STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR MAJOR SPRING STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST MON MAR 12 2006

...AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER LEAVES ITS MARK ACROSS THE
MIDWEST...

THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER THRU THE MIDWEST
ON SUNDAY IS MOVING INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THE HEAVY RAIN THROUGH
THE OHIO VALLEY HAS DIMINISHED ALTHOUGH SNOW CONTINUES TO IMPACT
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES. A LINE OF STRONG
STORMS IS NOW MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.

AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. SUNDAY IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THIS SYSTEM RESULTED IN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
TORNADOES...HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS FROM EASTERN
NEBRASKA...KANSAS...AND OKLAHOMA...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
MISSOURI...SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS.

TORNADO WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS A LARGE AREA FROM
NORTHEAST TEXAS NORTH NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH PARTS OF
OKLAHOMA...ARKANSAS...MISSOURI...ILLINOIS...INDIANA...AND THE
LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION...FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
MISSOURI...ILLINOIS...KENTUCKY...INDIANA...AND OHIO.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
DAKOTA...MINNESOTA...WISCONSIN...AND THE UPPER PENINSULA OF
MICHIGAN. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 3 AM
CST MONDAY...

MISSOURI...

CAPE GIRARDEAU...................2.39
LITTON AGRI SCI CENTER...........1.96
WEST PLAINS......................1.12

ILLINOIS...

CARBONDALE.......................2.43
SCOTT AFB........................2.37
VINCENNES........................1.68
DECATUR..........................1.49


KENTUCKY...

COVINGTION.......................3.25
HENDERSON CITY...................2.99
FORT KNOX........................2.59
LOUISVILLE.......................2.16

INDIANA...

EVANSVILLE.......................4.19
BLOOMINGTON......................3.53
INDIANAPOLIS.....................2.22

OHIO...

PHARISBURG.......................2.39
DELHI MAINTENANCE................2.12
NASHVILLE........................2.11
WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB.............2.04
DAYTON...........................1.87

WISCONSIN...

MILWAUKEE........................1.33


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 8 PM
CST SUNDAY...

SOUTH DAKOTA...

HOT SPRINGS......................15.0
POTATO CREEK.....................12.0
ORAL.............................12.0
KADOKA...........................12.0
ROCKYFORD........................10.5
HISEGA...........................10.0
HAYES.............................9.5

WYOMING...

NEWCASTLE.........................5.0
CLARETON..........................4.0

MINNESOTA...

WALNUT GROVE......................6.0
LAMBERTON.........................6.0
IVANHOE...........................5.0
SLAYTON...........................4.5
LAKE BENTON.......................4.0
WORTHINGTON.......................4.0
MARSHALL..........................4.0
LAKEFIELD.........................4.0

THIS NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 AM CST BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...INCLUDING ALL WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES.

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