...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.... A SLOW MOVING WARM FRONT WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA ON SUNDAY. AN ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE ACROSS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. THIS WILL DRAW VERY MOIST AIR OFF THE GULF WHICH WILL LIFT AND COMBINE WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE ALOFT WITH FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL WINDS TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF VERY HIGH RAINFALL RATES. * EXPECTED RAINFALL FROM THIS EVENT SHOULD TOTAL 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES BY THE TIME THE RAIN ENDS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. &&
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 01:44:41 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015