South-central US to be drenched by drought-busting rainfall, locally severe storms
By
Brandon Buckingham, AccuWeather Meteorologist
Published Dec 24, 2019 9:26 AM EST
A historic year for coastal flooding continues in Charleston, South Carolina. Onshore winds combined with heavy rain flooded many streets around downtown Charleston.
Aside from trace amounts of rain or snow, many cities across the southern Plains have been virtually precipitation-free through the month of December, however, one storm system is expected to change that prior to the new year.
Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, Oklahoma City and even Garden City, Kansas, have not registered more than a trace amount of precipitation so far in December. Because of this extended dry stretch of weather, drought conditions are beginning to expand across the region according to the United States Drought Monitor.
A storm system that first brought rain and snow across Southern California will bring an end to the dry streak of weather seen across the Plains and mid-Mississippi Valley late this week.
The threat for widespread rain will increase across the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma on Friday as the storm system moves into the southern Plains. As the sun sets, the threat for wet weather will expand eastward.
Wichita, Kansas, Oklahoma City and even Abilene, Texas, may have a welcome return of wet weather Friday night.
Rain and even a few thunderstorms will continue to track eastward into the mid-Mississippi Valley Saturday.
Travelers on interstates 35, 40 and 70 in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, should plan on possible delays due to wet roadways.
Across the lower Mississippi Valley, AccuWeather meteorologists cannot rule out the potential for locally severe thunderstorms to fire up on Saturday. By Sunday, the storms will reach the Southeastern states.
On the colder, northwestern flank of the storm, there is a potential for a heavy accumulation of snow across the Plains and Midwest Friday through this weekend.
Along with the threat for rain and snow across the Plains, plunging temperatures are expected as well. Many locales that enjoyed temperatures in the 60s and 70s F on Christmas can expect temperatures in the 30s, 40s and 50s this weekend.
In the wake of this storm system across the Plains, cool and mainly dry conditions look likely across the central and southern Plains into the new year.
Download the free AccuWeather app to check the forecast in your area. Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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South-central US to be drenched by drought-busting rainfall, locally severe storms
By Brandon Buckingham, AccuWeather Meteorologist
Published Dec 24, 2019 9:26 AM EST
A historic year for coastal flooding continues in Charleston, South Carolina. Onshore winds combined with heavy rain flooded many streets around downtown Charleston.
Aside from trace amounts of rain or snow, many cities across the southern Plains have been virtually precipitation-free through the month of December, however, one storm system is expected to change that prior to the new year.
Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, Oklahoma City and even Garden City, Kansas, have not registered more than a trace amount of precipitation so far in December. Because of this extended dry stretch of weather, drought conditions are beginning to expand across the region according to the United States Drought Monitor.
A storm system that first brought rain and snow across Southern California will bring an end to the dry streak of weather seen across the Plains and mid-Mississippi Valley late this week.
The threat for widespread rain will increase across the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma on Friday as the storm system moves into the southern Plains. As the sun sets, the threat for wet weather will expand eastward.
Wichita, Kansas, Oklahoma City and even Abilene, Texas, may have a welcome return of wet weather Friday night.
Rain and even a few thunderstorms will continue to track eastward into the mid-Mississippi Valley Saturday.
Travelers on interstates 35, 40 and 70 in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, should plan on possible delays due to wet roadways.
Across the lower Mississippi Valley, AccuWeather meteorologists cannot rule out the potential for locally severe thunderstorms to fire up on Saturday. By Sunday, the storms will reach the Southeastern states.
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On the colder, northwestern flank of the storm, there is a potential for a heavy accumulation of snow across the Plains and Midwest Friday through this weekend.
Along with the threat for rain and snow across the Plains, plunging temperatures are expected as well. Many locales that enjoyed temperatures in the 60s and 70s F on Christmas can expect temperatures in the 30s, 40s and 50s this weekend.
In the wake of this storm system across the Plains, cool and mainly dry conditions look likely across the central and southern Plains into the new year.
Download the free AccuWeather app to check the forecast in your area. Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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