Southeast soaker: Tropical moisture teams up with stalled cold front to fuel flash flood threat
National Hurricane Center on Sunday had issued its first national outlook of 2022 for an area of disorganized storms that was located in the Gulf of Mexico
Tropical moisture teams up with stalled cold front to fuel flash flood threat in Southeast
The combination of tropical moisture, a stalled out front, and the Bermuda High will lead to unsettled weather for the Southeast this week.
Flash flooding is likely from parts of the Gulf Coast into the Southeast and parts of the mid-Atlantic as a low-pressure system that moved inland on Sunday night has collided with a stalled cold front bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms to the region.
The National Hurricane Center on Sunday had issued its first national outlook of 2022 for an area of disorganized storms that was located in the Gulf of Mexico.
The cluster of showers and storms showed little signs of development and was given a 10% chance of becoming a tropical system.
Since moving inland, those chances have dropped to 0%.
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However, the system produced showers and thunderstorms, along with gusty winds, across portions of the Gulf Coast, including southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, and Carolinas on Monday.
Many cities will have another shot of flooding rains on Tuesday.
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As the system advances farther to the north and east, several inches of rain are expected to fall.
In terms of totals, parts of northeastern Alabama, northwestern Georgia and southwestern Tennessee could pick up 3 to 5 inches of rain through Tuesday morning.
That's where the heaviest rain and thunderstorm activity is expected to occur.
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The heaviest rain is expected in the Tennessee and Ohio valleys and parts of the mid-Atlantic.
And as heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds move across the region, flash flooding will become a concern.
Thunderstorms possible across north and central GA including Atlanta
Atlanta is under a likely flash flood risk. Rain will continue from the overnight hours Monday evening into Tuesday. FOX Weather multimedia journalist Will Nunley reports.
Flash flooding is possible along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, and to the north through the Southeast and into southern areas of the mid-Atlantic.
The areas where flash flooding is likely include cities like New Orleans, Mobile and Montgomery, Alabama, Atlanta and Macon, Georgia, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Severe weather is likely across much of Texas and possible across the Gulf Coast and Southeast. (FOX Weather)
Millions of Americans are at risk of severe weather on Tuesday, with most of those at risk residing in Texas and parts of the southern High Plains.
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However, severe weather is also possible along the Florida Panhandle, parts of eastern Alabama, most of Georgia, South Carolina and southern North Carolina as the low-pressure system continues to spin its way to the north and east.
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