Good Tuesday to one and all. We have a direct pipeline to the Gulf of Mexico setting up shop for the next week or so. This will deliver rounds of showers and thunderstorms that can put down some hefty rain numbers across the region. That means we really have to be on guard for additional flash flooding issues.
The moisture train rolls into town this afternoon with scattered showers and thunderstorms increasing. These will be super slow movers that can drop a tremendous amount of rain in some spots. Watch the creeks and streams.
This is all part of the a very tropical setup from the Gulf of Mexico into our region. I made this map Saturday night…
The WPC wasn’t on board at the time, but they are singing a different tune now…
That is likely underdone, but you can clearly see the Gulf opening up for business and sending tropical moisture all the way through the Ohio Valley. That action really ramps up later in the week and into the coming weekend. We will have a daily flash flood threat during this time.
This air is super humid. Check out the dewpoints later in the week…
That shows some 80 degree dewpoints. Wow!
I’m also watching early next week, as the European Model leaves a piece of energy behind across the Ohio Valley…
That would lead to… More rain potential. Sigh.
I leave you with your rain and storm trackers for the day…
Have a great day and take care.
Clarksville TN had its wettest July on record. Clarksville is of course near the Kentucky line.
Not-so-good that the ground in Kentucky and much of Tennessee is already rather saturated ahead of the upcoming heavy rains. But drought stricken areas of south-central Tennessee, north Georgia and north Alabama may finally get some needed moisture….. if still at the risk of some localized high water.