STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS/MIDWEST HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

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

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

FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...MUCH OF IOWA...NORTHERN
ILLINOIS...NORTHERN INDIANA...AND NORTHERN OHIO.

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 AREAS OF RAINFALL PUSHING
TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST 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 CONTAINED
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM AUG 18
THROUGH 900 AM AUG 23...

...IOWA...

FORT DODGE REGIONAL AIRPORT       11.83 
SPIRIT LAKE 4 W                   10.64 
BADGER 3.1 NW                     11.42 
MASON CITY                         9.99 
TERRIL 2.6 SSE                     9.99 
FORT DODGE 1.6 ENE                 9.75 
GOWRIE 0.4 WNW                     9.70 
EMMETSBURG 2 NW                    9.08
BOONE 4.5 NW                       8.89 
HUMBOLDT (WATER PLANT)             8.09
RUTHVEN 0.2 SW                     7.86 
WEBSTER CITY                       7.80 
LAKE PARK                          7.70 
INDEPENDENCE 0.3 NNE               7.32 
RINGSTED                           7.10 
BARNUM                             7.09 
HAMPTON                            7.09
WATERLOO MUNI ARPT                 6.17 
SIOUX CITY MUNI ARPT               5.53 

...ILLINOIS...

ROCKFORD 2.4 ESE                  11.96 
PARK RIDGE 1.0 NNE                11.57 
HAWTHORN WOODS 0.6 N               9.17 
HARVARD 0.4 W                      7.46 
ELGIN                              6.90 
GENOA 2 SW                         6.13
ALGONQUIN 1.1 ENE                  6.10 
BARLETT 1.9 NNW                    6.10 
CARY 1.9 NE                        5.99 
LONG GROVE 1.1 NNE                 5.91 
PIPER CITY                         5.84
CRETE 1.4 SW                       5.73 
WINTROP HARBOR 0.7 SSW             5.57 
SENECA 1.5 SSW                     5.49 
CHICAGO (BOTANICAL GARDEN)         4.61 
ROCKFORD/GRTR ROCKFORD AIRPORT     4.00

...INDIANA...

AUBURN 0.8 NE                      7.69 
HUDSON 4.6 N                       7.62 
MILLERSBURG 4.3 NNE                7.39 
FREEMONT 0.7 W                     7.18 
VALPARAISO 2.4 SW                  7.15 
GOSHEN 1.2 WNW                     7.03 
DECATUR 1 N                        6.92
OSSIAN 2.3 ENE                     6.92 
FORT WAYNE 5.4 WSW                 6.84 
NORTH JUDSON 3 E                   6.10
WARSAW 4 NW                        5.53
MISSISSINEWA                       5.45
CROMWELL RADIO                     5.37
HUNTINGTON 0.3 W                   5.17 

...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       5.12 
KALAMAZOO INTL ARPT                4.32 
ADRIAN/LENAWEE CO. ARPT            4.18 
TULIP CITY AIRPORT/HOLLAND         4.16 
LANSING/CAPITAL CITY ARPT          4.12 
GRAND RAPIDS INTL ARPT             3.88 
SAGINAW/TRI CITY                   3.55 
JACKSON/REYNOLDS FIELD             3.25 
MUSKEGON COUNTY AIRPORT            3.07 
BATTLE CREEK/W K KELLOGG ARPT      2.97 
DETROIT CITY AIRPORT               2.95 
DETROIT METRO AIRPORT              2.71 

...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
BALTIC 2.4 W                       4.62 
AVON 5.5 SSE                       4.53 
RAPID CITY 11 SW                   4.51
HERMOSA 1S                         4.49
BUFFALO 9.8 WSW                    4.39 
PHILIP 0.4 ENE                     4.32 
LOWRY CITY 1.1 WNW                 4.27 
RAPID CITY 5.4 SW                  3.94
BROOKINGS 2.8 SSW                  3.90 
STURGIS 9 SW                       3.60
RAPID CITY 2.6 W                   3.37 
CUSTER CO. AIRPORT                 3.31
LEAD 8.6 SE                        3.23 
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
MADISON                            9.18 
MERRILL                            9.13
MUKWONAGO                          8.69
WESTBY                             8.21
NEWVILLE                           8.04
VIOLA                              7.86
GENOA DAM 8                        7.67
COLUMBUS 1.2 S                     7.52 
GAYS MILLS 2 N                     7.45
RACINE/BATTON FIELD                7.33 
STOUGHTON                          7.32
SUN PRAIRIE 4 NNE                  7.20

...NEBRASKA...                 
  
NORFOLK/KARL STEFAN MEM APT        5.08 
OMAHA/EPPLEY FIELD                 2.74 
HASTINGS MUNI ARPT                 2.53 
ORD                                2.50 

 
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 SYSTEM SHOULD PUSH EAST INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY BY SATURDAY...BRINGING AND END TO THE RAIN FOR THE REGION.

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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