Storm Impacting the Southwest U.S.; Above Normal Temperatures Further East
A storm system will shift across the southwest U.S. through Thursday with widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms. Isolated flooding is possible. High-elevation snow is also expected in parts of Nevada and the southern Sierra Nevada range. East of this storm, above average temperatures will challenge or break daily record high temperatures this week in the southern Plains and southeast U.S.
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A storm system will move across the area bringing locally heavy rainfall late Wednesday night though early Friday. A Flood Watch is now in effect from midnight Thursday through 6 AM Friday with rainfall totals from 1 to 3 inches and local amounts up to 6 inches within the Watch. Keep up with the forecast and remember to turn around, don't drown!
Cloudy skies with patchy fog and drizzle this morning will give way to partly cloudy skies this afternoon. Unseasonably warm temperatures continue with highs in the upper 70s and 80s.
There is a heavy rain potential for Wednesday night through Thursday night. Pockets of heavy rain are forecast with 1 to 3 inches of rainfall possible. Stay weather aware as we get closer to the event time frame.
Well above average temperatures will turn more seasonable as rain chances return. The best chances with locally heavy rain and strong to severe storm potential are Wednesday night through Friday morning with one storm system. Chances increase late Sunday through early Tuesday with another storm system.