STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 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 1000 AM CST...NWS DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE LOWER-MISSISSIPPI...TENNESSEE... AND OHIO VALLEYS. LIGHTER
RAIN WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES REGION INTO THE
NORTHEAST. A 1004 MB AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH INDIANA. A SECOND LOW...1007MB...WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL
ARKANSAS. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONTS WERE MOVING SOUTHWARD AND
EASTWARD ACROSS THE MISSISSIPI AND THE OHIO VALLEYS...AND
STRETCHING SOUTHWEST THROUGH TEXAS. PRECIPTATION IS OCCURING ALONG
THESE COLD FRONTS. MANY OF THE LOCATIONS RECEIVING HEAVY
PRECIPITATION ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM THE HEAVY RAINS OF
MID-MARCH.   

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST
WED APR 2 THROUGH 1000 AM CST FRI APR 4...

...ARKANSAS...
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT                    3.64            
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT                    3.58             
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT                 3.05             
LITTLE ROCK                            2.63            
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT                   2.36             
DE QUEEN                               2.07             

...KENTUCKY...
MADISONVILLE                           6.81              
VINE GROVE 3.7 SW                      5.40             
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD             4.63             
FRANKFORT 3.1 NE                       4.50             
ELIZABETH TOWN                         4.38             
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                        4.31             
FORT KNOX AAF                          4.04             
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO ARPT              2.76            

...TENNESSEE...
CUMBERLAND CITY                        4.43             
CLARKSVILLE                            4.23             
RIPLEY 2.8 SE                          3.85             
SPRINGFIELD                            3.78            
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT                   2.32             
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                      2.26             
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                       2.20             

...MISSOURI...
BLOOMFIELD 2.9 S                       4.25             
LAMBERT                                4.15             
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT               3.91             
ALTON 3.4 W                            3.90              
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                 3.68

...ILLINOIS...
ANNA 3.1 NNE                           2.79              
RIDGEWAY 3.8 NE                        2.74            
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO                 2.43             
ROCKFORD                               1.53              

...INDIANA...
ELIZABETH                              4.02            
CORYDON                                3.88             
JEFFERSONVILLE                         3.20             
NEW ALBANY 4.8 NNE                     2.98             
EVANSVILLE 3.9 SSE                     2.89             

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. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM CST FRI APR 4.  PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.

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