLORIDA...
TALLAHASSEE RGNL ARPT 2.92
MILTON/WHITING FIELD NAS 1.53
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT 1.52
...GEORGIA...
MOODY AFB/VALDOSTA 1.32
ALBANY MUNI ARPT 1.24
...ILLINOIS...
CHARLESTON 6.00
HUMBOLDT 4.80
LERNA 4.80
SHELBYVILLE 3.81
COLES COUNTY AIRPORT 3.43
CHARLESTON 4.7 SSW 3.35
WATSON 3.33
EFFINGHAM 1 ESE 3.32
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
EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT 1.42
...INDIANA...
SHIRLEY 0.5 NNE 4.28
BUNKER HILL 2.70
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 2.66
HUNTINGTON 2.54
NINE MILE 3 NE 2.33
FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL ARPT 2.21
GRISSOM AFB/PERU 2.20
NORWAY 2.17
TERRE HAUTE 3.0 ENE 1.81
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT 1.79
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT 1.79
STILESVILLE 3.6 S 1.56
...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 1.36
...MISSOURI...
GERALD 5 SSE 4.65
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
MORRISON 7 S 2.50
SULLIVAN 2.50
JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT 1.80
...MISSISSIPPI...
PASS CHRISTIAN 5.0 N 3.01
KILN 3.3 N 2.94
OCEAN SPRINGS 1.7 W 2.94
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI 2.93
DIAMONDHEAD 0.9 NNW 2.85
WAVELAND 1.0 NW 2.85
...OHIO...
DEFIANCE MEMORIAL ARPT 1.03
...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
...LOUISIANA...
MOSS BLUFF 13.18
DE QUINCY 4.4 SSE 11.79
OLD TOWN BAY 10.60
SULPHUR 2.2 E 10.43
IOWA 9.7 NNW 10.39
WELSH 0.7 W 9.12
CHAUVIN 1.0 SSW 8.11
LAKE CHARLES 8.05
DEQUINCY 7.84
GRAMERCY 0.4 NW 7.59
DONALDSONVILLE 4 SW 7.38
GALLIANO 7.00
JENNINGS AIRPORT 6.48
LAFAYETTE 4.94
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT 4.24
...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...
BUNA 1.4 N 9.94
ORANGE 9 N 5.15
JASPER 6.7 W 4.73
COLMESNEIL 4 E 4.47
TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR 4.34
WOODVILLE 7 ENE 4.19
KOUNTZE 3.69
COLMESNEIL 2.3 SE 3.61
BURKEVILLE 11.2 NNE 3.55
THE SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY, AND INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY
EVENING. THIS WILL SWEEP ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
SOUTHEAST AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES. EXPECT HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
PROGRESS EASTWARD AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND
CONTINUE SPREADING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC AND PARTS OF
THE NORTHEAST. ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S....ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. TO THE
NORTH AND WEST OF THE SYSTEM...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO
VALLEYS WITH 1 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE.
FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PORTIONS OF
THESE AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE PAST
WEEK.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
SANTORELLI
Last Updated: 1108 PM EDT THU MAY 04 2017