Risk of flooding to precede Tropical Storm Gordon in southern US through Labor Day
A plume of tropical moisture will lead to localized torrential downpours that may not only disrupt Labor Day plans, but also lead to flash flooding across parts of Texas and Louisiana.
"Embedded in this tropical flow of moisture are weak disturbances that can greatly enhance rainfall at the local level," according to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski.
Downpours in the pattern have the potential to unload 1-3 inches of rain per hour. Where this occurs in urban or poor drainage areas, flash flooding can occur.
The plume of downpours is likely to bulge northwestward toward north-central and northeastern Texas and northern Louisiana through Labor Day.
On the heels of this system is Tropical Storm Gordon.
Gordong will bring locally flooding downpours and gusty winds over South Florida before moving into the upper Gulf Coast by midweek.
If Gordon tracks more to the west, it could bring another round of heavy rain to eastern Texas and western Louisiana late in the week. The risk for flash flooding would be even higher than currently with the ground already saturated.
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