THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR CENTRAL U.S. FLOODING EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
...SPRING BLIZZARD CONTINUES OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL STATES...HEAVY
RAINS HAVE SHIFTED EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE RIVER
VALLEYS...
BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS...ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO...NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL TO
NORTHERN PLAINS...INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND UPPER
GREAT LAKES REGION.
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEAST
TEXAS...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND INTO
THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY. FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ALSO
IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK AND PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND.
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT OVER PORTIONS OF THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND LOWER OHIO VALLEYS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 0400 AM CDT...A 988 MB LOW WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN IOWA AND IS
MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTH. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
FALLING TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THIS LOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL-NORTHERN PLAINS...UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND UPPER GREAT
LAKES REGION. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING TO THE NORTHEAST
AND EAST OF THE LOW CENTER FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
REGION...SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 12
PM CDT WED APRIL 9 THROUGH 3 AM CDT FRI APRIL 11...
...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
REYNOLDS 3.15
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 2.62
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO 1.78
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS 1.77
CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN 1.64
...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT 1.68
...TENNESSEE...
MARYVILLE 4.4 SW 1.93
...IOWA...
NEW HAMPTON 2.42
ELKADER 2.15
JACKSON JUNCTION 2.04
OSSIAN 2.03
SIOUX CITY MUNI ARPT 1.44
...MINNESOTA...
KASSON 1.45
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY 1.44
AUSTIN 1.43
...WISCONSIN...
RACINE/BATTON FIELD 1.90
MILWAUKEE/MITCHELL 1.66
MADISON/DANE RGNL ARPT 1.62
LA CROSSE MUNI ARPT 1.20
FRIENDSHIP 1.18
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 12
PM CDT WED APRIL 9 THROUGH 3 AM CDT FRI APRIL 11...
...MINNESOTA...
VINELAND 6.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
TYNDALL AROUND 5
LAKE ANDES 4 TO 5
BROOKINGS 6 TO 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 WESTERN IOWA IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
WEAKEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS IT MOVES SLOWLY EAST NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. HEAVY SNOWS AND HIGH WINDS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN TO CENTRAL
PLAINS...UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND UPPER GREAT LAKES
REGION...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
POSSIBLE. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES...SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES IN AN AXIS OF HIGH
MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARIES.
HOWEVER...COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS...THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH
THIS STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER....WITH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH OR GREATER POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT FRIDAY APRIL 11. PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
ORAVEC/KONG
Last Updated: 459 AM EDT FRI APR 11 2008