Dry & Warm Today, Rain from Francine Arrives Tomorrow
Forecast:
This Afternoon: Increasing Clouds |High: 90| SE 5-10
Tonight: Mo. Cloudy, Shower Ch. South Late|Low; 66| SE-5
Tomorrow: Mo. Cloudy, Area Showers, Few Storms|High: 77|
E 10-15, Gusts: 30 mph
In Depth:
Francine made landfall at 5pm in Terrebonne parish near Morgan City, LA Wednesday as a category 2 hurricane. The remnants of Francine will move steadily Northward across Mississippi overnight making an approach to Tennessee by midnight Thursday.
The outer rain bands will move into our area by lunchtime Thursday and continue to bring multiple rounds of showers and storms throughout late day Saturday (it's a marathon rain maker for us!)
We'll be under a Storm 5 Alert starting Thursday afternoon through late day Friday due to the threat of localized flooding and a few quick spin-up tornadoes. This risk will be overnight Thursday into Friday so make sure you have your 'wake me up' apps ready to go late Thursday night.
Showers and storms will continue on and off through the end of the weekend gradually becoming less frequent with time. Total rainfall is expected to be between 1"-4" with some spots picking up locally higher totals.
