####018003240#### ACUS41 KWBC 100223 SCCNS1 STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR CENTRAL U.S. FLOODING EVENT NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 1000 PM CST MON APR 9 2008 ...HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS...AND THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV. AT 1000 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. MULTIPLE DISCREET SUPERCELLS ARE TRACKING ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONT WHICH EXTENDS NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE 991 MB LOW SITUATED SOUTH OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. PRECIPITATION IS FORMING AHEAD OF THE STATIONARY AND WARM FRONTS WHERE INSTABILITY MEETS MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR COMPLETE SEVERE WEATHER DETAILS. ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES SINCE 12 PM CST WEDS APR 9... ...TEXAS... MANSFIELD 2.9 ENE 2.05 LUCAS 3.7 E 1.91 ARLINGTON 3.0 NNW 1.63 PLANO 4.6 NW 1.52 ...OKLAHOMA... GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT 2.66 CLAREMORE 1.2 W 2.58 ROSE 4.3 SE 2.28 TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY 1.93 LANGLEY 0.5 NNE 1.33 ...KANSAS... SHAWNEE 2.4 ESE 1.38 TOPEKA 8.5 E 1.34 ...MISSOURI... DREXEL 5.6 E 1.86 BLUE SPRINGS 1.85 UNIONVILLE 1.80 LANCASTER 1.78 MARYSVILLE 1.74 THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY TRACK NORTH NORTHEAST THROUGH THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS BEFORE TAKING AN EASTWARD TRAJECTORY FRIDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN PASS THROUGH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THE GREAT LAKES REGION...AND THE NORTHERN MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES BEFORE MOVING OFF THE U.S. COAST ON MONDAY. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER AND A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EAST WILL BOTH BRING PRECIPITATION TO AREAS AHEAD OF THESE FRONTS. SOME AREAS IN THE PLAINS AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY MAY SEE UP TO 4 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM CST THURSDAY APRIL 10. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT. COLLINS $$