THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 18 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES/GREAT PLAINS STORM 
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
1000 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2007  
  
...RAINFALL EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
LOWER TO MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH THE NIGHT...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN
AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA.

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AND SOUTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA...EASTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS...NORTHWESTERN AND
SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...A SMALL AREA OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND
PORTIONS OF TEXAS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SECTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
WESTERN TEXAS...EASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.

AT 1000 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A
LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL
TEXAS. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN PLACE ACROSS
ARKANSAS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SURROUNDING
ARKANSAS...HOWEVER THESE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN
DECREASING IN COVERAGE OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS.

...SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM THU MAY 3 THROUGH 9 PM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

EPIPHANY                           10.00
COLUMBIA 1 S                        9.48
HOUGHTON 4 SE                       9.20
ABERDEEN WFO                        9.00
CANOVA                              9.00  
REDFIELD                            8.27
HOUGHTON 4SE                        8.02 
CLARK                               6.67
CARTHAGE                            6.64
HECLA                               6.47
BRITTON 15 NW                       6.28 
WESTPORT                            5.64 

...NORTH DAKOTA..

GWINNER 1 E                         4.50 
VERONA                              4.25
GRACE CITY 3W                       4.21 
HAVANA                              4.00 
GARRISON 1 W                        3.12 
FULLERTON 1 ESE                     3.00
FORMAN 5 SSE                        2.90
GRAND FORKS AFB                     2.56 
JAMESTOWN                           2.10 
MONTPELIER                          2.02 
FARGO/HECTOR FIELD                  1.98 

...NEBRASKA...

KEARNEY MUNI ARPT                   9.74 
OMAHA/EPPLEY                        7.46 
NEBRASKA CITY 0.7 ENE               7.16 
FALLS CITY                          7.15 
BELLEVUE                            6.91  
BROCK 0.4 S                         6.67 
CRETE 2.4 NE                        6.52
OFFUTT AFB                          6.41 
FRANKLIN                            6.36 
MALCOLM                             6.27 
JOHNSON 1.7 E                       6.19  
SPRINGFIELD 7 E                     5.99 
TEKAMAH                             5.61
LINCOLN MUNI ARPT                   5.00 
 
...KANSAS...

TOPEKA 0.4 SSW                     11.29 
TOPEKA/FORBES FIELD                 8.90 
SMOLAN 1 NE                         8.60 
GREAT BEND 1.9 ENE                  8.59 
ELLSWORTH                           8.09 
DOVER 4.3 SW                        7.95 
BLUE RAPIDS                         7.69 
SCRANTON 1.6 ENE                    7.57 
SALINA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT            7.38 
MANHATTAN 1.9 NW                    7.37 
LEBO                                7.23 
HIAWATHA                            7.11 
OSAGE CITY 0.8 S                    6.98 
MILLER                              6.96 
OVERLAND PARK                       6.83 
PERRY LAKE-DELAWARE R               6.82 


...IOWA...

LOGAN                               7.98  
RANDOLPH                            7.87  
SHENANDOAH                          7.52  
RED OAK                             6.96  
BEACONSFIELD 1 N                    6.80 
SIDNEY                              6.36  
ONAWA                               6.32   
CLRINDA                             6.11  
HARLAN                              6.10  
OAKLAND                             6.04  
GALVA                               6.00 
GLENWOOD 3 SW                       5.68  
COUNCIL BLUFFS                      5.52  
SIOUX CITY                          2.22 

...MINNESOTA...

HERON LAKE 7 E                      3.43
LAKEFIELD                           3.15 
WHEATON                             2.85 
SHELLY                              2.57 
JACKSON                             2.35  

...MISSOURI...

PATTONSBURG 2 S                     8.23
CAMERON                             8.13
ALBANY 0.7 NE                       7.60  
MARYSVILLE 0.4 SSE                  7.18  
GALLATIN                            6.82  
HARRISONVILLE 0.4 W                 6.60
LONGVIEW LAKE                       6.54
LEES SUMMIT MUNI AIRPORT            6.46 
UNITY VILLAGE 2.6 ESE               6.22
PLEASANT VALLEY 0.8 NW              6.20  
KINGSTON 0.1 WNW                    5.91
BLUE SPRINGS 0.9 NW                 5.86 
PLATTSBURG 5.7 S                    5.62 
SAVANNAH 0.6 NNE                    5.15 
KANSAS CITY MUNI AIRPORT            4.27 

...OKLAHOMA...
 
TULSA 6.0 SSW                       9.26 
FORT COBB 4 NNW (OCS MESONET)       7.74 
CARL                                7.41 
LANE 1WNW (OCS MESONET)             7.35 
NORMAN 3.1 S                        7.30 
ACME                                6.95 
NOBLE 3.3 SE                        6.59 
ELK CITY 2 S                        6.34 
HALL PARK 4.1 SW                    6.13 
SAYRE 2 SE                          5.97 
BIXBY 2 ENE (OCS MESONET)           5.94 
WEATHERFORD                         5.83 
SEMINOLE                            5.40 
OKLAHOMA CITY                       4.92 
TULSA INTL ARPT                     4.70 
STILLWATER MUNI AIRPORT             3.30 
 
...TEXAS...

WHEELER 6 SE                        5.84 
PLACID (LCRA #49)                   4.74 
MIDDLE FORK SAN PEDRO C             4.49 
SANTA ANNA 0.5 E                    4.48 
SEMINOLE                            4.25 
RICHARDSON 2.4 WSW                  4.11 
DEL RIO                             3.37 
NEW CANEY 6 E                       3.22 
HUFFMAN 3 N                         3.19 
CHILDRESS 1 SE                      3.04 
ODESA-SCHLEMEYER FIELD              2.91 
SAN ANTONIO 14 W                    2.70 
LUBBOCK INTL AIRPORT                2.64 
HOUSTON                             2.28 
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT         2.26 
PLAINVIEW 2.2 WNW                   2.23 

...NEW MEXICO...

CARLSBAD 3.4 N                      3.94 
LOVINGTON 0.7 WSW                   3.88 
CARLSBAD/CAVERN CITY AIR TERMINAL   1.83 
CARLSBAD 21 SW                      1.66 
HOPE                                1.36 
CLOVIS MUNI ARPT                    1.16 
HOPEWELL SNOTEL                     1.00 

...ARKANSAS...

LITTLE ROCK                         2.18
PINE BLUFF 1 WSW (WATER PLANT)      2.18
VAN BUREN 4 NW                      2.08
STAR CITY 6 E                       1.93
MORO BAY                            1.91
MAYSVILLE 4 ESE                     1.80
ST FRANCIS                          1.73


AT 1000 PM CDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER SOUTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO COMBINED WITH A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS TRIGGERING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS FRONT
IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1-3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 4 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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Last Updated: 1057 PM EDT WED MAY 09 2007