THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR CENTRAL U.S. SPRING STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM 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 EASTERN NORTH AND SOUTH
DAKOTA...EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF 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. A TORNADO WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEASTWARD INTO KENTUCKY.
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION IS ALSO UNDER A TORNADO
WATCH.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 400 PM CDT...A 991 MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OVER THE
IOWA/MINNESOTA BORDER 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 PRESSURE 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. A LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WHICH
STRETCHES FROM THE OHIO VALLEY...SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE GULF COAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 1200
PM CDT WED APRIL 9 THROUGH 400 PM 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
CARBONDALE 2.97
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 2.19
...TENNESSEE...
MONTEREY 3.9 W 3.37
OLD HICKORY 3.18
CLARKSVILLE 5.2 W 3.17
MEMPHIS 3.09
CUMBERLAND CITY 9.6 NNE 2.94
JACKSON 5.6 NE 2.69
RIPLEY 2.8 SE 2.50
NEWBURG 2.45
...KENTUCKY...
PARIS 2.88
MOUNT STERLING 2.68
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 400 PM CDT FRI APRIL 11...
...MICHIGAN...
KENTON 11 S 6.5
ISHPEMING 6.0
CASPIAN 4.0
WHITEFISH POINT 4.0
...MINNESOTA...
MADISON 14.6
ORTONVILE 14.0
BRAINERD 14 N 12.8
ASKOV 5 N 12.6
LITTLE FALLS 12.0
AITKIN 5 W 12.0
MADISON 12.0
MARCELL 6 N 10.3
SAUK RAPIDS 9.5
ITASCA U OF M 9.0
WARMAN 13 NE 9.0
ASHLAND 9.0
CANYON 8.5
MURDOCK 7.5
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIV 7.0
...WISCONSIN...
WINCHESTER 6.0
RICE LAKE 6 NW 6.0
LAKE TOMAHAWK 3.5
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CLEAR LAKE 15.0
CLEARFIELD 6 NW 14.0
COLME 8 S 12.0
DEADWOOD 2 NE 12.0
WILMOT 11.0
WESSINGTON SPRINGS 11.0
MARTIN 10.0
MILBANK 4 NW 10.0
WHEATON 9.9
CASTLEWOOD 8.0
ROY LAKE STATE PARK 8.0
ETHAN 8.0
BROOKINGS 6 TO 10
RAPID CITY 7 SW 5.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
FAIRMONT 13.0
JAMESTOWN 10.5
COOPERSTOWN 8.0
ENDERLIN 6.0
...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 THIS EVENING. 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 1000 PM CDT FRI APRIL 11. PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
COLLINS
Last Updated: 431 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2008