ZCZC NFDTCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KWNH DDHHMM BULLETIN Tropical Depression Cristobal Advisory Number 32 NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD AL032020 1000 AM CDT Tue Jun 09 2020 ...CRISTOBAL MOVING ACROSS MISSOURI... ...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE SPREADING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY AND TONIGHT... SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...38.9N 92.2W ABOUT 100 MI...160 KM WNW OF ST. LOUIS MISSOURI ABOUT 185 MI...330 KM SSW OF DAVENPORT IOWA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 25 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.30 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for... * Areas in and near the length of the Mississippi Valley Wind Advisories are in effect for... * The Lower Mississippi Valley into Upper Great Lakes A Gale Warning is in effect for... * Much of Lake Michigan * Portions of eastern Lake Superior * Portions of Lake Huron DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Cristobal was located near latitude 38.9 North, longitude 92.2 West. The depression is moving toward the north-northeast near 25 mph (17 km/h) and this motion is expected to accelerate over the next 24 to 36 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph (45 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 36 hours as Cristobal transitions to an extratropical cyclone. The estimated minimum central pressure is 992 mb (29.30 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND: Gusty winds are expected tonight and Wednesday over portions of the Midwest and western Great Lakes as Cristobal strengthens as an extratropical low. RAINFALL: Cristobal will produce storm total rainfall accumulations of 2 to 4 inches with local amounts to 6 inches from Arkansas to the western Great Lakes through Wednesday morning. This rainfall may produce flash flooding, and is forecast to produce new and renewed minor to moderate river flooding across portions of the lower Missouri and mid to upper Mississippi Valleys. Smaller streams and rivers across southeast Louisiana, southern Mississippi, and eastern Arkansas have already begun to rise. TORNADOES: A few tornadoes are possible across the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys today into tonight. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 400 PM CDT. $$ Forecaster Hayes FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 09/1500Z 38.9N 92.2W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND 12H 10/0000Z 42.5N 90.7W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP 24H 10/1200Z 47.3N 86.6W 35 KT 40 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP 36H 11/0000Z 51.7N 80.5W 35 KT 40 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP NNNN