STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CST FRI APR 4 2008        

...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING RETURN TO THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO
VALLEYS...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO OHIO AND WEST
VIRGINIA. 

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 400 AM CST...NWS DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE LOWER-MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS. LIGHTER RAIN WAS REPORTED
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES REGION INTO THE NORTHEAST. A 1003
MB...29.62 INCHES...AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH INDIANA. ITS ATTENDANT COLD FRONT WAS MOVING SOUTHWARD AND
EASTWARD ACROSS TEXAS AND THE OHIO VALLEY...RESPECTIVELY. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST
WED APR 2 THROUGH 300 AM CST FRI APR 4...

...ARKANSAS...
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT                    3.20 
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT                 2.98 
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT                    2.58
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT                   2.34
DE QUEEN                               2.07

...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                        3.43
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD             2.71
FORT KNOX AAF                          2.59
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT            2.28
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO ARPT              2.05

...MISSOURI...
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT               3.62
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                 3.44

...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO                 2.27

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY ADVANCE
NORTHEASTWARD TODAY. MANY AREAS FROM ARKANSAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO
THE MID-ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN
THROUGH SUNDAY. SOME LOCAL AREAS MAY RECEIVE UP TO FIVE INCHES
OVER THE ENTIRE SPAN OF THIS STORM. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST BY LATE SUNDAY. SINCE MANY LOCATIONS ARE
STILL CLEANING UP FROM THE HEAVY RAINS OF MID-MARCH...THIS WILL
ONLY AGGRAVATE AREA RIVERS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM CST FRI APR 4.  PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.

FRACASSO/COLLINS