THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS/MIDWEST HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007
...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
THE UPPER MIDWEST INCLUDING PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA...SOUTHEASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...MUCH OF
IOWA...AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ALSO REMAIN
IN EFFECT ACROSS SECTIONS OF OHIO.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CURRENTLY EXTEND FROM PORTIONS OF
NEBRASKA...EASTWARD THROUGH IOWA...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...NORTHERN
ILLINOIS...INTO NORTHERN INDIANA AND OHIO.
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE
UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION...HAS SERVED
AS A FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THESE AREAS. OVER THE PAST
SIX HOURS...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS HAVE SHOWN SEVERAL
THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES PUSHING TO THE SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS
NEBRASKA AND IOWA...AS WELL AS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN.
THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDING
MORE RAINFALL TO AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. IN ADDITION TO
PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS...SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN SEVERE
CONTAINING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM FRIDAY
THROUGH 700 PM WEDNESDAY...
...IOWA...
FORT DODGE REGIONAL AIRPORT 11.83
SPIRIT LAKE 4 W 10.64
BADGER 3.1 NW 10.22
MASON CITY 9.99
TERRIL 2.6 SSE 9.73
GOWRIE 0.4 WNW 9.10
EMMETSBURG 2 NW 9.08
BOONE 4.5 NW 8.58
HUMBOLDT (WATER PLANT) 8.09
RUTHVEN 0.2 SW 7.86
WEBSTER CITY 7.80
LAKE PARK 7.70
INDEPENDANCE 5 ENE 7.38
RINGSTED 7.10
BARNUM 7.09
HAMPTON 7.09
WATERLOO MUNI ARPT 6.17
SIOUX CITY MUNI ARPT 4.66
...ILLINOIS...
ROCKFORD 2.4 ESE 11.96
HAWTHORN WOODS 0.6 N 7.72
HARVARD 0.4 W 7.46
ELGIN 6.90
GENOA 2 SW 6.13
PIPER CITY 5.84
BARLETT 1.9 NNW 5.50
CHEBANSE 5 E 5.19
ST. ANNE 4.81
CHICAGO (BOTANICAL GARDEN) 4.61
MINONK 4.26
MUNDELEIN 4 WSW 4.06
ROCKFORD/GRTR ROCKFORD AIRPORT 4.00
BONFIELD 4.00
...INDIANA...
AUBURN 0.8 NE 7.39
VALPARAISO 2.4 SW 7.10
DECATUR 1 N 6.92
OSSIAN 2.3 ENE 6.92
FORT WAYNE 5.4 WSW 6.84
LAKE OF THE FOUR SEASONS 1.5 NNE 6.53
HUDSON 4.6 N 6.27
NORTH JUDSON 3 E 6.10
WARSAW 4 NW 5.53
MISSISSINEWA 5.45
CROMWELL RADIO 5.37
HUNTINGTON 0.3 W 5.17
ANGOLA 4.93
SALAMONIE 4.66
MARION 2 N 4.57
...MINNESOTA...
HOUSTON- MAINSTEM ROOT R 11.29
LA CRESCENT DAM 7 11.08
ROCHESTER- CASCADE CREEK 10.80
WORTHINGTON 10.31
DODGE CENTER 2 W 9.18
MANTORVILLE 8.16
ZUMBRO FALLS 8.14
BROWNSVILLE 7.90
NEW ULM 2 S- COTTONWOOD R 7.57
MAPLE VALLEY GOLF COURSE 6.85
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTL ARPT 3.76
...MICHIGAN... (all st_6)
TULIP CITY AIRPORT/HOLLAND 4.03
KALAMAZOO INTL ARPT 3.86
LANSING/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 3.69
GRAND RAPIDS INTL ARPT 3.57
JACKSON/REYNOLDS FIELD 2.84
MUSKEGON COUNTY AIRPORT 2.60
DETROIT CITY AIRPORT 2.57
...OHIO...
SEVILLE 10.36
UPPER SANDUSKY 9.87
NASHVILLE 9.62
BUCYRUS 8.69
DEFIANCE MEMORIAL AIRPORT 7.89
GALION (WATER WORKS) 7.19
GROVER HILL 7.02
MANSFIELD/LAHM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 6.53
WADSWORTH 1 SW 6.11
FINDLAY 1 NW 6.00
GREER 6.00
FINDLAY AIRPORT 5.80
AKRON-FULTON INTL ARPT 5.31
...PENNSYLVANIA....
NEWRY 1.9 SSE 5.46
ALTOONA 3 SW 5.40
PINDLETON (IFLOWS) 5.39
CONFLUENCE 1 SW 5.26
EBENSBURG 5.12
WILLIAMSBURG 4.96
LILLY (IFLOWS) 4.96
MT. DAVIS 4.95
NEW LEXINGTON (IFLOWS) 4.88
MAUST HILL (IFLOWS) 4.86
CHICKAREE (IFLOWS) 4.68
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MOBRIDGE 4.77
RAPID CITY 11 SW 4.51
HERMOSA 1S 4.49
PHILIP 0.4 ENE 4.32
LOWRY CITY 1.1 WNW 4.27
BUFFALO 9.8 WSW 4.07
BROOKINGS 2.8 SSW 3.90
BALTIC 2.4 W 3.76
STURGIS 9 SW 3.60
CUSTER CO. AIRPORT 3.31
MADISON 2 E 2.75
CHELSEA 2.75
FAULKTON 6 ESE 2.60
SIOUX FALLS WFO 1.88
...WISCONSIN...
STODDARD 3 NE 11.81
LA CROSSE 6 E 11.04
STEVENS POINT 0.9 SSW 10.58
VIROQUA 2 NW 9.76
MERRILL 9.13
MUKWONAGO 8.69
WESTBY 8.21
MADISON 8.09
NEWVILLE 8.04
VIOLA 7.86
GENOA DAM 8 7.67
COLUMBUS 1.2 S 7.52
GAYS MILLS 2 N 7.45
STOUGHTON 7.32
SUN PRAIRIE 4 NNE 7.20
A SURFACE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT OVER
NEBRASKA AND PUSH OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL HELP THE FRONT
TO SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH AND EAST AS A COLD FRONT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE UPPER MIDWEST. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST ACROSS NEBRASKA AND IOWA...MOVING EAST INTO MUCH OF
WISCONSIN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN
NEBRASKA...IOWA INTO WISCONSIN BY THURSDAY EVENING...WITH ISOLATED
HEAVIER TOTALS POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM CDT THURSDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.
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Last Updated: 1052 PM EDT WED AUG 22 2007