By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
May 1,2014; 10:29PM,EDT
In the wake of torrential rainfall and flash flooding, a drying trend is in store for Philadelphia, but it will not be quite rain-free conditions.
The storm spanning April 29 and 30, 2014, unloaded between 3 and 7 inches of rain on the region.
On Wednesday, the storm dropped 4.42 inches of rain on Philadelphia, which did not make the top 10 wettest calendar days on record. The wettest day on record at Philadelphia was on Sept. 16, 1999, when 6.63 inches of rain fell courtesy of Hurricane Floyd. Philadelphia has received 6.69 inches of rain during April 2014.
Downpours will continue to riddle the region into Thursday evening, but the rainfall will be much more spotty in nature compared to Wednesday. Some of the downpours will be associated with gusty thunderstorms and isolated incidents of flash and urban flooding.
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The large storm system responsible for Wednesday's heavy rain was located over the Midwest at the time.
The storm is forecast to weaken slowly and wander eastward this weekend into early next week.
As this happens, it will push the plume of Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean moisture off to the east. However, a zone of cool air and spotty, light showers will settle into the region.
The shower activity Saturday afternoon through Monday will not aggravate flooding problems but can be an annoyance for those with outdoor plans.
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