Steady, heavy rainfall to douse Southeast through early next week
By
Ryan Adamson, AccuWeather meteorologist
Updated Jan 22, 2021 10:18 PM EDT
On Jan. 20, a flock of sheep in Llanfoist, Wales, was forced to stay on a small island after Storm Christoph flooded the area.
After dry weather for the past several days across much of the South, forecasters say that the stretch of tranquil weather will come to end sooner rather than later.
A storm system that delivered much-needed rain to the Southwest on Wednesday and Wednesday night trekked eastward and spread rain into eastern Texas and Louisiana and points farther east by Thursday afternoon.
As an area of low pressure developed along a cold front, the rain became steadier and heavier Thursday night.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson and Meridian, Mississippi; and Montgomery, Alabama, are just some locations that endured a wet Thursday night.
"Most spots will receive a general 1-2 inches of rainfall through Friday afternoon, but some isolated locations could get 3 inches or more," AccuWeather Meteorologist Adam Sadvary said.
Some locations such as New Orleans, and Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama, are well below normal in terms of rainfall since the beginning of the year.
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Even where rainfall is above normal, such as Tallahassee, Florida; Augusta, Georgia; and Columbia, South Carolina, much of that rain fell at the very beginning of the month and it has been dry as of late. Therefore, the rainfall well generally be welcome and any flooding should be isolated and minor.
Those traveling will still want to slow down to avoid hydroplaning.
Rain will move offshore Friday night and high pressure should provide a dry day Saturday. For anyone with outdoor plans for the second half of the weekend, an indoor backup may be warranted, as more precipitation is expected to arrive in the region.
"There is the potential for a second system to pass through similar portions of the Southeast late this weekend and early next week, which could add another round of steady rain to already saturated areas," Sadvary said.
There are some question marks with this second system. While rain can fall in Mississippi and Alabama again, the heaviest is expected to be farther north, with Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky possibly receiving drenching rainfall.
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Steady, heavy rainfall to douse Southeast through early next week
By Ryan Adamson, AccuWeather meteorologist
Updated Jan 22, 2021 10:18 PM EDT
On Jan. 20, a flock of sheep in Llanfoist, Wales, was forced to stay on a small island after Storm Christoph flooded the area.
After dry weather for the past several days across much of the South, forecasters say that the stretch of tranquil weather will come to end sooner rather than later.
A storm system that delivered much-needed rain to the Southwest on Wednesday and Wednesday night trekked eastward and spread rain into eastern Texas and Louisiana and points farther east by Thursday afternoon.
As an area of low pressure developed along a cold front, the rain became steadier and heavier Thursday night.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson and Meridian, Mississippi; and Montgomery, Alabama, are just some locations that endured a wet Thursday night.
"Most spots will receive a general 1-2 inches of rainfall through Friday afternoon, but some isolated locations could get 3 inches or more," AccuWeather Meteorologist Adam Sadvary said.
Some locations such as New Orleans, and Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama, are well below normal in terms of rainfall since the beginning of the year.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APP
Even where rainfall is above normal, such as Tallahassee, Florida; Augusta, Georgia; and Columbia, South Carolina, much of that rain fell at the very beginning of the month and it has been dry as of late. Therefore, the rainfall well generally be welcome and any flooding should be isolated and minor.
Those traveling will still want to slow down to avoid hydroplaning.
Rain will move offshore Friday night and high pressure should provide a dry day Saturday. For anyone with outdoor plans for the second half of the weekend, an indoor backup may be warranted, as more precipitation is expected to arrive in the region.
"There is the potential for a second system to pass through similar portions of the Southeast late this weekend and early next week, which could add another round of steady rain to already saturated areas," Sadvary said.
There are some question marks with this second system. While rain can fall in Mississippi and Alabama again, the heaviest is expected to be farther north, with Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky possibly receiving drenching rainfall.
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