STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR MAJOR SPRING STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

...HEAVY RAINS DRENCH THE OHIO VALLEY WHILE HEAVY SNOWS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES...

THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR HEAVY RAIN IN THE OHIO VALLEY IS
CURRENTLY POSITIONED ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES AND IS SLOWLY
MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
IMAGERY IS SHOWING A LARGE SWATH OF PRECIPITATION THAT EXTENDS
FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. MEANWHILE...A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PUSHING OUT
OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS SYSTEM IS A LARGE AREA OF MIXED PRECIPITATION THAT SPANS
SOUTH DAKOTA THROUGH WESTERN ILLINOIS. INCLUDED IN THIS AREA OF
MIXED PREIPITATION ARE SNOWS IN NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA AND RAIN
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN IOWA AND THE CENTRAL MIDWEST. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED IN THE OHIO VALLEY
THROUGH THE NORTHEAST. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD REACH 12 TO 15 INCHES
IN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES.

FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS
OF ARKANSAS...MISSOURI...ILLINOIS...KENTUCKY...AND OHIO. WINTER
STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
WYOMING...NEBRASKA...SOUTH
DAKOTA...IOWA...MINNESOTA...WISCONSIN...AND THE UPPER PENNINSULA
OF MICHIGAN. HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF MONTANA...WYOMING...NEBRASKA...SOUTH DAKOTA...AND
IOWA. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTH DAKOTA...IOWA...MINNESOTA...WISCONSIN...AND THE UPPER
PENNINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 2 PM
CST SUNDAY...

MISSOURI...

CAPE GIRARDEAU...................1.93
WEST PLAINS......................1.12

ILLINOIS...

CARBONDALE.......................2.21
DECATUR..........................1.49
SCOTT AFB........................1.21

KENTUCKY...

COVINGTION.......................3.09
HENDERSON CITY...................2.72
FORT KNOX........................2.34

INDIANA...

EVANSVILLE.......................4.11
BLOOMINGTON......................3.19

OHIO...

WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB.............1.92
AKRON CANTON RGNL................1.24


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 2 PM
CST SUNDAY...

SOUTH DAKOTA...

POTATO CREEK.....................12.0
HOT SPRINGS......................12.0
ORAL.............................12.0
KADOKA...........................12.0
ROCKYFORD........................10.5

WYOMING...

NEWCASTLE.........................5.0
CLARETON..........................4.0

MINNESOTA...

WORTHINGTON.......................4.0
HERON LAKE........................3.0

THIS NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 PM CST BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...INCLUDING ALL WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES.

TRIMARCO