STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS/MIDWEST HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
THE MIDWEST STATES...

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST INCLUDING PORTIONS OF
NEBRASKA...SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
WISCONSIN...MUCH OF IOWA...AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. FLASH FLOOD
WATCHES ALSO REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTHCENTRAL OHIO.

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE
UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION...HAS SERVED
AS A FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS...NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS CONTINUED TO SHOW SEVERAL THUNDERSTORM
COMPLEXES PUSHING TO THE EAST FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE
GREAT LAKES. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE
FOR ADDING MORE RAINFALL TO AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. IN
ADDITION TO PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS...SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN
SEVERE CONTAINING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM AUG 18
THROUGH 300 AM AUG 23...

...IOWA...

FORT DODGE REGIONAL AIRPORT       11.83 
SPIRIT LAKE 4 W                   10.64 
BADGER 3.1 NW                     10.22 
MASON CITY                         9.99 
TERRIL 2.6 SSE                     9.73 
GOWRIE 0.4 WNW                     9.10 
EMMETSBURG 2 NW                    9.08
BOONE 4.5 NW                       8.58 
HUMBOLDT (WATER PLANT)             8.09
RUTHVEN 0.2 SW                     7.86 
WEBSTER CITY                       7.80 
LAKE PARK                          7.70 
INDEPENDANCE 5 ENE                 7.38 
RINGSTED                           7.10 
BARNUM                             7.09 
HAMPTON                            7.09
WATERLOO MUNI ARPT                 6.17 
SIOUX CITY MUNI ARPT               4.66 

...ILLINOIS...

ROCKFORD 2.4 ESE                  11.96 
HAWTHORN WOODS 0.6 N               7.72 
HARVARD 0.4 W                      7.46 
ELGIN                              6.90
GENOA 2 SW                         6.13
PIPER CITY                         5.84
BARLETT 1.9 NNW                    5.50 
CHEBANSE 5 E                       5.19
ST. ANNE                           4.81
CHICAGO (BOTANICAL GARDEN)         4.61 
MINONK                             4.26
MUNDELEIN 4 WSW                    4.06
ROCKFORD/GRTR ROCKFORD AIRPORT     4.00
BONFIELD                           4.00

...INDIANA...

AUBURN 0.8 NE                      7.39 
VALPARAISO 2.4 SW                  7.10 
DECATUR 1 N                        6.92
OSSIAN 2.3 ENE                     6.92 
FORT WAYNE 5.4 WSW                 6.84 
LAKE OF THE FOUR SEASONS 1.5 NNE   6.53 
HUDSON 4.6 N                       6.27 
NORTH JUDSON 3 E                   6.10
WARSAW 4 NW                        5.53
MISSISSINEWA                       5.45
CROMWELL RADIO                     5.37
HUNTINGTON 0.3 W                   5.17 
ANGOLA                             4.93
SALAMONIE                          4.66
MARION 2 N                         4.57

...MINNESOTA...

HOUSTON- MAINSTEM ROOT R          11.29
LA CRESCENT DAM 7                 11.08
ROCHESTER- CASCADE CREEK          10.80
WORTHINGTON                       10.31
DODGE CENTER 2 W                   9.18
MANTORVILLE                        8.16
ZUMBRO FALLS                       8.14
BROWNSVILLE                        7.90
NEW ULM 2 S- COTTONWOOD R          7.57
MAPLE VALLEY GOLF COURSE           6.85
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTL ARPT     3.76 

...MICHIGAN...

BENTON HARBOR/SW MI RGNL APT       4.38
TULIP CITY AIRPORT/HOLLAND         4.07
KALAMAZOO INTL ARPT                3.86
LANSING/CAPITAL CITY ARPT          3.69
GRAND RAPIDS INTL ARPT             3.57
JACKSON/REYNOLDS FIELD             2.84
MUSKEGON COUNTY AIRPORT            2.60
DETROIT CITY AIRPORT               2.57

...OHIO...

SEVILLE                           10.36
UPPER SANDUSKY                     9.87
NASHVILLE                          9.62
BUCYRUS                            8.69
DEFIANCE MEMORIAL AIRPORT          7.89 
GALION (WATER WORKS)               7.19
GROVER HILL                        7.02
MANSFIELD/LAHM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT   6.53
WADSWORTH 1 SW                     6.11
FINDLAY 1 NW                       6.00
GREER                              6.00
FINDLAY AIRPORT                    5.80 
AKRON-FULTON INTL ARPT             5.31 

...PENNSYLVANIA....

NEWRY 1.9 SSE                      5.46 
ALTOONA 3 SW                       5.40
PINDLETON (IFLOWS)                 5.39
CONFLUENCE 1 SW                    5.26
EBENSBURG                          5.12
WILLIAMSBURG                       4.96
LILLY (IFLOWS)                     4.96
MT. DAVIS                          4.95
NEW LEXINGTON (IFLOWS)             4.88
MAUST HILL (IFLOWS)                4.86
CHICKAREE (IFLOWS)                 4.68

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

MOBRIDGE                           4.77
RAPID CITY 11 SW                   4.51
HERMOSA 1S                         4.49
PHILIP 0.4 ENE                     4.32 
LOWRY CITY 1.1 WNW                 4.27 
BUFFALO 9.8 WSW                    4.07 
BROOKINGS 2.8 SSW                  3.90 
BALTIC 2.4 W                       3.76 
STURGIS 9 SW                       3.60
CUSTER CO. AIRPORT                 3.31
MADISON 2 E                        2.75
CHELSEA                            2.75
FAULKTON 6 ESE                     2.60
SIOUX FALLS WFO                    1.88 

...WISCONSIN...

STODDARD 3 NE                     11.81
LA CROSSE 6 E                     11.04
STEVENS POINT 0.9 SSW             10.58 
VIROQUA 2 NW                       9.76
MERRILL                            9.13
MUKWONAGO                          8.69
WESTBY                             8.21
MADISON                            8.09 
NEWVILLE                           8.04
VIOLA                              7.86
GENOA DAM 8                        7.67
COLUMBUS 1.2 S                     7.52 
GAYS MILLS 2 N                     7.45
STOUGHTON                          7.32
SUN PRAIRIE 4 NNE                  7.20

...NEBRASKA...                 
  
NORFOLK/KARL STEFAN MEM APT        3.89
OMAHA/EPPLEY FIELD                 2.59
HASTINGS MUNI ARPT                 2.47
ORD                                2.46

 

SEVERAL WAVES OF CONVECTION ARE EXPECTED TO RIDE ALONG THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO
3 INCHES. ISOLATED HEAVIER TOTALS AROUND FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BY FRIDAY MORNING.

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

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