Texas Rain Takes Aim at Atlanta, NYC

By Andy Mussoline, Meteorologist

September 29, 2012; 4:09PM,EDT

 

 

 

 

Famine to feast proved too much for parts of Texas late this past week as heavy rain led to more than 100 high-water rescues as reported by the Associated Press. The storm responsible for the heavy rain will take aim on the East through early next week.
Midland and Odessa were among the hardest-hit cities in West Texas with just over five inches of rain piling up in a 36-hour period Friday into Saturday.
The Associated Press reports about 120 people were rescued from vehicles between Odessa and Midland. Luckily, no injuries were reported.
A report of 8.39 inches came in from La Pryor, Texas, Saturday morning also noted that U.S. Highway 89 was closed in the area due to high water.
The storm will advance eastward for the balance of the weekend, with locally heavy rain moving into the Gulf Coast states on Sunday.

On Sunday, an organized swath of heavy, potentially flooding rain will target northern Louisiana east into northern Mississippi and Alabama. Cities that will be at risk for flooding this weekend include Shreveport and Monroe, La., to Vicksburg and Jackson, Miss.
Periods of rain and thunderstorms will dampen the remainder of the Southeast Sunday into Monday, including Atlanta.
By Monday and Tuesday, the rain will head north into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast along the Appalachians, but the storm will be weakening.
"The storm will be heading from the drought-stricken lands of Texas to a rain soaked Northeast," said Expert Senior Meteorologist John Feerick.
"September rainfall was above average in much of the Northeast," added Feerick.

The rain will advance into major cites such as Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City Monday night into Tuesday. The rain will dampen the interior as well.
"Despite the soaked ground, the risk for flooding isn't that great because the storm will weaken significantly," said Feerick.