STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008        

...WIDESPREAD FLOODING ONGOING AND LIKELY TO CONTINUE AS HEAVY
RAINS COVER A HUGE AREA FROM TEXAS...EASTERN OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MISSOURI...SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN INDIANA INTO WESTERN KENTUCKY...

RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED 3 TO 6 INCHES IN MANY AREAS
AND HAVE PROMPTED FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FROM PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
TEXAS TO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND LARGE SECTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI...WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE ALREADY
EXCEEDED 6 INCHES IN SEVERAL PLACES. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE
RECENTLY BEEN ADDED IN SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY.

FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS...INTO WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE AREA EAST
OF A SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS...SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...NORTHERN LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
ARKANSAS. FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE MAP OF THESE AREAS...PLEASE
VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 3:30 PM CDT...A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY SEPARATED HEAVY RAINS
ON THE COLD SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY FROM MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON THE WARM SIDE...WHERE A TORNADO THREAT EXISTS
FROM ARKANSAS SOUTHWESTWARD.  

NWS DOPPLER RADARS INDICATE HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVER
PORTIONS OF EASTERN TEXAS INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO WESTERN AND
NORTH-CENTRAL ARKANSAS.  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS COVER MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MISSOURI INTO SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...WHILE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS ARE OCCURRING FROM
SOUTHERN INDIANA INTO SOUTHERN OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA INTO
SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 AM CDT
MONDAY MAR 17 THROUGH 0400 PM CDT TUESDAY MAR 18...

...TEXAS...
RANGER 2.9 SSE                      2.61
CARBON				    2.50
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
DALLAS FORT WORTH		    1.61               
MEDINA 2W		            1.60

...OKLAHOMA...
ROSE 4.3 SE                         3.60
SULPHUR 2.5 WSW                     3.31
MUSKOGEE			    2.78
TULSA				    2.38
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...
CAPE GIRARDEAU 1 N		    9.32
JACKSON				    7.05
CAPE GIRARDEAU			    6.95
HUTTON VALLEY			    6.25
ELLINGTON			    6.00
MARBLE HILL			    5.70
WINONA 3 SW			    5.54
OZARK 3.2 NW                        4.66
SEYMOUR				    4.62
WEST PLAINS			    4.30
HARTVILLE 0.5 SSE                   4.25
FORT LEONARD WOOD		    4.20
ANDERSON			    4.13
REYNOLDS                            4.00    
STAFFORD 3.5 S                      3.88
BILLINGS                            3.75
LICKING 2.6 NW                      3.58
SPRINGFIELD			    3.28  
ROLLA                               3.22
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                    2.90
DONIPHAN			    2.85
POPLAR BLUFF			    2.41
JEFFERSON CITY			    2.18
ST LOUIS SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS	    2.16     
COLUMBIA RGNL ARPT                  2.07
ST LOUIS INTL			    1.93  
LEES SUMMIT MUNI ARPT               1.61
KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL	    1.39

...ARKANSAS...
JASPER 8S			    6.70
SNOWBALL 6 NW			    6.34
SILVER HILL			    6.18
FLIPPIN				    3.20
HARRISON			    2.92
MENA				    2.05 (IN 2.5 HRS)
SILOAM SPRINGS                      1.84     
FAYETTEVILLE                        1.48       
 
...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE			    9.75
VIENNA				    5.05
BEAN RIDGE			    3.72
THOMPSONVILLE			    3.65
FREEBURG 2.0 SE                     2.78
ANNA 3.1 NE                         2.73
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE		    2.72
SUMNER				    2.59
CAHOKIA				    2.10
CARBONDALE                          1.93
SPARTA 1.9 SSW                      1.90
LAWRENCEVILLE                       1.70 
QUINCY				    1.06

...INDIANA...
GALATIA				    4.70
EVANSVILLE			    3.34
NEWBURGH			    3.03
PRINCETON			    2.75
FORT BRANCE			    2.40
BLAIRSVILLE			    2.20
BLOOMINGTON			    1.71

...KENTUCKY...
MONKEYS EYEBROW			    3.30
HENDERSON			    1.90
LOUISVILLE INTL			    0.91

WITH AN INFLUX OF WARM MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF...A DEEP
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH...AND THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY REGION...WITH
MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES LIKELY FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHERN ARKANSAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA. 

THE FRONTAL SYSTEM AND SEVERAL CENTERS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY
EVENING...ENDING THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT IN THE CENTER OF THE
COUNTRY.  MUCH OF THE RAIN OVER THE EAST COAST WILL END BY
THURSDAY MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE EAST
COAST...WITH ONLY FLORIDA AND MAINE SEEING RAIN OR SHOWERS. 

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

KOCIN