THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES/GREAT PLAINS STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2007
...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES WITH THE THREAT DIMINISHING
FARTHER NORTH...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA
EXTENDING EASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF IOWA...A FEW ISOLATED AREAS OF
KANSAS AND MISSOURI...MUCH OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...PARTS OF NORTHERN
AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS...AND INTO SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN
AND WESTERN IOWA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...A SMALL AREA OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...SOUTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA...LARGE AREAS OF KANSAS...PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA...AND
AREAS OF CENTRAL TEXAS ALONG WITH A SMALL AREA OF TEXAS NEAR THE
MEXICAN BORDER.
AT 900 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN
AREA OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN COLORADO
REMAINING CLOSE TO STATIONARY. THE PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE FORM
OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH RAIN IN THE HIGH
PLAINS IN EASTERN COLORADO. TO THE EAST OF THE ROCKIES...AN
EXPANSIVE REGION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WAS AFFECTING MUCH
OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES. LINES OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE SWEEPING EASTWARD ACROSS
OKLAHOMA...EASTERN KANSAS...NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI...AND INTO IOWA.
ANOTHER CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER SOUTHWESTERN
TEXAS...JUST EAST OF THE BIG BEND AREA.
...SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 9 AM CDT MONDAY...
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
COLUMBIA 1 S 9.48
HOUGHTON 4 SE 9.20
ABERDEEN WFO 9.00
REDFIELD 8.27
CLARK 6.67
CARTHAGE 1 S 6.62
HECLA 6.47
BRITTON 15 NW 6.28
WESTPORT 5.64
WESSINGTON SPRINGS 5.38
...NORTH DAKOTA..
VERONA 4.25
FULLERTON 1 ESE 3.00
GARRISON 1 W 2.98
FORMAN 5 SSE 2.90
JAMESTOWN 2.10
MONTPELIER 2.02
FARGO/HECTOR FIELD 1.98
...NEBRASKA...
NEBRASKA CITY 0.7 ENE 7.16
OMAHA/EPPLEY FIELD 6.84
BROCK 0.4 S 6.67
BELLEVUE 4.2 WSW 6.66
CRETE 2.4 NE 6.52
OFFUTT AFB 6.41
JOHNSON 1.7 E 6.19
FALLS CITY 11.2 N 6.07
FRANKLIN 5.99
MALCOLM 5.84
TEKAMAH 5.61
NEBRASKA 0.7 ENE 5.48
DAYKIN 5.3 E 5.47
FORT CROOK 5.11
...KANSAS...
TOPEKA/FORBES FIELD 8.64
TOPEKA 8.5 E 6.96
SMOLAN 1 NE 6.70
ELLSWORTH 6.39
SCRANTON 1.6 ENE 6.38
TOPEKA/BILLARD MUNI AIRPORT 6.28
BLUE RAPIDS 6.05
SALINA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 5.95
OSAGE CITY 0.8 S 5.65
GREAT BEND MUNI AIRPORT 5.51
PARALLEL 4.78
MANHATTAN MUNI AIRPORT 4.74
ALBERT 5 SE 4.55
ABILENE 2 W 4.37
MINNEAPOLIS 4.21
...IOWA...
LOGAN 7.61
RANDOLPH 6.62
ONAWA 6.12
GALVA 5.96
UNDERWOOD 5.67
GLENWOOD 3 SW 5.54
HOLSTEIN 5.53
RED OAK 5.30
SIDNEY 5.00
LAMONI 4.20
SIOUX CITY 2.22
...MINNESOTA...
HERON LAKE 7 E 3.43
LAKEFIELD 3.08
JACKSON 2.17
...MISSOURI...
HARRISONVILLE 0.4 W 6.60
UNITY VILLAGE 2.6 ESE 6.22
PATTONSBURGH 6.0 SW 6.02
LEES SUMMIT MUNI AIRPORT 6.02
KINGSTON 0.1 WNW 5.91
BLUE SPRINGS 0.9 NW 5.86
PLATTSBURG 5.7 S 5.62
GRAHAM 1 NW 4.98
LITTON AGRI-SCI CENTER 4.57
KANSAS CITY MUNI AIRPORT 4.14
PATTERSON 4.10
BUTLER 0.8 SSW 4.07
SAINT JOSEPH 3.87
...OKLAHOMA...
CHICKASHA 1.8 SSE 4.23
NOBLE 1.5 WNW 2.97
NEWCASTLE 5.9 ESE 2.95
STILLWATER MUNI AIRPORT 2.90
NORMAN 2.8 SW 2.90
TULSA INTL AIRPORT 2.56
FORT SILL AFB 2.49
OKLAHOMA CITY 2.32
VANCE AFB/ENID 2.30
LAWTON MUNI AIRPORT 2.02
...SELECTED SNOWFALL TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 9 AM CDT MONDAY...
...WYOMING...
HOBBS PARK 33.0
ARMNITO 21 N 32.0
SHERIDAN 19 SW 28.0
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 28.0
ST LAWRENCE ALT 28.0
TOWNSEND CREEK 27.0
KIRWIN 27.0
MARQUETTE 26.0
DAYTON 14 WSW 25.0
DEER PARK 25.0
LANDER 7 SW 24.0
CASPER MOUNTAIN 24.0
COLD SPRINGS 23.0
BURGESS JUNCTION 20.0
RENO HILL SNOTEL 20.0
MIDDLE POWDER 20.0
BONE SPRINGS DIVIDE 20.0
SHELL CREEK 19.0
DOME LAKE 18.0
BIG GOOSE 18.0
LITTLE WARM 18.0
SOUTH PASS 17.0
GRAVE SPRINGS 16.0
HANSEN SAWMILL 15.0
...COLORADO...
CONIFER 3.4 WNW 19.0
BLACK HAWK 3.8 E 15.3
WARD 4.6 NE 14.8
JAMESTOWN 3 W 14.6
EVERGREEN 6 SW 13.5
COLORADO SPRINGS 18.7 N 13.0
BAILEY 6.4 NNW 12.9
PINE JUNCTION 12.5
NEDERLAND 11.8
BLACK JACK 3.8 E 10.3
WESTCLIFFE 8.0 W 10.3
OURAY 10.0
NEDERLAND 0.5 WNW 10.0
CONIFER 3 WSW 9.7
WARD 4.6 NE 8.7
PINE 3.6 NNW 8.0
BOULDER 7 SW 6.0
...UTAH...
ALTA COLLINS 12.5
SNOWBIRD 11.0
BRIGHTON CREST 6.0
GOTHIC 4.5
PAGOSA SPRINGS 12 NW 2.0
...MONTANA...
COLE CREEK 6.0
RED LODGE 6.0
ROSCOE 4SE 6.0
DEAN 11SW 5.0
AT 900 AM CDT...A LARGE SWATH OF PRECIPITATION WAS LOCATED AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH A
DIMINISHING THREAT OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES AND MISSOURI
VALLEY THIS COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT EASTWARD SLOWLY AND REMAIN THE
FOCUS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. 2 TO 4 INCHES
OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED
TOTALS OVER FIVE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
FARTHER WEST...IN THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...THE SNOWFALL CURRENTLY
FALLING SHOULD SLOWLY TAPER OFF AS THE SYSTEM PROGRESSES FARTHER
EAST.
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PREDICTION AT 4 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Last Updated: 1100 AM EDT MON MAY 07 2007