Monday, November 9, 2009

Flooding Rains Possible from Ida/Nor'easter

Hello everyone! Hurricane season runs through November and while we have never had a major hurricane in November here, we have had rains from storms in the Gulf and we will have that again this week. (Nov. 10-12)

Ida came ashore on the Gulf Coast during the early morning hours of Tuesday, the 10th. Rain will spread northeastward over us during the day. The GFS computer model is showing several inches of rain over us through Thursday. The heaviest rain will be Wednesday through early Thursday. Flooding is a definite possibility.

If you live in a flood prone area, stay tuned to the National Weather Service for updates.

Ida will ingest some cooler air and transition into a Nor'easter type of system along the Southeastern US coast. We will have windy weather with northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph during Veteran's Day. Sheets of rain will fall.

One thing to hang hope on is that the NAM computer model is much less aggressive with the rain and wind. I'm leaning toward the GFS, however, as it has been consistent with this forecast for some time.

Stay dry and warm the next few days.

Phillip Williams

Ps...I will have forecast updates on PittCountyLife.com each morning this week.

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