STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 17 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES/GREAT PLAINS STORM 
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
400 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2007  
  
...RAINFALL EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
LOWER TO MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA.

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...SOUTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA...EASTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS...NORTHWESTERN AND
SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...A SMALL AREA OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND
PORTIONS OF TEXAS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SECTIONS OF WESTERN TEXAS.

AT 400 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A
LARGE AREA OF RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN
TEXAS. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...NEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND THE ARKLATEX REGION
INTO MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

...SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 3 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

EPIPHANY                           10.00
COLUMBIA 1 S                        9.48
HOUGHTON 4 SE                       9.20
ABERDEEN WFO                        9.00
CANOVA                              9.00  
REDFIELD                            8.27
HOUGHTON 4SE                        8.02 
CLARK                               6.67
CARTHAGE                            6.64
HECLA                               6.47
BRITTON 15 NW                       6.28 
WESTPORT                            5.64 

...NORTH DAKOTA..

GWINNER 1E                          4.50 
VERONA                              4.25
GRACE CITY 3W                       4.21 
HAVANA                              4.00 
GARRISON 1 W                        3.12 
FULLERTON 1 ESE                     3.00
FORMAN 5 SSE                        2.90
GRAND FORKS AFB                     2.56 
JAMESTOWN                           2.10 
MONTPELIER                          2.02 
FARGO/HECTOR FIELD                  1.98 

...NEBRASKA...

KEARNEY MUNI ARPT                   9.74 
OMAHA/EPPLEY                        7.46  
NEBRASKA CITY 0.7 ENE               7.16 
FALLS CITY                          7.15  
BELLEVUE                            6.91  
BROCK 0.4 S                         6.67 
CRETE 2.4 NE                        6.52
OFFUTT AFB                          6.41 
FRANKLIN                            6.36 
MALCOLM                             6.27 
JOHNSON 1.7 E                       6.19  
SPRINGFIELD 7E                      5.99 
TEKAMAH                             5.61
 
...KANSAS...

TOPEKA 0.4 SSW                     11.29 
TOPEKA/FORBES FIELD                 8.90 
SMOLAN 1 NE                         8.60 
GREAT BEND 1.9 ENE                  8.59 
ELLSWORTH                           8.09 
DOVER 4.3 SW                        7.95 
BLUE RAPIDS                         7.69 
SCRANTON 1.6 ENE                    7.57 
SALINA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT            7.38 
MANHATTAN 1.9 NW                    7.37 
LEBO                                7.23 
HIAWATHA                            7.11 
OSAGE CITY 0.8 S                    6.98 
MILLER                              6.96 
OVERLAND PARK                       6.83 
PERRY LAKE-DELAWARE R               6.82 


...IOWA...

LOGAN                               7.98  
RANDOLPH                            7.87  
SHENANDOAH                          7.52  
RED OAK                             6.96  
BEACONSFIELD 1 N                    6.80 
SIDNEY                              6.36  
ONAWA                               6.32   
CLRINDA                             6.11  
HARLAN                              6.10  
OAKLAND                             6.04  
GALVA                               6.00 
GLENWOOD 3 SW                       5.68  
COUNCIL BLUFFS                      5.52  
SIOUX CITY                          2.22 

...MINNESOTA...

HERON LAKE 7 E                      3.43
LAKEFIELD                           3.15 
WHEATON                             2.85 
SHELLY                              2.57 
JACKSON                             2.35  

...MISSOURI...

PATTONSBURG 2S                      8.23
CAMERON                             8.13
ALBANY 0.7 NE                       7.60  
MARYSVILLE 0.4 SSE                  7.18  
GALLATIN                            6.82  
HARRISONVILLE 0.4 W                 6.60
LONGVIEW LAKE                       6.54
LEES SUMMIT MUNI AIRPORT            6.46 
UNITY VILLAGE 2.6 ESE               6.22
PLEASANT VALLEY 0.8 NW              6.20  
KINGSTON 0.1 WNW                    5.91
BLUE SPRINGS 0.9 NW                 5.86 
PLATTSBURG 5.7 S                    5.62 
SAVANNAH 0.6 NNE                    5.15 
KANSAS CITY MUNI AIRPORT            4.27 

...OKLAHOMA...
 
TULSA 6.0 SSW                       9.26 
NORMAN 3.1 S                        7.30 
LANE 1WNW (OCS MESONET)             7.24
CARL                                6.65
NOBLE 3.3 SE                        6.59 
HALL PARK 4.1 SW                    6.13 
SAYRE 1NE                           5.72
ELK CITY 2S                         5.71
ACME                                5.66
BIXBY 2ENE (OCS MESONET)            5.50
SAYRE 2SE                           5.31
SEMINOLE 4SSE (OCS MESONET)         4.89
MINCO 3SSW (OCS MESONET)            4.84
OKLAHOMA CITY                       4.54
CHICKASHA 1.8 SSE                   4.23
TULSA INTL ARPT                     4.19
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY            3.95
CHEYENNE 18.1 SW                    3.73
STILLWATER MUNI AIRPORT             3.27 
 
...TEXAS...

WHEELER 6 SE                        5.84
PLACID (LCRA #49)                   4.73
MIDDLE FORK SAN PEDRO C             4.49
RICHARDSON 2.4 WSW                  4.11
NEW CANEY 6E                        3.22
HUFFMAN 3N                          3.19
NEW CANEY 2E                        2.88
DEL RIO INTL ARPT                   2.82
COMSTOCK 20N                        2.32
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT         2.22 
LUBBOCK INTL AIRPORT                2.05 
MENARD                              1.89 
CONCAN                              1.84 
WATAUGA 2.4 WNW                     1.69  
MEMPHIS                             1.55 
SANTA ANNA 0.5 E                    1.46 

...NEW MEXICO...

CARLSBAD 3.4 N                      2.75
CARLSBAD/CAVERN CITY AIR TERMINL    1.83
HOPE                                1.28 
CAVERN CITY AIR TERMINAL            1.22
CARLSBAD 21SW                       1.08
HOPEWELL SNOTEL                     1.00 


AT 400 PM CDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO COMBINED WITH A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS TRIGGERING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS FRONT
IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN FURTHER IN TIME. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 1-3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 10 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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