THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR CENTRAL U.S. SPRING STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
...DYNAMIC SPRING STORM CONTINUES TO CHURN OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL
STATES...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS HAVE CURRENTLY DIMINISHED...
BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS...ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO...NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PLAINS...INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND UPPER
GREAT LAKES REGION.
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEASTERN TEXAS
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN. FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHERN NEW YORK AND PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 1000 AM CDT...A 988 MB...29.18 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS
LOCATED OVER NORTH-CENTRAL IOWA AND WAS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE
NORTHEAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING TO THE NORTH
AND WEST OF THE LOW CENTER...AS WELL AS OVER THE UPPER PENINSULA
OF MICHIGAN. TEMPERATURES IN THESE AREAS WERE JUST BELOW FREEZING
WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. LIGHT RAIN WAS REPORTED OVER
PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...AND INTO WISCONSIN.
LIGHT RAIN FARTHER TO THE EAST OF THE LOW AND TO THE NORTH OF A
WARM FRONT WAS OBSERVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST...AND
ALSO ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT STRETCHED BACK TO COASTAL TEXAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 1200
PM CDT WED APRIL 9 THROUGH 900 AM CDT FRI APRIL 11...
...ILLINOIS...
CHADWICK 2.7 WSW 3.36
MASCOUTAH 0.5 WSW 3.15
FREEBURG 2.0 SE 3.05
ORION 4.1 NW 3.01
CHESTER 1.9 SSE 2.91
QUINCY 4.0 SSE 2.63
SCOTT AFB 2.62
ROCKFORD 3.3 NE 2.55
CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN 1.64
...INDIANA...
HUNTINGBURG 0.3 WSW 2.63
JASPER 5.7 ESE 2.48
HOLLAND 6.7 NW 2.48
BOONVILLE 2.4 N 2.47
CHANDLER 1.1 S 2.23
EVANSVILLE 3.9 ESE 2.17
...TENNESSEE...
MONTEREY 3.9 W 3.37
CLARKSVILLE 5.2 W 3.17
CUMBERLAND CITY 9.6 NNE 2.94
JACKSON 5.6 NE 2.69
RIPLEY 2.8 SE 2.50
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 2.31
...KENTUCKY...
HENDERSON 0.4 SSW 2.42
GUTHRIE 0.8 WNW 2.00
...IOWA...
BETTENDORF 2.2 SE 2.78
NORWAY 0.4 W 2.63
DAVENPORT 0.9 SSW 2.55
NEW HAMPTON 2.42
ELKADER 2.15
JACKSON JUNCTION 2.04
OSSIAN 2.03
SIOUX CITY MUNI ARPT 1.84
...WISCONSIN...
WATERTOWN 1.6 ESE 3.44
PORTAGE 2.1 SSE 3.41
MADISON 3.2 WSW 3.31
MILWAUKEE 3.6 WNW 3.14
SHEBOYGAN 3.0 N 3.02
GRAFTON 0.6 S 2.92
CEDARBURG 0.8 NNE 2.90
WAUKESHA 1.8 SE 2.86
JACKSON 0.5 SSE 2.83
BIG BEND 0.1 WNW 2.77
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 1200
PM CDT WED APRIL 9 THROUGH 900 AM CDT FRI APRIL 11...
...MICHIGAN...
KENTON 11 S 6.5
ISHPEMING 6.0
CASPIAN 4.0
...MINNESOTA...
BRAINERD 14 N 12.8
ASKOV 5 N 12.6
AITKIN 5 W 12.0
MADISON 12.0
MARCELL 6 N 10.3
SAUK RAPIDS 9.5
WARMAN 13 NE 9.0
MURDOCK 7.5
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIV 7.0
WILLMAR 6.0
VINELAND 6.0
...WISCONSIN...
WINCHESTER 6.0
RICE LAKE 6 NW 6.0
LAKE TOMAHAWK 3.5
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CLEAR LAKE 15.0
WILMOT 11.0
MILBANK 4 NW 10.0
WHEATON 9.9
DEADWOOD 2 NE 8.6
ROY LAKE STATE PARK 8.0
BROOKINGS 6 TO 10
RAPID CITY 7 SW 5.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES WHERE THE
EVENT HAS ENDED...
...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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES WHERE THE
EVENT HAS ENDED...
...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
NORTH PLATTE 5 N 7.7
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 IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
THE SNOW AND WIND WILL SUBSIDE BY TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS THE SNOW CONTINUES
TONIGHT. SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
LIGHT TO MODERATE AMOUNTS OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT AS IT PROGRESSES EASTWARD TODAY. HOWEVER...THE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE
MUCH LIGHTER....WITH AVERAGE TOTALS OF UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE
THROUGH TOMORROW. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE EAST COAST BY
SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM CDT FRI APRIL 11. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.
FRACASSO
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Last Updated: 1102 AM EDT FRI APR 11 2008