STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008        

...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLOODS ACROSS
THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM
NORTHEAST TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO VALLEYS...INTO PORTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK. NEW
ENGLAND IS UNDER WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES. FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE MAP OF THESE AREAS...PLEASE
VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED 6 INCHES IN MANY AREAS
ACROSS ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN
INDIANA...AND KENTUCKY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN MISSOURI AND
ARKANSAS HAS RESULTED IN STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER
TWELVE INCHES. NUMEROUS FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS
THE REGION.

AT 10 AM CDT...SEVERAL CENTERS OF LOW PRESSURE ARE FOUND ALONG A
VIGOROUS SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MISSISSIPPI THROUGH
THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS
PENNSYLVANIA...WEST VIRGINIA...AND MARYLAND. NWS DOPPLER RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE OHIO
VALLEY...SOUTHWARD TO THE GULF...WAS RIDING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 AM CDT
MONDAY MAR 17 THROUGH 1000 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MAR 19...

...MISSOURI...
MARBLE HILL                        12.45
JACKSON                            12.12
CAPE GIRARDEAU AIRPORT             12.07
PIEDMONT                            8.50
ELLINGTON                           8.50
FESTUS                              6.70                          
FORT LEONARD WOOD                   6.61
SPRINGFIELD                         6.59
POPLAR BLUFF                        6.50
WEST PLAINS                         6.38
HUTTON VALLEY                       6.25
ELLINGTON                           6.00
MARBLE HILL                         5.70
WINONA 3 SW                         5.54
REPUBLIC                            5.34
ROLLA VICHY                         5.00
OZARK 3.2 NW                        4.66
SEYMOUR                             4.62
HARTVILLE 0.5 SSE                   4.25
ANDERSON                            4.13
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                    4.09
ST LOUIS                            4.06  
REYNOLDS                            4.00    
COLUMBIA RGNL ARPT                  2.07
KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL           1.39

...ARKANSAS...
MOUNTAIN HOME                      12.10
POINT PETER                        11.10
SILVER HILL                        10.55
DEER                                9.42
SNOWBALL 6 NW                       8.53
MENA                                8.35
CANEY                               8.12
CARVER                              7.92
GILBERT                             7.20
HARRIET                             6.78
JASPER 8S                           6.70
CANEY                               6.11
MURRAY                              5.48
HARRISON                            4.86
SILOAM SPRINGS                      4.49
FAYETTEVILLE                        4.13
FLIPPIN                             3.20
 
...ILLINOIS...
ANNA 3.1 NE                        11.79
CARBONDALE                          8.05
RIDGEWAY 3.8 NE                     7.94
GALATIA                             7.80
HURST                               6.69
FREEBURG 2.0 SE                     6.38
HARRISONBURG                        5.77
THOMPSONVILLE                       5.75
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE                5.42
PINCKNEYVILLE                       5.20
CLAY CITY 4 SE                      5.10
MOUNT VERNON                        5.10
VIENNA                              5.05
FREEBURG                            4.17
CHESTER                             4.10
BEAN RIDGE                          3.72
MT CARMEL                           3.65
OLNEY                               3.56
GLEN CARBON                         3.00
SUMNER                              2.59

...INDIANA...
DARMSTADT 4.4 SSW                   8.79
MELODY HILL 2.9 WNW                 7.98
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                7.51
NEW PEKIN 3.3 NNE                   6.90
OWENSVILLE                          6.34
NEW HARMONY                         6.00
FORT BRANCH                         5.40
VINCENNES                           4.85
HUNTINGBURG                         4.40
BLOOMINGTON                         3.75
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT              3.04
PRINCETON                           2.75
BLAIRSVILLE                         2.20
MUNCIE                              2.03

...KENTUCKY...
HENDERSON CITY                      6.00
STURGIS 5.4 ENE                     5.34
BEDFORD 4.2 NNW                     4.15
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                     3.98
UNION 7.5 W                         3.66
MITCHELL                            3.50
MONKEYS EYEBROW                     3.30
NEW PEKIN                           3.20
AUSTIN                              2.70
COVINGTON                           2.61 
LOUISVILLE INTL                     0.95

...OHIO...
HAMILTON ARPT                       4.09
CINCINNATI                          3.91
DAYTON GEN ARPT                     3.34
WILMINGTON WFO                      3.07
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB                2.46 
LANCASTER                           2.02
COLUMBUS                            1.42

...TENNESSEE...
HENDERSON                           3.27
FAIRVIEW 3.8 SE                     2.91
FINGER 4.1 ENE                      2.76
MONTGOMERY 6.4 ESE                  2.49
NASHVILLE 3.5 NW                    2.24

...SELECTED STORM TOTALS FOR AREAS WHERE THE EVENT HAS ENDED...

...TEXAS...
CADDO WILDLIFE                      5.95
TRINTIY DALLAS                      5.59
DALLAS EXECUTIVE FIELD              5.49
ROXTON                              4.09
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                    4.81
DALLAS LOVE FIELD                   4.57
MCKINNEY                            4.08
GRAND PRAIRIE                       3.86
COMMERCE                            3.13
PARIS                               2.74
SAN ANGELO                          2.47     
CISCO 5.9 NNW                       2.45
FORT WORTH NWS			    2.21
DALLAS FORT WORTH                   2.13
ABILENE 8.4 S                       1.94
WICHITA FALLS 4.4 N                 1.75
 
...OKLAHOMA...
MCALESTER                           5.11
MUSKOGEE                            4.69
ROSE 4.3 SE                         3.60
SULPHUR 2.5 WSW                     3.31
TULSA                               2.69
VANOSS 4.5 E                        2.14
OKLAHOMA CITY                       1.94

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

HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO
VALLEYS BEFORE ENDING THURSDAY MORNING.  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2
INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE COMPLEX
FRONTAL/LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE MORE RAPIDLY
EASTWARD...DUE TO A SURGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN BEHIND IT.
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WILL CONSOLIDATE AND DEEPEN LATER THIS
EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
SYSTEM ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE U.S. WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS OF
GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. BY THURSDAY MORNING...THE
COLD FRONT WILL HAVE MOVED OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

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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