THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL U.S. FLOODING EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...HEAVY RAIN...THUNDERSTORMS...AND SNOW ACROSS THE MUCH OF THE
NORTH CENTRAL U.S...
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM NORTHEAST
TEXAS...STRETCHING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...AND INTO INDIANA. A TORNADO WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
FOR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...WESTERN TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY...AND
THE IOWA MISSOURI BORDER.
BLIZZARD...WINTER STORM...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW
WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM
NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PLAINS...AND EXTENDING INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 1000 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 989 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER
THE SOUTHERN IOWA/NEBRASKA BORDER. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS
FALLING NORTH OF THE SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED WARM
FRONT...ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...WESTERN OHIO VALLEY...AND THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS REPORTED OVER AREAS OF THE NORTHERN
UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
LOW....A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED IN
ARKANSAS...TENNESSEE...KENTUCKY AND ILLINOIS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 12
PM CDT WED APRIL 9 THROUGH 10 PM CDT THU APRIL 10...
...TEXAS...
PERRIN 3.0 ENE 3.34
ELECTRA 0.1 SE 2.82
MANSFIELD 2.9 ENE 2.81
ARLINGTON 3.0 NNW 2.72
SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS 2.09
SANGER 5.4 NW 2.04
LUCAS 3.7 E 1.91
CHILDRESS 1.62
PLANO 4.6 NW 1.52
...OKLAHOMA...
GUTHRIE 3.7 NNW 5.38
CACHE 1.0 W 4.53
CLAREMORE 1.2 W 4.44
NEWCASTLE 5.1 ESE 4.12
STILLWATER MUNI ARPT 4.12
NORMAN 8.4 SE 4.03
ROSE 4.3 SE 4.03
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
TULSA 3.38
...KANSAS...
PITTSBURG 0.7 WSW 2.82
CHEROKEE 0.3 N 2.80
CANEY 0.5 SW 2.44
COFFEYVILLE 4.2 W 2.43
MOLINE 7.9 S 2.30
GIRARD 3.1 SSW 2.21
LIBERTY 3.2 WNW 2.12
MCCUNE 1.6 NW 2.02
...MISSOURI...
WASHBURN 5.4 W 4.42
NEOSHO 3.9 WNW 4.26
SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE 4.22
NOEL 3.7 NNW 4.01
IRON GATES 0.9 S 4.00
MOUNT VERNON 1.3 NNW 3.99
FARMINGTON ARPT 3.98
ALTON 1.7 NNW 3.88
FORSYTH 6.1 S 3.82
CARTHAGE 0.8 S 3.79
HOLLISTER 3.5 SW 3.70
WEST PLAINS 5.0 SSE 3.20
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 2.72
ROLLA 2.19
...ARKANSAS...
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT 4.26
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT 3.60
FAYETTEVILLE 3.20
MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER CO. ARPT 3.10
BENTONVILLE 2.96
RUSSELLVILLE 2.63
FLIPPIN/MARION CO. RGNL ARPT 2.55
...ILLINOIS...
SCOTT AFB 2.19
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS 1.76
...TENNESSEE...
MARYVILLE 4.4 SW 1.93
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 12
PM CDT WED APRIL 9 THROUGH 10 PM 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
ENCAMPMENT 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
...NEBRASKA...
MULLEN 13.0
WHITMAN 12.0
HOOKER 11.0
ANSELMO 10.0
STAPLETON 8.5
HERSHEY 8.0
SPRINGVIEW 8.0
OSHKOSH 6.0
VALENTINE 6.0
...KANSAS...
OAKLEY 4.0
...COLORADO...
YAMPA 12.8
RIDGEWAY 10.9
VIRGINIA DALE 10.5
AGUILAR 9.5
PARKER 9.2
ARAPAHOE 9.2
OURAY 8.2
EVERGREEN 8.0
LARIMER 8.0
TABERNASH 7.5
BLACK HAWK 7.5
NEW RAYMER 7.0
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE IOWA/NEBRASKA BORDER WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC COAST. ITS
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARIES AND AN ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE FROM
THE GULF OF MEXICO ARE HELPING TO SUSTAIN CONTINUAL HEAVY RAINFALL
ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL U.S.. OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE FORECAST
FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM...SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO FALL FROM THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
MINNESOTA AND INTO NORTHERN MICHIGAN WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM CDT FRIDAY APRIL 11. PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
COLLINS
Last Updated: 1022 PM EDT THU APR 10 2008