Millions of people across the southern U.S. are facing a renewed risk of flooding this week after days of heavy rain and thunderstorms drenched the region.
Rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms will continue to pound the southern U.S. this week, increasing the risk of flash flooding from the Southwest to the Southeast and into parts of the mid-Atlantic.
The flood risk comes as a nearly stalled-out cold front continues to hang out across the region, and that’s helping to produce the potentially record-breaking rain.
In the Southwest, monsoonal moisture will continue to support on-and-off thunderstorms over the next few days across the Four Corners region, increasing the risk of flooding there.
Stormy start to the new workweek
The exclusive FOX Model Futuretrack shows round of heavy rain and thunderstorms pounding the southern U.S. over the next few days, increasing the risk of flash flooding.
The end of the weekend and the start of the new workweek is looking stormy for millions across the South as the disturbance deepens over the central U.S. this week and pulls in greater amounts of tropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.
“Everybody knows if you’ve been to the Southeast, at some point when you walk outside, whether it’s in the morning or the afternoon, you’re drenched in sweat,” FOX Weather Meteorologist Haley Meier said.
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The first half of the upcoming workweek is looking wet across the region, and the threat of flash flooding will continue each day until at least Wednesday.
While the risk is on the lower side for much of the southern U.S., NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has highlighted areas of the Southwest and mid-Atlantic where the risk of flooding is a bit higher.
Portions of western North Carolina, northwestern South Carolina and far East Tennessee have been placed in a Level 2 out of 4 flash flood threat on Sunday.
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In terms of rainfall totals, it appears at this point that areas along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Louisiana can expect the highest rainfall totals.
Central and South Texas are most at risk of seeing higher totals, with cities like Austin and Houston potentially seeing 3-5 inches of rain through at least the middle of the week.
Southern Louisiana and the New Orleans area could also see higher rainfall totals this week.