STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR CENTRAL U.S. FLOODING EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CST MON APR 9 2008

...HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS...AND THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...

FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEYS. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS...NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
ARKANSAS. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES
AND WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 1000 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...AND SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI. MULTIPLE DISCREET SUPERCELLS ARE TRACKING ALONG THE
STATIONARY FRONT WHICH EXTENDS NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE 991 MB LOW
SITUATED SOUTH OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.  PRECIPITATION IS FORMING
AHEAD OF THE STATIONARY AND WARM FRONTS WHERE INSTABILITY MEETS
MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS
REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.  PLEASE SEE
WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR COMPLETE SEVERE WEATHER DETAILS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES SINCE 12 PM
CST WEDS APR 9...

...TEXAS...
MANSFIELD 2.9 ENE                      2.05    
LUCAS 3.7 E                            1.91    
ARLINGTON 3.0 NNW                      1.63    
PLANO 4.6 NW                           1.52 
 

...OKLAHOMA...
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT                      2.66   
CLAREMORE 1.2 W                        2.58    
ROSE 4.3 SE                            2.28 
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY               1.93 
LANGLEY 0.5 NNE                        1.33  

...KANSAS...
SHAWNEE 2.4 ESE                        1.38    
TOPEKA 8.5 E                           1.34    

...MISSOURI...
DREXEL 5.6 E                           1.86    
BLUE SPRINGS                           1.85    
UNIONVILLE                             1.80   
LANCASTER                              1.78    
MARYSVILLE                             1.74    

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY TRACK NORTH NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS BEFORE TAKING AN EASTWARD
TRAJECTORY FRIDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN PASS THROUGH THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THE GREAT LAKES REGION...AND THE NORTHERN
MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES BEFORE MOVING OFF THE U.S. COAST ON MONDAY.
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER AND A WARM
FRONT EXTENDING EAST WILL BOTH BRING PRECIPITATION TO AREAS AHEAD
OF THESE FRONTS. SOME AREAS IN THE PLAINS AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY MAY SEE UP TO 4 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION AS THIS SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH.              

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM CST THURSDAY APRIL 10. PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT. 

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