Heavy rain from thunderstorms Thursday night and Friday morning dropped 1 to 3”+ rain amounts across the area. This primed the pump for flash flooding potential this evening and overnight as soils will have a hard time soaking any more rainfall, leading to rapid runoff and flash flooding. If you encounter flooding, turn around, don’t drown. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 69. Light northeast wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 57. North northeast wind 10 to 18 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.