THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS/MIDWEST HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2007
...WIDESPREAD FLOODING CONTINUES OVER PARTS OF THE
MIDWEST...INCLUDING THE CHICAGO AREA...
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST
KANSAS...NORTHERN MISSOURI...SOUTHERN IOWA...MUCH OF NORTHERN
ILLINOIS...AND EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA.
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR SCATTERED PORTIONS OF
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...EXTREME NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF
IOWA...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST
INDIANA...EXTREME SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST OHIO.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR A WIDESPREAD
REGION...INCLUDING NORTHEAST KANSAS...SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST MISSOURI...THE SOUTHEAST THIRD OF
IOWA...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...EXTREME SOUTHWEST
MICHIGAN...NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO.
A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO EXTEND FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE NORTHERN MIDWEST. SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT HAVE HELPED PRODUCE MULTIPLE
LINES OF HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE FLOODING FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS
BEFORE THE FRONT FINALLY BEGINS TO CLEAR THE REGION BY LATE
SATURDAY.
CURRENTLY...CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE
WIDESPREAD FROM THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...WESTERN
OKLAHOMA...EASTERN KANSAS...SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA...SOUTHERN
IOWA...NORTHERN MISSOURI ...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...NORTHERN
ILLINOIS...NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. THE HEAVIEST
RAINS ARE FOUND ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS...NORTHERN MISSOURI AND
SOUTHEAST IOWA...MOVING INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS. THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLASH FLOODS CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR THREAT WITH THESE
STORMS...ESPECIALLY FALLING ON SATURATED GROUND ALREADY SWAMPED
FROM SEVERAL DAYS OF HEAVY RAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM AUG 18
THROUGH 1 AM AUG 24 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...
...IOWA...
HUMBOLDT (WATER PLANT) 12.54
FORT DODGE REGIONAL AIRPORT 12.15 AS OF 9 PM
BADGER 3.1 NW 11.42
SPIRIT LAKE 4 W 10.74
MASON CITY 10.00
TERRIL 2.6 SSE 9.99
FORT DODGE 1.6 ENE 9.75
GOWRIE 0.4 WNW 9.70
WEBSTER CITY 9.25
EMMETSBURG 2 NW 9.08
BOONE 4.5 NW 8.89
INDEPENDENCE 5 ENE 7.95
LAKE PARK 7.78
RINGSTED 7.57
HAMPTON 7.44
BARNUM 7.09
SIOUX CITY MUNI ARPT 6.13 AS OF 9 PM
...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 6.95
GENOA 2 SW 6.29
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
ROCKFORD/GRTR ROCKFORD AIRPORT 5.54
SENECA 1.5 SSW 5.49
CHICAGO/WHEELING 5.17
CHICAGO/O'HARE 5.05
...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 6.51
WARSAW 4 NW 5.55
CROMWELL RADIO 5.49
MISSISSINEWA 5.45
HUNTINGTON 5 E 5.23
VALPARAISO/PORTER CO ARPT 4.33
...MINNESOTA...
HOUSTON- MAINSTEM ROOT R 11.58
LA CRESCENT DAM 7 11.43
ROCHESTER- CASCADE CREEK 10.91
WORTHINGTON 10.51
DODGE CENTER 2 W 9.18
BROWNSVILLE 9.00
ZUMBRO FALLS 8.63
MANTORVILLE 8.16
MAPLE VALLEY GOLF COURSE 7.09
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTL ARPT 4.03 AS OF 9 PM
...MICHIGAN...
MORENCI 5.42
BENTON HARBOR/SW MI RGNL APT 5.19
MILWAUKEE/MITCHELL 4.85
KALAMAZOO INTL ARPT 4.52
ADRIAN/LENAWEE CO. ARPT 4.24
LANSING/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 4.24
TULIP CITY AIRPORT/HOLLAND 4.22
SAGINAW/TRI CITY 4.04
GRAND RAPIDS INTL ARPT 4.03
JACKSON/REYNOLDS FIELD 3.36
MUSKEGON COUNTY AIRPORT 3.12
DETROIT CITY AIRPORT 3.11
BATTLE CREEK/W K KELLOGG ARPT 3.06
DETROIT METRO AIRPORT 2.80
...OHIO...
SEVILLE 10.36
UPPER SANDUSKY 10.00
NASHVILLE 9.62
BUCYRUS 8.69
DEFIANCE MEMORIAL AIRPORT 7.91
GALION (WATER WORKS) 7.36
GROVER HILL 7.02
MANSFIELD/LAHM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 6.55
WADSWORTH 1 SW 6.11
FINDLAY 1 NW 6.11
GREER 6.00
AKRON-FULTON INTL ARPT 5.31
...PENNSYLVANIA....
CONFLUENCE 1 SW 5.72
MT. DAVIS 5.52
NEW LEXINGTON (IFLOWS) 5.48
NEWRY 1.9 SSE 5.46
ALTOONA 3 SW 5.43
PINDLETON (IFLOWS) 5.43
EBENSBURG 5.13
MAUST HILL (IFLOWS) 5.10
LILLY (IFLOWS) 5.00
WILLIAMSBURG 4.96
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 2.48
...WISCONSIN...
STODDARD 3 NE 12.87
LA CROSSE 6 E 11.44
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
RACINE/BATTON FIELD 7.47
STOUGHTON 7.32
SUN PRAIRIE 4 NNE 7.20
...NEBRASKA...
NORFOLK 4W 5.97
STANTON 7NE 4.82
WAYNE 4.14
LEXINGTON 7SSE 3.92
PIERCE (SITE 1) 3.70
OMAHA/EPPLEY FIELD 2.75
ORD 2.59
HASTINGS MUNI ARPT 2.53
...MISSOURI...
ST. JOSEPH 2.69
...KANSAS
DODGE CITY 5.50
HEAVY RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE
MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT
LAKES....TODAY INTO SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH HEAVIER TOTALS AROUND FIVE
INCHES POSSIBLE. THE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FRONT SHOULD PUSH EAST
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY LATE SATURDAY...FINALLY BRINGING AN END TO
THE RAIN FOR THE REGION.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT FRIDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.
KOCIN
Last Updated: 501 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2007