Flooding and Rip Current Concerns from Chantal; Lingering Flood Watches in Central Texas

Chantal is now a Tropical Depression. Flash flood concerns continue across portions of central North Carolina into Monday. Life-threatening surf and rip currents conditions are expected to continue at beaches along the U.S. East Coast from northeastern Florida to the Mid-Atlantic states during the next day or so. Flood Watches and recovery continue across central Texas. Read More >

Last week was quite wet for central and eastern Kentucky, where 2 to 5 inches of rain fell across many locations east of Interstate 65. And when the same upper-level low pressure system parked along the southeastern coast and interacted with Hurricane Joaquin, some parts of the Carolinas picked up over 20 inches of rainfall, which caused catastrophic flash flooding.

This map shows 7-day rainfall totals ending Monday. The area that received at least 2 inches of rainfall covers most of the eastern third of the nation! The blocking effect of the Appalachians in the easterly flow is also evident, as rain totals over 5 inches are much more widespread east of the mountains. Normal 7-day rain totals at this time of year are less than 1 inch.

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Flooding and Rip Current Concerns from Chantal; Lingering Flood Watches in Central Texas

Impressive Weekly Rainfall over the Eastern US