Day 162: Heavy Rain

Posted by pmarsh on 11 Jun 2010 | 0 comments

I do not have a VORTEX 2 updated tonight because my colleagues in the VORTEX 2 Operations Center forced me to take a much needed night off. I really needed it!

With that said, tonight’s blog depicts the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center’s (HPC) 5-day forecast for precipitation. Please note the widespread heavy rain forecast across the central part of the United States. After being outside this evening and experiencing the warm, moist airmass that is in place across the United States, I am pretty sure a forecast like this will come to pass. The tragic events in Arkansas today highlights the need for people to be cognizant of flash flooding. The HPC 5-day forecast certainly seems to indicate that the potential for flash flooding will continue in the near-term.  Remember,“Turn Around, Don’t Drown”