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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/06/07 2115Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12  2045Z    AB
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LOCATION...WISCONSIN...ILLINOIS...IOWA...
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ATTN WFOS...LOT...ILX...MKX...DVN...ARX...DMX...
ATTN RFCS...NCRFC...
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EVENT...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...GOES-12 SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 2045Z SHOWED
A LINE OF SLOW MOVING COLD TOPPED CONVECTION CAUSING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
OVER EASTERN IOWA. A LINE WITH A POSSIBLE MERGER DEVELOPED NORTH OF THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER TAMA AND BENTON COUNTIES. PWs RANGED FROM 1.65
TO 1.95 INCHES WHICH IS 150 PERCENT OF NORMAL. MANUAL ESTIMATES YIELDED
1.5” TO 2.5”/HR FROM THE COLDEST OVER-SHOOTING TOPS. AUTO-ESTIMATES
ARE TOO LOW FOR THIS EVENT.

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SEE NCEP HPC DISCUSSION AND QPF/S FOR FORECAST.
....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET....
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SSD/SAB WEB ADDRESS FOR PRECIP ESTIMATES:
HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/PCPN/
...ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /PS/PCPN/
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LAT...LON 4293 9389 4293 9389 4151 9414 4103 8867 4246 8806
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