STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 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 NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. FOR
THE MOST UP TO DATE MAP OF THESE AREAS...PLEASE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 10 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...AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 AM CDT
MONDAY MAR 17 THROUGH 1000 AM CDT TUESDAY MAR 18...

...TEXAS...
RANGER 2.9 SSE                      2.61
SAN ANGELO                          2.47     
CISCO 5.9 NNW                       2.45
ABILENE 8.4 S                       1.94
WICHITA FALLS 4.4 N                 1.75
KERRVILLE 2.6 SW                    1.71               
MEDINA 2W		            1.60

...OKLAHOMA...
ROSE 4.3 SE                         3.60
SULPHUR 2.5 WSW                     3.31
VANOSS 4.5 E                        2.14
HOBART				    1.96
CLINTON				    1.80

...KANSAS...
WICHITA				    2.38
PARK CITY 3.0 WSW                   2.04
EL DORADO                           1.61
TOPEKA                              1.38
EMPORIA                             1.13

...MISSOURI...
OZARK 3.2 NW                        4.66
HARTVILLE 0.5 SSE                   4.25
SALEM 5.9 EDE                       4.00
REYNOLDS                            4.00    
STAFFORD 3.5 S                      3.88
BILLINGS                            3.75
LICKING 2.6 NW                      3.58  
ROLLA                               3.22
AURORA                              3.16
MONETT 5 E                          2.93    
JACKSON 1.1 NE                      2.72
GREENFIELD                          2.53
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                    2.32     
MOUNT VERNON                        2.20  
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

...ARKANSAS...
SILOAM SPRINGS                      1.84     
FAYETTEVILLE                        1.48       
 
...ILLINOIS...
FREEBURG 2.0 SE                     2.78
ANNA 3.1 NE                         2.73
CARBONDALE                          1.93
SPARTA 1.9 SSW                      1.90
LAWRENCEVILLE                       1.70 
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE                1.16
QUINCY				    1.06

...INDIANA...
ORLEANS 4.4 ENE                     1.65
BEDFORD 6.5 SE                      1.48
BLOOMINGTON 7.1 WSW                 1.45

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. AS THE LOW IN SOUTHERN TEXAS CONTINUES TO PUSH
NORTHEASTWARD, THE PRECIPITATION WILL HEAD INTO THE UPPER
MIDATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND STATES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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