Better storm chances early this week, risk of damaging winds & flash flooding in the Triad
Scattered storms could bring heavy rain & wind
IT’S NO SURPRISE WE’VE GOTTEN NEARLY SIX INCHES OF RAIN AT PTI AIRPORT SO FAR DURING THE MONTH OF JULY THROUGH THE FIRST 13 DAYS, NEARLY SIX INCHES OF RAIN. THAT’S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. IT’S ACTUALLY OUR THIRD WETTEST START TO JULY ON RECORD HERE IN THE TRIAD, WITH ABOUT FOUR INCHES MORE RAIN THAN WHAT WE NORMALLY HAVE AT THIS POINT DURING THE MONTH. WE DON’T REALLY NEED ANY RAIN, BUT AGAIN, UNFORTUNATELY WE’RE STUCK IN THIS PATTERN WITH A DAILY CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS. IN FACT, TODAY I EXPECT TO SLIGHTLY BETTER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS LIKELY STILL SCATTERED, BUT BETTER COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS. AND THEN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THEY’LL BE EVEN MORE WIDESPREAD. THOSE TWO DAYS. LIKELY OUR BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS WEEK. SO A GREATER NUMBER OF STORMS THE NEXT FEW DAYS MEANS A GREATER RISK OF THAT. ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING JUST BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH RAIN WE’VE GOTTEN RECENTLY, WE CAN’T REALLY TAKE A WHOLE LOT MORE. SO FOR TODAY, THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS, SURROUNDING AREAS IN GREEN, YOU SEE HERE WITH A LEVEL ONE MARGINAL RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. BUT THE AREAS THAT GOT SOAKED LAST WEEK BY CHANTAL AND THEN THAT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT LAST WEDNESDAY HAVE A GREATER RISK. THE TRIAD, OTHER PARTS OF THE PIEDMONT TOWARD THE TRIANGLE IN YELLOW HERE WITH A LEVEL TWO RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING LATER ON TODAY. THAT’S ONE THING WE’LL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR. WE’LL ALSO NEED TO WATCH FOR AN ISOLATED, STRONG, OR SEVERE STORM. REALLY, ANY STORM THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING THAT POPS UP EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. SOME HEAVY RAIN IN THOSE DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS. WE SAW IT IN WINSTON THE OTHER DAY, AND THEN YESTERDAY IN IN THE GREENSBORO AREA, THE BIG JUST KIND OF LIKE DUMPING A BUCKET OF WIND ONTO THE SURFACE FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE’LL NEED TO WATCH FOR TODAY AS WELL. ALL THAT TO SAY, TODAY IS A WEATHER IMPACT DAY FOR A SLIGHTLY GREATER CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON, AND THE FACT THAT A COUPLE OF THEM COULD BE ON THE STRONGER SIDE. SO JUST STAY AWARE. HAVE A WAY TO GET WEATHER ALERTS AND AND KEEP AN EYE ON THE RADAR LATER ON TODAY FOR THOSE POP UP SHOWERS AND STORMS. THANKFULLY, THINGS ARE PRETTY QUIET THIS MORNING. WE’VE GOT MID AND UPPER 60S TO THE WEST. IT IS WARMER AND MUGGIER HERE IN THE PIEDMONT. LOW 70S. MAYBE A COUPLE LEFTOVER SPRINKLES FOR THE GREENSBORO AREA, BUT MOST, IF NOT ALL OF US ARE DRY THROUGH LUNCHTIME. BY EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY, A COUPLE ISOLATED SHOWERS OR STORMS WILL BEGIN TO POP UP, BUT IT SHOULD BE FAIRLY ISOLATED EARLY ON BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THEN THROUGH THE EVENING. THAT’S WHEN WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS, AND A COUPLE OF THEM COULD EVEN LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND KIND OF DUMP HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS. THAT’S WHAT WE WOULD REALLY BE WATCHING FOR. WITH THAT RISK OF ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. IT’S A HOT DAY NEAR 90 THIS AFTERNOON WITH THAT BEST CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. TIME FOR THE FOOTHILLS NEAR 90 AS WELL. WITH THOSE STORMS POPPING UP AROUND MID-AFTERNOON AND FOR THE MOUNTAINS LOW 80S. NICE AND WARM LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS. DON’T FORGET KEEP THE RAIN GEAR READY JUST IN CASE YOU GET ONE OF THESE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A GOOD WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND FOR WEDNESDAY. AS WELL AS THIS UNSETTLED SUMMER PATTERN CONTINUES. QUICK UPDATE ON THE TROPICS FOR YOU HERE. STILL WATCHING THIS DISTURBANCE NEAR THAT YELLOW X, IT’S EXPECTED TO CROSS OVER FLORIDA AND MOVE TO THE WEST INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FROM THERE, IT WILL SPIN OVER SOME WARM WATERS AND COULD GAIN SOME TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS, BUT THAT’S EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST AWAY FROM THE CAROLINAS ALONG THE GULF COAST. GOOD NEWS THERE. GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ST
Better storm chances early this week, risk of damaging winds & flash flooding in the Triad
Scattered storms could bring heavy rain & wind
Meteorologist Dylan Hudler has your Monday morning forecast.
Meteorologist Dylan Hudler has your Monday morning forecast.
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