Monday, August 19, 2013

National Weather Summary for August 19,2013,from weatherunderground.com

Weather Underground midday recap for Monday,August 19,2013.

Heavy rain remained possible along the Central Gulf Coast on Monday, while scattered showers continued in parts of the East. Sufficient moisture over the southeastern quadrant of the nation supported showers and thunderstorms in the region as a nearly stationary front lingered from the Central Gulf Coast through the region to the South Carolina coast. Stronger storms in the region were capable of producing locally heavy rainfall, strong wind gusts and lightning. Today's rainfall combined with recent heavy rains during the weekend maintained threats of flooding in the Florida Panhandle, western and central Georgia, and coastal areas of the Carolinas. Rivers mainly in the Florida Panhandle and extreme southern Alabama were expected to remain at action stage or experience minor flooding. In addition to rain and thunderstorms, a moderate risk of rip currents continued for these coastal areas on Monday. Outside of this area, scattered showers and chances of thunderstorms continued northward through the Tennessee Valley into the southeastern Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic.

Meanwhile in the North, a cold front continued eastward cross the north-central U.S. this afternoon and supported chances of showers and thunderstorms from the Northern Plains into northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin.

Out West, monsoonal moisture triggered afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm activity in the Four Corners. Meanwhile, low pressure located near the central California coast triggered chances of thunderstorms in California and heightened fire weather conditions in central and northern parts of the state.

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