STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008        

...HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED FROM NORTH TEXAS...NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THURSDAY THAT WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING...

FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS...THE
LOWER MIDWEST...AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.  FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI. TORNADO WATCHES ARE
POSTED FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WESTERN ARKANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN
TEXAS. FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE MAP OF THESE AREAS...PLEASE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 4 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS SHOWED
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM
SOUTHWEST TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHERN
MISSOURI INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 AM CDT
MONDAY MAR 17 THROUGH 300 AM CDT TUESDAY MAR 18...

...TEXAS...
MEDINA 2W		            1.60

...OKLAHOMA...
HOBART				    1.96
CLINTON				    1.80

...KANSAS...
WICHITA				    2.38

...MISSOURI...
LEES SUMMIT MUNI ARPT               1.61
KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL	    1.37
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT               1.35
WHITEMAN AFB/SEDALIA                1.34
LITTON AGRI-SCI CNTR                1.23
COLUMBIA RGNL ARPT                  1.19

...ILLINOIS...
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE                1.16
QUINCY				    1.06

WITH AN INFLUX OF WARM MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF...STRONG
DYNAMICS...AND INITIALLY SLOW MOVEMENT OF A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3
TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS
INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY REGION...WITH MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 5 TO 8
INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN ARKANSAS INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA BY THURSDAY
MORNING.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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