STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR DYNAMIC CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008

...HEAVY RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS...

FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WATCHES...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES..AND
TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC.

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WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 300 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS SHOWED A
LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY. A STORM
SYSTEM WAS MOVING THROUGH HUDSON BAY IN CANADA WITH ITS COLD FRONT
DRAPED BACK ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...THROUGH THE MIDWEST...AND
INTO TEXAS. AREAS OF SNOW AND SLEET...BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...ARE
BEING REPORTED IN ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI. 


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST SUN MAR
2 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON MAR 3...

...ARKANSAS...
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT                3.98        

...MISSOURI...
MILLER 6.1 WNW                      2.50        
PROTEM                              2.5O        
NOBLE 1.0 S                         2.50        
HOLLISTER 3.5 SW                    2.24        
AVA 4.5 SW                          2.21        
FORSYTH 1.0 NW                      2.20        
NOEL 3.8 NNE                        2.16        
EL DORADO SPRINGS 0.6 NNW           2.10         
LAMAR 0.3 ESE                       2.08        
AVA                                 2.07        
VANZANT 4.0 SE                      2.04        
WASOLA 3.0 S                        2.00        
LOWRY CITY 5.0 E                    2.00        

...OKLAHOMA...
MUSKOGEE FIELD AIRPORT              2.33        
EUFAULA 4.6 ENE                     2.56        
WARR ACRES 1.4 SSE                  2.34        
ROSE 4.3 SE                         2.33        
MUSTANG 2.1 WNW                     2.10        
BETHANY 0.7 SSW                     2.02        

...TEXAS...
CELINA 7.3 NE                       2.75        
PERRIN 3.0 ENE                      2.70        
MCKINNEY 3.1 SW                     2.09        
SANGER 5.4 NW                       2.04        
FLOWER MOUND 2.3 NE                 2.03        

...ILLINOIS


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST SUN MAR
2 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON MAR 3...

...ILLINOIS...
ASHTON 0.4 SSW                      1.6         

...IOWA...
WAUCOMA                             4.5         
DES MOINES 4.5 ENE                  4.0         
CLIVE 0.6 ESE                       4.0         
URBANDALE 1.9 NE                    4.0         
WINTERSET                           4.0         
OSCEOLA 2.5 WSW                     3.9         
WINDSOR HEIGHTS 0.3 NNE             3.8         
INDIANOLA 2.4 SSE                   3.4         
NEWTON                              3.1         
VAN HORNE 4 SW                      3.0         
GRIMES 3.8 N                        3.0         

...MISSOURI...

HOPKINS 3.9 WSW                     2.0         
GRANT CITY 4.4 WSW                  1.5         
CONCEPTION JUNCTION                 1.0         
OREGON                              0.5         

...KANSAS...
JUNCTION CITY                       0.50 SLEET  
MORRISVILLE                         0.10 SLEET  

...TEXAS...
TEXLINE 0.3 WNW                     1.6         
CANYON 1.2 NNW                      1.5         

THE LOW CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER LOUISIANA WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN
AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. BY MORNING THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE
LOCATED IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF OVER TWO
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA FROM
LOUISIANA...NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN IN EXCESS OF ONE HALF INCH IS
ALSO EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO BE
AROUND SIX INCHES OR LESS ACROSS SOUTHERN
MISSOURI...ARKANSAS...AND ILLINOIS. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

COLLINS...ENGELMAN...FRACASSO