More Heavy Rain/Thunderstorms Next Week
A stormy spring pattern is taking shape across the Ohio Valley. Heavy rain is likely tonight and some isolated strong thunderstorms are not out of the question. An inch to an inch and a half will be possible by tomorrow morning. This will only aggrivate the flooding situation and some additional minor flooding problems will be possible.
As colder air filters into the area by tomorrow morning, some sleet and light snow showers could mix in with any light rain that is still lingering across the area.
The main reason for this email though is to alert you all to the growing ominous potential for a sizeable severe weather outbreak and the possibility of a looming major flood event. Rain will be possible by Sunday Evening and will continue into Monday and Tuesday. As a strong low pressure system ejects Northeast into the Upper Ohio Valley, an episode of severe weather will be possible on Monday Night and into early Tuesday.
As much as three inches of rain could fall between Sunday and Tuesday and isolated higher amounts will be likely. In fact, our latest forecast guidance indicates the possibility of well over 5 inches of rain across a large portion of Indiana and Western Ohio.