Thunderstorms are likely again today, some of which could be severe. Isolated damaging winds and quarter sized hail are possible. Heavy rainfall could result in localized flash flooding. Looking ahead, a wet pattern will continue through Friday.
Overview:
Thunderstorms are likely again today, some of which could be severe, with locally heavy rainfall. Similar to the past few days, thunderstorms will develop during the late morning and early afternoon hours, with the severe potential persisting into the early evening. The primary threats are isolated damaging wind gusts, followed by hail, some of which could be quarter sized. The Storm Prediction Center has placed much of the area near and to the north of I-10 in a Marginal Risk for severe weather, as depicted in the attached graphic.
The storms will move northeastward around 20 mph and produce locally heavy rainfall. Observed rainfall over the past three days has ranged from 2 to 4 inches, especially west of the Flint and Apalachicola Rivers, where some 5+ inch totals have occurred, as depicted in the attached graphic. In particular, the area from Jackson County Northeast to Lee County saw most of those 2 to 4 inch amounts in the past 24 hours. If storms move repeatedly over this area today, localized flash flooding would be possible.
Connie Welch, FPEM, EM Coordinator, Washington County Emergency Management
2300 Pioneer Road, Chipley, FL 32428, 850.638.6203
