STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL U.S. FLOODING EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

...HEAVY RAIN...THUNDERSTORMS...AND SNOW ACROSS THE MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL U.S...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES HAVE
BEEN ISSUED FROM NORTHEAST TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO NORTHERN INDIANA.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNINGS AND TORNADO WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND ALONG THE ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA BORDER. 

BLIZZARD...WINTER STORM...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW
WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN
COLORADO NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PLAINS...EXTENDING INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 

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

AT 930 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 992 MB (29.30 INCHES) LOW
PRESSURE CENTER OVER CENTRAL KANSAS.  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS
FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...NORTH OF THE SURFACE LOW.  IN ADDITION...LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS REPORTED FOR AREAS OF NORTHERN COLORADO
NORTHWARD INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA.  AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW....SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WERE REPORTED IN EASTERN TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH ARKANSAS.   

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 12
PM CDT WED APRIL 9 THROUGH 10 AM CDT THU APRIL 10...

...TEXAS...
PERRIN 3.0 ENE                         3.34 
ELECTRA 0.1 SE                         2.64 
SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS             2.09
MANSFIELD 2.9 ENE                      2.05 
SANGER 5.4 NW                          2.04   
LUCAS 3.7 E                            1.91    
ARLINGTON 3.0 NNW                      1.63 
CHILDRESS                              1.62   
PLANO 4.6 NW                           1.52 

...OKLAHOMA...
GUTHRIE 3.7 NNW                        5.38 
CACHE 1.0 W                            4.53 
NEWCASTLE 5.1 ESE                      4.12  
STILLWATER MUNI ARPT                   4.08
NORMAN 8.4 SE                          4.03 
ROSE 4.3 SE                            4.03 
CLAREMORE 1.2 W                        3.98 
SAND SPRINGS 8.2 NW                    3.87 
CHICKASHA 1.8 SSE                      3.85 
CIMARRON CITY 4.0 WSW                  3.68 
LANGLEY 0.5 NNE                        3.68 
BUNCH 0.8 N                            3.65 
EDMOND 8.6 W                           3.56
MOORE 0.5 NE                           3.55 
  
...KANSAS...
PITTSBURG 0.7 WSW                      2.54 
CHEROKEE 0.3 N                         2.43 
COFFEYVILLE 4.2 W                      2.43 
CANEY 0.5 SW                           2.38 
MOLINE 7.9 S                           2.30 
GIRARD 3.1 SSW                         2.19 
LIBERTY 3.2 WNW                        2.03 
MCCUNE 1.6 NW                          2.02 

...MISSOURI...
IRON GATES 0.9 S                       3.91 
ALTON 1.7 NNW                          3.75 
SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE             3.71 
NEOSHO 3.9 WNW                         3.52 
WASHBURN 5.4 W                         3.50 
NOEL 3.7 NNW                           3.50 
CARTHAGE 0.8 S                         3.26 
WEST PLAINS 5.0 SSE                    3.20 
MOUNT VERNON 1.3 NNW                   3.20 
HOLLISTER 3.5 SW                       3.19 
FORSYTH 6.1 S                          3.10 
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                       2.57
  
...ARKANSAS...
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT                   4.26 
FAYETTEVILLE                           2.98 
BENTONVILLE                            2.75 
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT                2.56 
MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER CO. ARPT          2.25 
FLIPPIN/MARION CO. RGNL ARPT           2.03 


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 12
PM CDT WED APRIL 9 THROUGH 10 AM CDT THU APRIL 10...

...WYOMING...
ALBIN 0.7 WSW                           7.5 
ROCK RIVER 9.6 WSW                      7.5 
LARAMIE 16 SE                           7.0 
MEDICINE BOW 0.3 NE                     5.0 
CHEYENNE                                3.0                     

...NEW MEXICO...
ANGEL FIRE 10.2 SSE                     3.8 
TIJERAS 5.0 E                           2.8 
SANDIA PARK 5 ESE                       1.5 
CHAMA 2 N                               1.3 



THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN AND BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. ITS
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARIES BRING IN AN ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO HELPING SET THE STAGES FOR CONTINUAL HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S..  OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE
FORECASTED FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES ONCE
THIS WEATHER SYSTEM REACHES THE REGION BY THIS AFTERNOON. ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM...EARLY SPRING SNOWS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS MINNESOTA AND INTO
NORTHERN MICHIGAN WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMONPLACE.
HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN LARGER SNOW BANDS.    

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

ENGELMAN