STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD    
400 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA
INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA. FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM CENTRAL TEXAS TO CENTRAL MISSOURI AND INTO OHIO.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE SWATH OF PRECIPITATION
NORTH OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. 
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS REPORTED FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
OBSERVED ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF BOUNDARY THAT WAS PASSING
THROUGH ARKANSAS AND CENTRAL TEXAS.  TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS
HAVE QUICKLY PLUMMETED BEHIND THE FRONT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT WED OCT
07 THROUGH 400 AM CDT FRI OCT 09...

...ARKANSAS...
FAYETTEVILLE                          4.95                     
HARRISON                              4.54                     
SILOAM SPRINGS                        4.02                     
MOUNTAIN HOME                         3.21                     
BENTONVILLE                           3.20                     
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT                  2.41                     
FLIPPIN                               2.07                     

...ILLINOIS...
MOUNT OLIVE                           4.80                     
DORCHESTER                            4.25                     
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO                2.96                     
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT          2.83                     
EFFINGHAM                             2.56                     
HIDALGO 3 SW                          2.54                     
CENTRALIA MUNI ARPT                   2.48                     
MEDORA                                2.35                     
BELKNAP 11.1 ESE                      2.32                     
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE                  2.31                     
BROADLANDS 0.1 SSW                    2.18                     

...INDIANA...
BLOOMINGTON                           2.73                     
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  2.45                     
CHARLESTOWN 1.5 ENE                   2.12                     

...KANSAS...
CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON ARPT           3.98                     
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 3.75                     
PRINCETON 2.0 NE                      2.35                     
FREDONIA 5.9 SW                       2.25                     
DEXTER 0.1 NW                         2.18                     
WINFIELD                              2.00                     

...MISSOURI...
KAISER/LAKE OZARK                     4.93                     
COLUMBIA RGNL ARPT                    4.88                     
JEFFERSON CITY ARPT                   4.45                     
SEDALIA MEMORIAL ARPT                 4.38                     
OFALLON                               4.25                     
NEW HAVEN 7 W                         4.00                     
RHINELAND 7 W                         4.00                     
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                      3.99                     
WHITEMAN AFB                          3.81                     
TROY 1 E                              3.77                     
STEELVILLE 7 S                        3.70                     
SPRINGFIELD 6.7 NW                    3.56                     
EL DORADO SPRINGS 0.6 NNW             3.50                     
JONESBURG 3 SSE                       3.50                     
WARRENTON 1.1 WSW                     3.50                     
MONTGOMERY CITY 0.8 SE                3.31                     
ST CHARLES                            3.08                     
ELLISVILLE                            3.00                     

...OKLAHOMA...
CENTRALIA                             5.00                     
BARTLESVILLE                          4.56                     
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT          4.39                     
VANCE AFB                             3.93                     
BRECKENRIDGE 3 SE                     3.74                     
RED ROCK 7 SSE                        3.47                     
MARSHALL 3 SSE                        3.31                     
STILLWATER 2 W                        3.25                     
PONCA CITY                            3.24                     
PERKINS 2 NNW                         2.95                     
TONKAWA 0.4 SSW                       2.90                     
WATONGA 7 W                           2.66                     
TULSA INTL ARPT                       2.63                     
COYLE 7 N                             2.57                     
NEWKIRK 8 E                           2.57                     
OKLAHOMA CITY                         2.32                     


VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO CLASH WITH THE MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND THE
FRONT...SUSTAINING THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY MORNING.  THE RAIN WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD WITH
THE FRONT DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1
TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS ALONG THE FRONT...WITH ISOLATED
TOTALS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT