Heavy Rain and Flooding Threat in the Ohio Valley

Gulf moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding over parts of the Mid-South into the Ohio Valley through the morning and the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians on Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, are expected over the Southern Rockies/Southern High Plains on Tuesday. Read More >

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.AVIATION /13Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... VFR conditions are expected today as winds gradually pick up out of the south. Winds may gust to around 20 knots this afternoon. Showers will gradually move in from northwest to southeast as a cold front approaches the area. These showers should reach MRB later this afternoon and the rest of the terminals later this evening. A stray thunderstorm can't be ruled out either, but chances were only great enough to mention in a PROB30 at MRB this afternoon. Lower ceilings will also move in late tonight, with IFR/MVFR ceilings likely. A strong cold front will move through the area tomorrow morning. Showers will come to an end, conditions will return to VFR, and winds will abruptly shift to out of the northwest behind the front. Winds will likely gust to around 20 knots for much of the day tomorrow. Winds will shift to out of the north Wednesday night, and then to out of the northeast on Thursday with continued VFR conditions. Canadian high pressure remains in charge on Friday which will favor VFR conditions. As low pressure develops off the southeastern U.S. coast, an increase in clouds and shower chances emerge on Saturday. Depending on how these clouds/showers enter the forecast, some restrictions are possible on Saturday. Initial winds will be out of the north before shifting to mainly easterly by Saturday. AVIATION...BRO/KJP/EST Update as of: 919 AM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025