Summary of Rainfall on May 6th, 2008
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1000 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2008 ...ABUNDANT RAINFALL OCCURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ENCOUNTERED RICH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURRED ACROSS PORTIONS OF LINCOLN AND FRONTIER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA...AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BROWN...ROCK...AND HOLT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. COMPUTER MODELS ARE FORECASTING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. BELOW IS A COLLECTIVE OF RAINFALL REPORTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. ..ASOS/AWOS SITES
LOCATION COUNTY RAINFALL (INCHES) BROKEN BOW CUSTER 0.28 ONEILL HOLT 0.27 NORTH PLATTE LINCOLN 0.10 IMPERIAL CHASE 0.01 AINSWORTH BROWN 0.01 VALENTINE CHERRY TRACE ..COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVERS LOCATION COUNTY RAINFALL (INCHES) SWAN LAKE HOLT 1.55 EUSTIS FRONTIER 0.78 STOCKVILLE FRONTIER 0.51 CHAMBERS HOLT 0.49 CURTIS 3 NNE FRONTIER 0.46 MASON CITY CUSTER 0.37 LYNCH BOYD 0.32 ONEILL HOLT 0.23 HAYES CENTER HAYES 0.19 IMPERIAL CHASE 0.19 ATKINSON 3 SW HOLT 0.16 WALLACE 2 W LINCOLN 0.10 BUTTE BOYD 0.07 AINSWORTH BROWN 0.05 MADRID PERKINS 0.05 STAPLETON 5 W LOGAN 0.04 ERICSON 6 WNW GARFIELD 0.01 SPENCER 5 SSE BOYD TRACE ..NEBRASKA RAIN NETWORK OBSERVERS LOCATION COUNTY RAINFALL (INCHES) BARTLETT 9 NW WHEELER 0.98 EWING 9 WSW HOLT 0.85 CURTIS 6 SE FRONTIER 0.70 ELSIE 21 SSE HAYES 0.70 AMELIA 14 WSW HOLT 0.70 CURTIS 1 W FRONTIER 0.66 BARTLETT 9 NNW FRONTIER 0.59 ARNOLD CUSTER 0.57 MERNA 5 WNW CUSTER 0.53 WALLACE 10 S HAYES 0.51 BARTLETT 11 E WHEELER 0.50 ANSLEY CUSTER 0.47 BROKEN BOW 12 S CUSTER 0.46 MAYWOOD LINCOLN 0.44 EUSTIS 8 SW FRONTIER 0.40 BROKEN BOW 2 N CUSTER 0.28 ONEILL 2WNW HOLT 0.27 ONEILL 1WNW HOLT 0.26 NORTH PLATTE 6 NE LINCOLN 0.26 NEWPORT 11 S ROCK 0.25 ELSIE 14 SE HAYES 0.24 HAYES CENTER 5 ENE HAYES 0.21 ANSELMO 9 NW CUSTER 0.18 NORTH PLATTE 2 WNW LINCOLN 0.18 NORTH PLATTE 1 NNW LINCOLN 0.18 STAPLETON 4 SSE LOGAN 0.16 JOHNSTOWN 4 WSW BROWN 0.15
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