Dry, cool air to sweep across southern US in Cindy's wake
Much of the southern United States dealing with the aftermath of Cindy will get a break from hot, humid and stormy conditions by the end of the weekend.
For many areas, this will be the first significant break from heat and humidity since the beginning of June.
The drier conditions will allow flood waters, rivers and small streams to recede and flooded roads to begin to reopen after parts of the area were inundated with over 8 inches of rain from Cindy.
Communities that were hit hard from several tornadoes that touched down, including near Birmingham, Alabama, will be able to start picking up the pieces.
Rain and thunderstorms will continue to soak the Southern states along the dividing line between cool, dry air and hot, humid air into early Saturday evening.
Areas stretching from eastern Texas to Louisiana, central and southern Mississippi, much of Alabama, northern and central Georgia and into the Carolinas will face the downpours, according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Ryan Adamson.
Some of the storms could be heavy enough to exacerbate or create new flooding problems. Localized damaging wind gusts are also possible.
Slow-moving downpours have already inundated the Houston area on Saturday morning, leading to urban flooding and water rescues. A rain gauge at the Lake Houston Dam Spillway recorded 6.16 inches of rain in six hours, according to data from Harris County Flood Warning System.
The rain will be pushed southward as a refreshing blast of cooler, less humid air plunges across the region on Sunday.
“Humidity will drop unusually low for this time of year,” Adamson said.
"The thunderstorms will be confined to the I-10 corridor on Sunday with storms and humidity getting slightly more suppressed to the coast on Monday," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski said.
"Spotty thunderstorms will linger along the Gulf Coast on Tuesday as a few showers may swing from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas," she said. "However, uncomfortable humidity will not pour northward from the immediate Gulf Coast."
Highs will range from the upper 70s to lower 80s F from Louisville, Kentucky, to Nashville, Tennessee, to Little Rock, Arkansas, Birmingham, Alabama, and Atlanta from Sunday to Tuesday.
The lower humidity will translate to AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures just a few degrees higher than actual temperatures.
Air conditioners may be turned off for the first time in weeks.
The comfortable conditions will give way to warmer and more humid conditions later next week.
Into the start of July, no tropical systems or significant rain events are expected to threaten the region.
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