THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CST FRI APR 4 2008        

...HEAVY RAINS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
TENNESSEE VALLEY...

SCATTERED AREAS OF FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS...ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI...TENNESSEE AND SOUTHERN OHIO RIVER VALLEYS INTO
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.  IN ADDITION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS
AND TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GULF
COAST AND SOUTHEAST.  FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE
LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 1000 PM CST...NWS DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
SCATTERED ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF COAST STATES...THE INTERIOR OF
THE SOUTHEAST...AND THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT.  MUCH OF THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE MARCH RAINSTORM IS NOW
RAIN FREE.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST
WED APR 2 THROUGH 900 PM CST FRI APR 4...

...VIRGINIA...
  
SALEM 4N                              1.40
NICHOLLS KNOB                         1.16
POPLAR HILL                           1.14
BLACKSBURG 3SE                        1.08

 WEST VIRGINIA            
  
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT             1.87 
HUNTINGTON - OLD LOCK 28              1.64
BRANCHLAND                            1.40
SPENCER                               1.30

...OHIO...
  
OMEGA                                 2.00
CHESAPEAKE 5NW                        1.92
MOSCOW 4N                             1.88

...MISSISSIPPI...
LEWISBURG 2S                          3.32
HOLLY SPRINGS 4N                      3.00
RIPLEY                                3.00
GREENVILLE MUNI ARPT                  2.88
TUPELO/C.D. LEMONS                    2.43
ARKABUTLA DAM                         2.38
CORINTH                               2.31

...ARKANSAS...
GLENWOOD                              7.19
BONNERDALE                            6.40
AMITY 3NE                             5.97
ATHENS                                5.62
GRAVELLY 1ESE                         5.11
BENTON - SITE 2                       4.66
REMMEL DAM TAILWATER                  4.63
DE QUEEN 4NW - DAM                    4.58
GILLHAM 6NE - DAM                     4.36
VANDERVOORT 1ENE                      4.27
BISMARCK 2SE                          4.25
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   4.21
NIMROD 5W - DAM                       4.17
CONWAY 2W                             4.10
BLAKELY MT DAM-LAKE OUACHITA          4.05
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT                   3.67         
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT                   3.61              
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT                3.05             
LITTLE ROCK - ADAMS FIELD             2.84             
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT                  2.36             

...KENTUCKY...
MADISONVILLE                          6.81              
DIXON                                 6.18
VINE GROVE 3.7 SW                     5.40             
ROUGH RIVER LAKE                      5.26
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD            4.78             
TAYLORSVILLE LAKE                     4.64
FRANKFORT 3.1 NE                      4.50             
ELIZABETH TOWN                        4.38             
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       4.31             
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           4.18
FORT KNOX AAF                         4.16             
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO                   4.03
ROCHESTER                             4.00

...TENNESSEE...
DOVER 1W                              4.44
CUMBERLAND CITY                       4.43             
OBION 2SW                             4.24
KENTON                                4.23
CLARKSVILLE                           4.23             
RIPLEY 2.8 SE                         3.85
SPRINGFIELD                           3.78
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   3.13 
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     2.99 
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT                  2.81 
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                      2.57 

...MISSOURI...
ZALMA                                 5.11
CARUTHERSVILLE                        4.56
THOMPSON LANDING - MISS. RVR          4.54
BLOOMFIELD 2.9 S                      4.25
LAMBERT                               4.15
HORNERSVILLE                          4.12
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT              3.94
ALTON 3.4 W                           3.90
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                3.68

...ILLINOIS...
GRAND CHAIN DAM                       7.23
CAIRO                                 4.35
BROOKPORT DAM                         4.34
CARBONDALE                            2.97
MURPHYSBORO 2SW                       2.50
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
CANNELTON                             3.67
TELL CITY POWER PLANT                 3.34
JEFFERSONVILLE                        3.20
NEW ALBANY 4.8 NNE                    2.98
EVANSVILLE 3.9 SSE                    2.89

THE COLD FRONT THAT IS THE FOCUS FOR THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL
CONTINUE TO PRESS SLOWLY EASTWARD OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD.  AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING
ALONG THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION FROM THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. NORTHWARD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES OVERNIGHT
INTO SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
LIKELY FROM SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.
AND INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC.  HOWEVER...ORGANIZED FLASH FLOODING IS
NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THESE AREAS.

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

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