East Coast Drenched, Another Round for SoCal

US Watches and Warnings, Image: NOAA

Elmira, Binghamton and Syracuse, New York are all under flash flood warnings this morning as a large storm system spirals off the East Coast. Rainfall rates of more than an inch an hour are expected.

This large area of low pressure takes up the entire eastern half of the United States. Blizzard warnings are in effect in Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa.

Northeast Radar, Image: NOAA

Another Pacific storm is triggering winter storm warnings in the Sierra. California is bracing for another round of heavy rain and snow tonight into tomorrow.

-Dawn Brown

Soggy Forecast for Both Gulf & East Coasts

Gulf of Mexico Satellite Image (courtesy NOAA)

I’m not updating on Hurricane Fred anymore… if you want more information, go to my links under tracking hurricanes, or to the forum pages.

Both the Gulf Coast States and portions of the East Coast are getting pummeled by showers and thunderstorms that will dump heavy rain for the next couple of days. And, the National Hurricane Center is marking both with a low (less than 30%) chance for tropical development. As far as the Gulf Coast rain, it’s mainly being driven along by a mid level storm over Texas. What that means to you is, right now, it’s not tropical. However, it’s a slow moving storm that will dump HEAVY rain over Texas and Louisiana the next couple of days. Most of central Texas is already under Flash Flood Watches. Click on the following link to watch San Antonio’s rainy forecast. (Click on video forecast above the 7-day.)

Those flash flood watches will probably move to the Texas/Louisiana border and then portions of Southeastern Louisiana by the weekend.

In New York and Philadelphia, heavy rain is expected over the next couple of days due to a low pressure system hanging out just off the coast. Here’s a look at the video forecast in Philadelphia. (To see video, scroll down, it will be on the right hand side of the page.) The area of low pressure affecting the East Coast is expected to slowly lift off to the east starting Sunday. They are under flash flood watches as well.

Stay tuned to your local TV station if you live in areas along the Gulf Coast or East Coast for the latest updates. Of course, you can ALWAYS access the latest weather information from my website links here. On the right hand column, scroll down the to the green banner with the headline, “Get Your Local TV Forecast!”. Click on that link below, and you will have access to TV weather forecasts from across the 50 states.

It’s Friday!… I’ll talk to you later… -Dawn