Pockets of Flash Flooding Possible

Good Wednesday to one and all. It’s another day with showers and storms impacting parts of the Commonwealth. While not everyone sees rain, those who do can pick up on enough to cause some local flash flooding issues.

There’s a lot of moisture available for showers and storms to take advantage of and that means some hefty rainfall totals show up in spots. The Weather Prediction Center highlights the low-end flash flood risk for the entire state, but that increases to a Slight Risk across the southeast…

Today’s storms can drop a quick 1″-3″ of rain with locally higher amounts.

There’s also the low-end risk for a few severe storms to show up. Here’s today’s Severe Weather Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center…

Local wind damage is the primary issue.

More in the way of scattered showers and storms show up Thursday and Friday with additional action this weekend and early next week. The forecast models are seeing the possibility for some high rainfall amounts…

The GFS keeps that wetter than normal pattern going into week 2…

While the tropics are quiet now, watch the Gulf or the area around Florida for some development in the next 2 weeks…

As we look toward the middle and end of July, I’m watching the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) that’s forecast to head into Phases 5 and 6…

Typically, that’s a pattern featuring cooler than normal temps for much of the country this time of year…

Right on cue, the GFS is taking on a Phase 6 look in the near future…

Interesting, eh?

I leave you with your storm tracking tools for the day…

Current watches

Possible Watch Areas

Make it a wonderful Wednesday and take care.