Much appreciated deposit

Snow melted almost as fast as it fell overnight in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. By early afternoon the three inches of heavy wet snow had seemingly vanished into thin air.

Portions of central Minnesota remain well shy of the normal precipitation for the year, but the water content of the recent snowfall tallied up to nearly a half inch in the east Metro. Lighter amounts, of around a quarter to a third of an inch were recorded in the past 24 hours from Hutchinson to Willmar.

Since January 1st there has been about an inch and a quarter of liquid precipitation in the Twin Cities. Compare that to more than 9 inches so far in 2008 in a large swath of Missouri. As heavy rains drench southern Missouri to Kentucky today, many locations are experiencing serious high water problems. Flash Flood Warnings have been issued from Springfield, Missouri to Paducah, Kentucky.

Flooding rain in southern Missouri

Flooding rains have also plagued the Dallas/Ft. Worth area today. More rain continues to soak the Big D this afternoon.

CE