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Excessive Rainfall Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
305 AM EST Sun Dec 8 2024

Day 1
Valid 12Z Sun Dec 08 2024 - 12Z Mon Dec 09 2024

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FOR MUCH OF THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...

The inherited Marginal Risk area was maintained for this update,
suggesting that any flash flooding should remain localized today,=20
as rainfall rates will generally remain capped below 1"/hr (with
lacking instability being the primary limiting factor). The=20
heaviest rains for the period are expected in the middle of the=20
Marginal Risk area over northern Mississippi, where an interaction
with a front in that area will lead to greater forcing than areas=20
farther south along the Gulf Coast. Where the front adds additional
forcing, localized convective bursts may be embedded within the=20
broader rainfall shield.=20

Hydrologically, most if not all of the soils in the are are at or
below average for moisture. Low/dry creek beds should easily=20
handle most of the light to briefly moderate rainfall rates. Any=20
isolated flooding will be in any urban areas, as well as other low-
lying or more flood-prone areas.

Churchill/Wegman


Day 2
Valid 12Z Mon Dec 09 2024 - 12Z Tue Dec 10 2024

...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI...

The shortwave trough responsible for heavy rainfall on Sunday over
much of the Lower MS Valley looks to eject northeastward into the
central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic on Monday, bringing largely
beneficial rainfall (with totals generally well under 1") to much=20
of the Northeast. Farther south along the central Gulf Coast, a=20
weaker shortwave within the southern stream may locally enhance=20
heavy rainfall along a trailing cold front. The inherited Slight
Risk in this area was maintained, mainly from the I-10 & I-12=20
corridors from Baton Rouge east to Biloxi, where the flooding=20
potential appears greatest in urban and more flood-prone areas=20
(given relatively dry antecedent conditions and streamflows normal=20
to below normal). There is still some question as to how far east=20
the heavy rainfall threat will extend (as the ECMWF and ECENS have=20
been persistent outliers suggesting an eastward extension into the=20
FL Panhandle and surrounding southeast AL and southwest GA), but=20
the signal for localized totals of 2"+ are maximized near the=20
Slight Risk (and confined to where instability and forcing are=20
greatest).=20

Churchill


Day 3
Valid 12Z Tue Dec 10 2024 - 12Z Wed Dec 11 2024

...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL GULF COAST...

Large scale upper trough will be digging into the central US by
Tuesday, setting the stage for more organized heavy rainfall into
portions of the Southeast. Initially positively tilted, the trough
looks to quickly take on a more neutral tilt over the course of=20
the course of the day, as an associated 250 mb jet streak=20
strengthens from ~110 kts to ~170 kts over 24 hours (with our area
of interest for the Slight Risk located near the right-entrance
region). As with prior days, instability once again looks to be the
primary limiting factor, and this is particularly the case farther
north into the Carolinas. While the GFS/GEFS depict 2-4" localized
totals into northern GA and western SC, the ECMWF/ECENS largely=20
limit this threat (for 2" and 3" exceedance) a bit farther south=20
into central GA, southeast AL, and the FL Panhandle (where the=20
inherited Slight Risk was maintained and adjusted a bit based on=20
the new model data). Given relatively dry antecedent conditions and
associated 3-6 hr FFGs generally ranging from 3.0-4.0", the Slight
is on the lower-end of the 15-40% probability distribution,
suggesting widely scattered instances of flooding (at best).=20

Churchill


Day 1 threat area: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.go=
v/qpf/94epoints.txt__;!!DZ3fjg!-A7Ts50lWB_zW0c_u_W2ao8fIjVi3sUW4ClhYNyR8h4l=
nYb-yPC3fjtYbFlLJf3vJr0_kOyChya3yAsDouWcvQl9ld8$=20
Day 2 threat area: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.go=
v/qpf/98epoints.txt__;!!DZ3fjg!-A7Ts50lWB_zW0c_u_W2ao8fIjVi3sUW4ClhYNyR8h4l=
nYb-yPC3fjtYbFlLJf3vJr0_kOyChya3yAsDouWcPht3Gyc$=20
Day 3 threat area: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.go=
v/qpf/99epoints.txt__;!!DZ3fjg!-A7Ts50lWB_zW0c_u_W2ao8fIjVi3sUW4ClhYNyR8h4l=
nYb-yPC3fjtYbFlLJf3vJr0_kOyChya3yAsDouWcrtKjWEk$=20

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