Hawaii and Guam Concerns; Severe Weather for the Plains; Heavy Snow for Sierra-Nevada

Heavy rainfall capable of causing flash flooding will continue to impact Hawaii through Monday. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible in parts of Texas and the southern Plains and the Upper Great Lakes. Heavy mountain snow continues in California's Sierra Nevada and rain with gusty winds to lower elevations. Super Typhoon Sinlaku will impact the Marianas through midweek. Read More >

Flooding (especially flash flooding) is a large concern across eastern Kentucky due to the vast amounts of creeks and streams, as well as susceptible steep and variable terrain. As a result, we have numerous automated river and stream gauges set up across eastern Kentucky that send back real-time data on river stages. We also have automated weather stations that send in rainfall data in near real time as well. The forecasters (Lead Forecaster Pete in this case) will monitor the rivers and precipitation gauges using several software programs, making sure we note any changes in river levels or notice any potential bad data or gauge malfunctions. If necessary, this data can be used to issue river flood advisories and warnings. Find the latest river forecasts below: https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=JKL

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Hawaii and Guam Concerns; Severe Weather for the Plains; Heavy Snow for Sierra-Nevada

A Day In The Life Of A NWS Meteorologist: River Monitoring (Day 6 of 14)