ACUS45 KWBC 050256 SCCNS5 STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 1000 PM CST FRI APR 4 2008 ...HEAVY RAINS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND TENNESSEE VALLEY... SCATTERED AREAS OF FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS...ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI...TENNESSEE AND SOUTHERN OHIO RIVER VALLEYS INTO CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. IN ADDITION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS AND TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV. AT 1000 PM CST...NWS DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF COAST STATES...THE INTERIOR OF THE SOUTHEAST...AND THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. MUCH OF THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE MARCH RAINSTORM IS NOW RAIN FREE. ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST WED APR 2 THROUGH 900 PM CST FRI APR 4... ...VIRGINIA... SALEM 4N 1.40 NICHOLLS KNOB 1.16 POPLAR HILL 1.14 BLACKSBURG 3SE 1.08 WEST VIRGINIA HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT 1.87 HUNTINGTON - OLD LOCK 28 1.64 BRANCHLAND 1.40 SPENCER 1.30 ...OHIO... OMEGA 2.00 CHESAPEAKE 5NW 1.92 MOSCOW 4N 1.88 ...MISSISSIPPI... LEWISBURG 2S 3.32 HOLLY SPRINGS 4N 3.00 RIPLEY 3.00 GREENVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.88 TUPELO/C.D. LEMONS 2.43 ARKABUTLA DAM 2.38 CORINTH 2.31 ...ARKANSAS... GLENWOOD 7.19 BONNERDALE 6.40 AMITY 3NE 5.97 ATHENS 5.62 GRAVELLY 1ESE 5.11 BENTON - SITE 2 4.66 REMMEL DAM TAILWATER 4.63 DE QUEEN 4NW - DAM 4.58 GILLHAM 6NE - DAM 4.36 VANDERVOORT 1ENE 4.27 BISMARCK 2SE 4.25 STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 4.21 NIMROD 5W - DAM 4.17 CONWAY 2W 4.10 BLAKELY MT DAM-LAKE OUACHITA 4.05 JONESBORO MUNI ARPT 3.67 SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT 3.61 WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT 3.05 LITTLE ROCK - ADAMS FIELD 2.84 BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 2.36 ...KENTUCKY... MADISONVILLE 6.81 DIXON 6.18 VINE GROVE 3.7 SW 5.40 ROUGH RIVER LAKE 5.26 LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 4.78 TAYLORSVILLE LAKE 4.64 FRANKFORT 3.1 NE 4.50 ELIZABETH TOWN 4.38 PADUCAH/BARKLEY 4.31 FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 4.18 FORT KNOX AAF 4.16 LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO 4.03 ROCHESTER 4.00 ...TENNESSEE... DOVER 1W 4.44 CUMBERLAND CITY 4.43 OBION 2SW 4.24 KENTON 4.23 CLARKSVILLE 4.23 RIPLEY 2.8 SE 3.85 SPRINGFIELD 3.78 DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT 3.13 MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 2.99 NASHVILLE METRO ARPT 2.81 JACKSON/MCKELLAR 2.57 ...MISSOURI... ZALMA 5.11 CARUTHERSVILLE 4.56 THOMPSON LANDING - MISS. RVR 4.54 BLOOMFIELD 2.9 S 4.25 LAMBERT 4.15 HORNERSVILLE 4.12 CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 3.94 ALTON 3.4 W 3.90 POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT 3.68 ...ILLINOIS... GRAND CHAIN DAM 7.23 CAIRO 4.35 BROOKPORT DAM 4.34 CARBONDALE 2.97 MURPHYSBORO 2SW 2.50 ANNA 3.1 NNE 2.79 RIDGEWAY 3.8 NE 2.74 CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO 2.43 ROCKFORD 1.53 ...INDIANA... ELIZABETH 4.02 CORYDON 3.88 CANNELTON 3.67 TELL CITY POWER PLANT 3.34 JEFFERSONVILLE 3.20 NEW ALBANY 4.8 NNE 2.98 EVANSVILLE 3.9 SSE 2.89 THE COLD FRONT THAT IS THE FOCUS FOR THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS SLOWLY EASTWARD OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD. AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. NORTHWARD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC. HOWEVER...ORGANIZED FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THESE AREAS. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER ON THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. KONG $$