Flash Flood Watches Out Again For Gulf Coast, Carolina Snow

A storm system developing over the western Gulf of Mexico will spread yet another batch of 1″ to 2,” with locally up to 4,” of rain across the Central Gulf Coast Thursday through Friday.

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With up to nearly 2 feet of rain on the month so far in places like New Orleans, Louisiana and widespread flash flooding over the past week, any additional rain could cause more flooding issues.

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Flood Watches have already been posted for portions of southeastern Louisiana and coastal Mississippi through as far east as southern Georgia.

The same system will then go on to affect much of the rest of the Deep South Friday into Saturday, primarily with rain, but snow may mix in in the higher terrain of North Carolina.  Winter Storm Watches are posted for the end of the week into the weekend for the Carolinas as far south as Greenville/Spartanburg, SC east as Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham in North Carolina.  The storm is expected to produce as much as 4-6″ of snow in the North Carolina mountains near Asheville., but a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain, and rain are even looking likely in the Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham area with light accumulations of snow and ice.

Ida Could Bring Flooding Rain

National Radar, (Old) Image; NOAA

Ida has finally made the transition to an extratropical cyclone (winter-type storm) this morning. Click here for the latest national radar imagery. Forecasters in Huntsville, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia, and the Carolinas are following the storm. These areas could suffer from flooding rains over the next few days. Watch your local TV forecaster for the latest watches and warnings.

-Dawn Brown