Downpours, storms drench millions along 1,000-mile stretch from Texas to mid-Atlantic
Rounds of rain and thunderstorms that develop could produce rainfall rates of up to 3 inches per hour as weak steering winds aloft will lead to the slow movement of storms. This will increase the risk of flash flooding in many areas.
Downpours drench millions from Texas to mid-Atlantic
Relentless rounds of rain and thunderstorms continue to pound communities from Texas to the mid-Atlantic, leading to several reports of flooding across the region.
Torrential rain and thunderstorms are continuing to make life miserable for tens of millions of people across the South, from Texas to the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, as a stalled-out cold front and deep tropical moisture combine to produce copious amounts of precipitation that has led to flooding in many parts of the region.
This is now the second straight week that the South has been relentlessly pounded by heavy rain and storms, many of which have produced rainfall rates of up to 3 inches per hour.
This image shows flooding in Edwards County, Texas, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
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Because of the heavy rain and the slow movement of these downpours, flash flooding has become a concern, and numerous Flash Flood Warnings have been issued across a large area of Texas, including the San Antonio area.
Watch: Flooding slows travel on I-635 in Dallas
A video from the Texas Department of Transportation shows vehicles attempting to travel over a flooded Interstate 635 in Dallas after as much as 3 inches of rain fell on Monday morning.
Video shared by the Texas Department of Transportation showed cars attempting to drive over a flooded Interstate 635 in Dallas after about 3 inches of rain fell in a short period of time Monday morning.
Watch: Flooding covers road in Yates, Texas
A video shared from Yates, Texas, shows flooding covering a road as heavy rain fell on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
Another video showed intense flooding covering a road in the central Texas community of Yates.
The FOX Forecast Center is expecting more flooding reports as the threat of heavy rain continues across the region, especially in areas of Texas that were hit hard by Hurricane Beryl earlier this month.
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Storms fire up along 1,000-mile stretch from Texas to mid-Atlantic
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The FOX Forecast Center said numerous rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms will fire up along a 1,000-mile stretch from Texas through the mid-Atlantic on Tuesday as the deep tropical moisture gets pulled into the region from the Gulf of Mexico.
On Tuesday, west-central and central portions of Texas appear to be the target of widespread thunderstorms capable of producing high rainfall rates that could add up to more than 3 inches per hour.
Watch: Exclusive FOX Model Futuretrack shows heavy rain, thunderstorms sweeping across South
The exclusive FOX Model Futuretrack shows heavy rain and thunderstorms sweeping across the south for the second-straight week.
Computer models show storms firing up along the Texas coast, including Houston, with several inches of rain possible in a short period of time.
Street flooding will be possible in areas caught under the strongest of the storms.
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Cold front dissipates Wednesday, but storms don’t
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The FOX Forecast Center said that Wednesday will be another day to watch closely for potentially higher-end flooding impacts.
The stalled-out cold front is expected to dissipate on Wednesday, but the threat of thunderstorms won’t.
Thanks to a strengthening Bermuda High over the Atlantic Ocean, even deeper, more impressive tropical moisture will begin to surge into the region.
Moisture levels may even be among the highest ever observed for this time of year along the Texas coast.
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The extra surge of moisture will extend through the rest of the Southeast by Thursday, and the potential for flash flooding will rise along with it.
Cities such as Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh will be on alert for numerous thunderstorms, which could drop intense rainfall in those cities.
The flood threat may drop a bit by the weekend, but the threat of rain and thunderstorms will continue.
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Rainfall totals across the region will range from 5-8 inches along the Texas coast, with lesser amounts of 3-5 farther inland to just a few inches along the Gulf Coast.
Higher rainfall totals are also expected in the mid-Atlantic, where portions of the Carolinas could pick up 3-5 inches of rain.
The heavy rain, however, could help put a big dent in drought conditions currently being observed across the South.
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