Flood Watches continue in the Southeast after wet, stormy weekend
New Orleans reported nearly 4 inches of rain overnight, with steady rain lingering into sunrise. Upwards of 8 inches of rain was reported in parts of the Florida Panhandle on Saturday.
Heavy rain, thunderstorms winding down across Southeast
Most of the heavy rain and thunderstorm activity reported across the South over the weekend is starting to wind down, but a flood threat will remain in the Southeast through Sunday afternoon and evening.
NEW ORLEANS – Torrential rain drenched the Gulf Coast this weekend, providing some much-needed drought relief. However, the heavy rainfall in New Orleans and parts of Florida has, at times, proved to be too much of a good thing.
Watch: Storms roll through New Orleans on Friday evening
Storms are expected to persist throughout Saturday morning and move over the same areas with lower intensity after sunrise, the National Weather Service said. Rainfall is expected to continue over most of the New Orleans area throughout the day.
Flash Flood Warnings were in effect through mid-Saturday morning in the Big Easy as a band of heavy rain parked over the city. Similar warnings were also issued around Harrison and Jackson in Mississippi and parts of the Florida Panhandle as the system tracked to the northeast.
New Orleans reported nearly 4 inches of rain overnight, with steady rain lingering into sunrise. Upwards of 8 inches of rain was reported in parts of the Florida Panhandle on Saturday, with the highest totals reported in a swath that stretched from Panama City on the coast to the inland town of Lee.
Rain totals over the last 48 hours.
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In addition to the flooding threat, some storms in Florida turned severe and prompted a few Tornado Warnings Saturday in Florida. However, the National Weather Service received only one report of a funnel cloud near the town of Hastings as of Saturday evening.
EXPLAINING FLOOD ALERTS ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Sunday stays soggy
The threat of flooding and thunderstorms is lower on Sunday, but the soggy conditions will continue for areas of the Southeast.
However, most areas will pick up less than an inch of additional rainfall before conditions start to improve.
Flood Watches remain in effect through Sunday afternoon for portions of southeastern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and southwestern Georgia.
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The National Weather Service in Tallahassee, Florida, said excessive runoff may result in the flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone areas.
The NWS said the heavy rain that fell over the area has saturated the ground, and more moderate to heavy rain is expected throughout the day on Sunday, which could renew the threat of flooding.
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